The knockout rounds of Euro 2024 continued last night and this morning, with hosts Germany beating Denmark, ranked 21st in the world, and defending champions Italy losing to Switzerland, ranked 19th in the world. Let's take a quick overview of the matches and the latest brackets for the knockout stages of the European Championship.
Germany-Denmark
Shortly after the break, Schlotterbeck's header was whistled for a foul and Denmark escaped. The unaffected Germany continued to attack fiercely, Kimmich's heavy bombardment from the periphery was saved by Schmeichel, Schlotterbeck's long-range header was saved by Schmeichel, Havertz's volley in the box was saved by Schmeichel again, and Andrich's header was confiscated by Schmeichel. After withstanding Germany's three-board axe, Denmark began to exert strength in attack, Eriksen's volley in the box was blocked by Rudiger, Mailer burst into the air from a tight angle, and Eriksen's set-piece shot was blocked by Rudiger. Then a blizzard fell in the sky, and the game was suspended. As the rain subsided and the 25-minute hiatus continued, Germany took the lead, Havertz's header was still sad for Schmeichel, Denmark were not to be outdone, Hojlen's one-handed shot was blocked by Neuer. Entering the second half, Andersen's blitzkrieg goal was blown for offside, Germany escaped and responded immediately, Andersen sent a handball in the penalty area, and Havertz took the penalty in one fell swoop. Leading Germany continued to press, with Kai Havertz and Sane squandering a good opportunity. It wasn't until the 68th minute that Musiala scored a solo goal to extend the advantage. For the remainder of the game, the two sides played lacklusterly and the score did not change again. At full-time, Germany defeated Denmark 2-0 to advance to the quarterfinals.
Italy-Switzerland
The two sides played extremely cautiously at the beginning, the pace of the game was slow, and the scene was slightly dull. Switzerland disrupted Italy's attacking rhythm by pressing high and made it difficult for Italy's attack, while creating a certain threat with quick counter-attacks. As the game progressed, Switzerland played more and more, and Italy was under too much defensive pressure, resulting in a direct dumb fire on the offensive end. In the closing stages, Freuder cut forward into the box and volleyed home from the near corner to give Switzerland the lead, leaving Italy in a desperate situation. Italy were unable to fight back and were almost beaten by Switzerland in stoppage time, but Donnarumma made a crucial save. Yibian played Italy again and immediately carried out lineup scheduling, but before he could exert his strength, he was attacked by Switzerland, and Vargas shot into the far corner of the net in the penalty area and scored another goal. This conceded goal was a fatal blow for Italy, the fighting spirit to chase the points was lost all of a sudden, and what was worse was that Barella, the core of the midfield, was suspected of being injured and unable to continue. After that, the game fell into the rhythm of Switzerland, and there was no suspense early. Although Switzerland deliberately counter-attacked in the second half of the game, seemingly giving Italy a chance, Italy's attack was not enough to threaten the Swiss goal. At full-time, defending champions Italy lost 2-0 to Switzerland to advance to the quarterfinals.
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