Switzerland and Germany advanced to the quarterfinals of the European Cup. The last champion Italy has become the Chinese team of Europe.
In the early morning of June 30th, Beijing time, the 14th match day of the 2024 European Cup ended. In the two 1/8 finals that have ended, the last champion Italy lost 0-2 to Switzerland, and the host Germany defeated Denmark 2-0 and advanced to the quarterfinals first.
Eliminating the last year's champion Italy, the Swiss team advanced to the quarterfinals
The first quarter-final match was held at the Berlin Olympic Stadium, with Italy facing Switzerland. In the first half, Vargas assisted Froyler to score, and in the second half, Vargas expanded his lead. At the end of the game, Italy lost 0-2 to Switzerland and was eliminated.
In the 37th minute, N'Doye passed the ball to the side, Vargas crossed the penalty area, Froyler quickly moved forward and shot into the near corner with his left foot.
In the 46th minute, Ebischer made a cross pass and Vargas shot with his right foot. The ball went straight into the dead corner and Switzerland led 2-0.
In the 74th minute, Cristante passed the ball into the penalty area, Zacani headed the ball, Scamacca shot with the outside of his foot, and the ball hit the post and bounced out.
This match made Italy lose to Switzerland for the first time in 31 years, and the last champion was eliminated in the round of 16. With 3 wins and 4 draws, Switzerland has not lost in the regular time of the last 7 European Cups.
Italy failed to reach the quarterfinals of the European Championship for the first time in nearly 20 years. The European Championship champions were eliminated in the quarter-finals for three consecutive times. Switzerland has scored 7 goals in this European Championship. Bologna's Ebischer, Froyler and Ndoye contributed 3 goals and 4 assists.
Facing bad weather, the host German team had a lot of trouble
The second quarter-final was held at Signal Iduna Park, with host Germany facing Denmark. In the first half, Schlotterbeck's goal was disallowed and the match was suspended for 25 minutes due to bad weather. In the second half, Anderson's goal was disallowed, Havertz scored a penalty kick, and Musiala scored a goal. At the end of the game, Germany defeated Denmark 2-0.
In the 4th minute, Kroos took a corner kick from the left side and Schlotterbeck headed the ball into the net, but the goal was ruled invalid because Kimmich committed a foul first.
In the 48th minute, Hojbjerg passed the ball into the penalty area, Christensen headed the ball, Delaney shot wide, and Anderson volleyed the ball into the net, but because Delaney was offside, the goal was ruled invalid.
In the 52nd minute, Raum's cross hit Anderson's arm and the referee awarded a penalty kick. Havertz scored in one fell swoop and the German team led 1-0.
In the 68th minute, Schlotterbeck made a wonderful pass and Musiala shot into the net.
In injury time, Wirtz scored with a solo shot, but the goal was ruled invalid due to offside.
Germany's Musiala has scored three goals so far, tied with Mikautadze for the top scorer. Following Podolski and Mario Gomez, Musiala became the third German player to score three goals in a single European Cup in the 21st century. At 21 years and 124 days old, Musiala became the youngest scorer in the knockout round of the European Cup in the history of the German team.
Later in the evening, the European Cup quarter-finals continued with England facing Slovakia and Spain facing Georgia.
