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  • Spain beat Switzerland on penalties to reach semi-finals

  • Keeper Simon makes two saves in shootout

  • Spain will face Belgium or Italy at Wembley

  • Shaqiri cancelled out deflected Alba opener

  • Switzerland's Freuler shown straight red card late in normal time

  1. Postpublished at 20:25 British Summer Time 2 July 2021

    Switzerland 1-1 Spain (pens: 1-3)

    Spain through, but who will they face? Follow Belgium versus Italy here.

    See you later!

    Spanish players celebratingImage source, Getty Images
    Spanish players celebratingImage source, Getty Images
  2. 'We are deserved winners'published at 20:23 British Summer Time 2 July 2021

    Switzerland 1-1 Spain (1-3 on pens)

    Spain goalkeeper and Uefa's star of the match Unai Simón: "Football was just there. We are deserved winners."

  3. 'We lacked a bit of luck'published at 20:17 British Summer Time 2 July 2021

    Switzerland 1-1 Spain (1-3 on pens)

    Switzerland forward Xherdan Shaqiri, speaking to EURO2020.com: "I’m really proud of the team. Penalties are a bit 50-50. I was nervous watching the shoot-out. I think we just lacked a little bit of luck today."

  4. 'I'm so proud of the team'published at 20:11 British Summer Time 2 July 2021

    Switzerland 1-1 Spain (1-3 on pens)

    Switzerland goalkeeper Yann Sommer, speaking to EURO2020.com: "I had a flashback when we conceded the goal because it was the same as the one we conceded here against Sweden three years ago. But I’m so proud of the team, what we’ve achieved here with the whole country behind us."

    Yann SommerImage source, Getty Images
  5. Postpublished at 20:07 British Summer Time 2 July 2021

    Switzerland 1-1 Spain (pens: 1-3)

    Always a horrible way to go out of major tournaments but Switzerland can certainly be proud of what they have done at Euro 2020.

    Swiss react to lossImage source, Getty Images
    Swiss deflatedImage source, Getty Images
    Vargas crying after Swiss lossImage source, Getty Images
  6. Postpublished at 20:04 British Summer Time 2 July 2021

    Switzerland 1-1 Spain (1-3 on pens)

    Former Scotland international Graeme Souness on ITV: "Spain were the better team. If there is any fairness in football, the best team have gone through. We expected more from Spain, but I think Switzerland have covered themselves in glory.

    "Spain are a striker away from being a really top team. Without that striker you're going to see more of these sort of games going to the wire."

  7. Spain still lack clinical finisherpublished at 20:01 British Summer Time 2 July 2021

    Switzerland 1-1 Spain (1-3 on pens)

    Guillem Balague
    Spanish football journalist on Â鶹Éç Radio 5 Live

    Let's not play to the result. Seven clear chances in extra time. Up until full time you can say Switzerland defended well after 90 minutes they defended badly. Seven clear chances but we didn't have a clinical finisher.

  8. 'The semi-final will be some game'published at 19:59 British Summer Time 2 July 2021

    Switzerland 1-1 Spain (1-3 on pens)

    Former England international Lee Dixon on ITV: "You have to say, overall the Spanish deserved to go through. But only just.

    "From a neutral's point of view, a semi-final between Spain and Belgium or Italy, that's going to be some game."

  9. 'Switzerland have been a credit'published at 19:58 British Summer Time 2 July 2021

    Switzerland 1-1 Spain (1-3 on pens)

    Former Netherlands international Nigel de Jong on ITV: "Switzerland should leave the tournament with their heads held high. They've been a credit to their nation."

    Swizterland deflated after lossImage source, Getty Images
  10. An omen?published at 19:57 British Summer Time 2 July 2021

    Switzerland 1-1 Spain (1-3 on pens)

    Spain are the sixth nation to progress from two separate knockout matches of a single European Championship tournament that went to extra-time or beyond - all five previous sides to do so went on to win the competition.

    Spain celebratingImage source, Getty Images
  11. Belgium-Italy about to startpublished at 19:56 British Summer Time 2 July 2021

    Who will Spain face next? Belgium and Italy's quarter-final clash is about to get under way and you can follow that here and you can watch on Â鶹Éç One and iPlayer.

  12. Freuler sent offpublished at 19:54 British Summer Time 2 July 2021

  13. Shaqiri equalisespublished at 19:54 British Summer Time 2 July 2021

  14. Switzerland go closepublished at 19:53 British Summer Time 2 July 2021

  15. The openerpublished at 19:53 British Summer Time 2 July 2021

  16. Spain 'not better' than today's performancepublished at 19:52 British Summer Time 2 July 2021

    Switzerland 1-1 Spain (1-3 on pens)

    Guillem Balague
    Spanish football journalist on Â鶹Éç Radio 5 Live

    We are not better than this, this is it. You have got a team that cannot score goals and concedes goals. A team that sometimes feels like it's the brightest in the world and other times we are so plain and so scared.

    It was enjoyable to see we are growing into the tournament and that football is giving something to Unai Simon, something that he didn't expect after Croatia.

    But we are into the semi-finals, see you in Wembley!

  17. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 19:48 British Summer Time 2 July 2021

    #bbcfootball

    Sho: Big up to Switzerland. Played France and Spain back to back. Went down to 10 and still defended brilliantly.

    Anon: Feel for Switzerland- injury, deflection, red card, losing in the lottery of penalties. Very unlucky.

  18. Spain cannot keep missing chancespublished at 19:47 British Summer Time 2 July 2021

    Switzerland 1-1 Spain (1-3 on pens)

    Dion Dublin
    Former England striker on Â鶹Éç Radio 5 Live

    I wouldn't say Spain got away with one today, they was in control of the game for long periods. It's just the edge they need. They created so many chances but you can't get keep missing those chances because you will get bitten in the backside.

  19. 'So many nerves'published at 19:46 British Summer Time 2 July 2021

    FT: Switzerland 1-1 Spain (1-3 on pens)

    Dion Dublin
    Former England striker on Â鶹Éç Radio 5 Live

    The amount of quality in those penalties was really clear to see that there was so many nerves. The penalties weren't great but the last penalty was really convincing.

    The Swiss did well, you can only defend for so long. The Spanish have made it very difficult for themselves tonight, but they have made it through to the next round which is where they wanted to be. If they want to go any further they will need to be better.

  20. SPAIN INTO THE SEMI-FINALSpublished at 19:42 British Summer Time 2 July 2021
    Breaking

    Switzerland 1-1 Spain (1-3 on pens)

    Credit to the Switzerland, they gave their all but Spain keep their nerve in the shootout to progress to the Euro 2020 semi-finals.

    They will face either Belgium or Italy at Wembley on Tuesday for a place in the final.

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