Europeans, England-Denmark 2-1: Damsgaard, Kjaer and Kane own goal, final with Italy

Danesi forward with Damsgaard, then Kjaer’s own goal and the goal of the center forward in extra time, after Schmeichel had rejected a penalty

England will challenge Italy in the final of the European Championships. The Southgate team sweated a lot to confirm the prediction that they were favorites against Denmark, beaten 2-1. But it is a fair verdict, after having granted the honor of arms to the Danes, protagonists of a huge tournament that began with the drama Eriksen against Finland in the first match.

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REAL TEAM

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Denmark found the goal in the half hour with a free-kick from Dorian Damsgaard (Ferrero already counts the millions in entry), a talent forced to play too many benches last season. Here, against a team that could play the game they wanted, England showed maturity: without losing their minds, they first devoured a goal from two steps with Sterling (but what a good Schmeichel Jr.), then took advantage of a detour. of Kjaer in his own door. The Milan defender sacrificed himself to avoid Sterling’s tap-in. The English then continuously attacked a team with excellent defenders who were well protected by what was very often a 5-4-1.

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OF STEEL

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England confirmed a great basic solidity: the first goal conceded of the tournament came from a set piece, then the uncertain Pickford didn’t have to get his gloves dirty anymore. The British are nowhere near as good as Spain’s dribble, also because Rice and Phillips in front of the defense are a formidable but not very creative dam. But when they manage to bring the ball forward, especially with the one-on-one of the offensive winger and in the overlaps, they hurt. And they have a growing Kane, which the gods of football lent a hand after he kicked Schmeichel the penalty of victory. Yes, the rigor. A very little English penalty: Sterling falls after a light contact with Maehle, the referee blows his whistle and the Var confirms.

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