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EURO 2020: Italy and Spain Head To London’s Wembley Stadium For The Semi-Final Clash on Tuesday 6th July, 2021.

Italy survived a late Belgian rally to beat Roberto Martinez’s team 2-1 at Munich’s Allianz Arena. Eye-catching strikes from Nicolo Barella and Lorenzo Insigne saw the Azzurri take a healthy lead into half-time against Belgium. Despite facing ten shots in Munich, Roberto Mancini’s side managed to hold on and book their place in the last four.

Italy's phenomenal unbeaten streak now stands at 32 games, with their last defeat coming all the way back in September 2018. Having won each of their previous 13 matches in all competitions, it’s safe to say that Italy will be extremely difficult to beat on Tuesday. Let’s not forget that Mancini’s men have also kept 14 clean sheets in their previous 17 encounters, as well as scoring over 1.5 goals in 12 of their last 13.

Spain are also enjoying an impressive unbeaten run of their own at the moment. They haven’t lost any of their previous 13 games in all competitions, although six draws have come in that time. After drawing with Sweden and Poland, Spain scraped through to the knockouts at the eleventh hour by thrashing Slovakia 5-0 in their final group game.

Spain hammered Croatia 5-3 in the last 16 before overcoming Switzerland in dramatic circumstances. Despite seeing 73% possession and racking up 28 shots, Spain required extra-time and penalties to dispatch the Swiss.

Interestingly, Italy have only managed to win one of their last eight meetings with Spain (three draws, four losses). However, the Italians did knock Spain out of Euro 2016 with a 2-0 victory in the round of 16 at Stade de France, Paris.

PREDICTION: I FANCY BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE.