This Chiellini Alba incident at the coin toss before penalties was a funny one, with Azzurri skipper Chiellini seemingly in a very happy mood and laughing around. His opposite number Jordi Alba, as you can see, didn’t quite see the funny side of it!
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Federico Chiesa goal vs Spain 2021 | Lovely curling finish after counter attack
This Federico Chiesa goal vs Spain was a lovely curling finish from the winger in their clash against Luis Enrique’s men earlier today. The Chiesa goal against Spain came on the hour mark- an excellent finish after Laporte’s clearance to stop Immobile saw the ball land at his feet. Nice counter attack in the buildup to the goal as well
Newspaper Player Ratings Spain vs Switzerland Euro 2020 QF- Sommer, Unai Simon
Here is a look at the player ratings for Spain vs Switzerland from the big Spanish & European newspapers (AS/Sport/L’Equipe). Luis Enrique’s side needed penalties to progress to the semi-finals despite having the better of xG on the evening. This Euro quarterfinal game had a crowd of 24764 in St Petersburg.
L’Equipe player ratings Spain v Switzerland
French paper L’Equipe thought Switzerland were the better team, giving them a 5.8/10 as opposed to Spain’s 5/10. They also criticised Gerard Moreno, who earned a 2/10 rating off the bench.
Diario AS player ratings Spain 1-1 Switzerland
Spanish paper AS gave three stars to both goalkeepers- Spain’s Unai Simon and Switzerland’s Yann Sommer, as well as Swiss playmaker Xherdan Shaqiri. Spain’s central defensive duo of Pau Torres and Aymeric Laporte both only managed a single star.