Today's Game

[Rileybobs]

Didn’t look a pen to me.

[ElectroClaret]

Peno Belgium

Scored.

[BurnleyFC]

Slight push but very, very weak.

[Buxtonclaret]

Brilliant.

Might sound daft, but after watching international footy all these years, this Italian are the most un Italian side I've ever watched.

[taio]

This is hopefully going to be another great game

[Vegas Claret]

seriously soft again

[Aclaret]

Cracking 2nd half to come.

[ElectroClaret]

V.soft

[Vegas Claret]

game over

Belgium look like that played a game last night, no energy at all

my posts always age well

[Conroysleftfoot]

Second half should be interesting.

[Rileybobs]

Lifeline for Belgium who didn’t look like they would have had enough to get back into it had they gone in 2-0 down.

[Spijed]

Had it been 2-0 at half time I think it probably was game over.....but now

[Aclaret]

Didn’t look a pen to me.

Nor me.

[chekhov]

Definitely a penalty. No doubt.

[kentonclaret]

Running at that pace all it takes is a slight push.

Italy have been fantastic in the first 45 and hoping for plenty more in the next 45 (or more) from both sides.

[tiger76]

Good 1st half that, more of the same 2nd half please guys.

Brilliant finish for Italy's 2nd, but a daft push that allowed the ref to award a spot kick, yes it was soft, but if you make a rash decision as the defender did you will normally be punished.

[RVclaret]

Excellent game so far - we have been spoilt in this Euros with a lot of them.

[Vegas Claret]

I never thought I’d say this but I love watching Italy

yep agree, other than Veratti - he's just a little **** who wants to ref the game himself. I've never understood why refs tolerate him

[Conroysleftfoot]

Disappointed with Tielemans, doesn't look half the player he is for Leicester.

[Taffy on the wing]

Italy have Geraldo Rivera in the dugout.

[Taffy on the wing]

The Italians have made Belgium look very ordinary so far........team to beat.

[Rileybobs]

What a miss

[Spijed]

Should have been 2-2

[Conroysleftfoot]

The Italians have made Belgium look very ordinary so far........team to beat.

You're right they have. If score stays the same it will be great to see if the Spanish can pass their way through the Italian press.

[Rileybobs]

Italy look in total control (up until that chance) but they’re refusing to put the handbrake on which could be their undoing. Equally they could kill the tie.

[Rileybobs]

You're right they have. If score stays the same it will be great to see if the Spanish can pass their way through the Italian press.

Spain look far too laboured to deal with this Italy side.

[Conroysleftfoot]

I never thought I’d say this but I love watching Italy

Absolutely

[Spijed]

Italy riding their luck somewhat.

[tiger76]

Italy look in total control (up until that chance) but they’re refusing to put the handbrake on which could be their undoing. Equally they could kill the tie.

Italy are playing this exactly right, they smell the weakness of the ageing Belgium defence and are looing to finish this game off, quite right in my view, as sitting back against the quality Belgium possess is asking for trouble.

[yTib]

Spain look far too laboured to deal with this Italy side.

agree martin

[Rileybobs]

agree martin

Sorry, I don’t follow.

[yTib]

i can't believe doku is only 19.

he's built like a brick shyt-house.

[Vegas Claret]

i can't believe doku is only 19.

he's built like a brick shyt-house.

I'll be surprised if he isn't in the PL next season

[ClaretTony]

This referee btw is the one who had the half time visitors in his dressing room when we played in Greece against Olympiacos.

[Spijed]

Italy cheat very well, don't they?

[Vegas Claret]

This referee btw is the one who had the half time visitors in his dressing room when we played in Greece against Olympiacos.

looks like he had one from Italy given the decisions 2nd half

[Conroysleftfoot]

Italy reverting to type now.

[yTib]

italians getting silly with the acting now (as if they weren't already).

[Vegas Claret]

Italy cheat very well, don't they?

semi-final against Spain could be the ultimate a game of cheating, both as bad as each other.

[Buxtonclaret]

Bit more like the Old Italy these last 10 minutes.
Never a foul on their keeper either.

[HunterST_BFC]

Sooooooooooooooooooooo Much Time Wasting

[Conroysleftfoot]

Bit more like the Old Italy these last 10 minutes.
Never a foul on their keeper either.

Reminded me of the incident at Elland Road with Ben Mee and the Leeds keeper.

[DCWat]

Belgium’s golden generation about as effective as England’s. A better manager would have got more out of that team.

Italy, for all their nice play are still an ugly, horrible team. It’d be lovely to beat them in the final, if we can make it.

[boatshed bill]

I'm beginning to think that the current rules are making the game almost impossible to referee....
and not much easier to watch.

[Vegas Claret]

are all the Italian players trying to catch covid ?

[Elizabeth]

Well deserved win for Italy , as soon as their brilliant attacking left full back went off they decided to shut up shop. They will miss him badly but a team who can attack and defend equally well is going to go very close

[HunterST_BFC]

are all the Italian players trying to catch covid ?

Thought exactly the same

[yTib]

are all the Italian players trying to catch covid ?

either that or win a golden raspberry.

[Stayingup]

Well deserved win for Italy , as soon as their brilliant attacking left full back went off they decided to shut up shop. They will miss him badly but a team who can attack and defend equally well is going to go very close

A great example of a top level team displaying how to win. Two brilliant goals. Superb team Italy

[tiger76]

are all the Italian players trying to catch covid ?

I shouldn't joke, but that might be everyone else's both chance of beating them, it does seem bizarre after what happened at Wembley that they'd risk going so close to the fans however.