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Hello and welcome to LIVE updates of what is the tie of the quarter final stage at Euro 2020. The number one side in the FIFA rankings, Belgium take on dark horses Italy, who have not been beaten in a national record 31-match run. Something has to give in this mouth-watering battle of international heavyweights. Kick off in Munich is 20:00 BST.

Euro 2024 / Quarter-final
Allianz Arena / 02.07.2021
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Marcus Foley

Updated 02/07/2021 at 21:13 GMT


47'
VIDEO: Insigne makes it two.
2nd Half
46'
KICK OFF! Italy get this high-quality contest back underway.
End of 1st Half
45+3'
HT: Belgium 1-2 Italy.
45+2'
GOAL! Lukaku reduces the arrears as he rifles his spot kick down the middle with Donnarumma diving to his right.
R. Lukaku
Penalty
R. Lukaku
Belgium
Belgium
Goals1
On target2
Fouls against1
Offsides1
45+1'
VAR checks... but the spot kick stands.
45'
PENALTY TO BELGIUM! Di Lorenzo penalised for catching Doku as he raced towards the byline.
44'
GOAL! Insigne cuts in from the left and surges forward before curling a wonderful shot beyond the reach of Courtois and into the far corner.
L. Insigne
Goal
L. Insigne
Italy
Italy
Goals1
On target1
Wide1
Free Kicks1
43'
Immobile has the ball in the area. He has options but refuses to pass and sees his shot on the stretch blocked.
41'
CLOSE! Belgium struggle to clear their lines from a right-wing corner and Chiesa almost punishes them with a delicious curler that arcs just wide of the post.
40'
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39'
De Bruyne doing his best to take the game by the scruff of the neck and prompt a Belgium recovery. He fends off three on the right but Italy's defence stand firm to repel his deflected cross.
38'
VIDEO: Barella opens the scoring
37'
35'
Italy are looking so assured now. Belgium's early zip seems to have fizzled out. Plenty for Martinez to ponder if it stays like this up to the break.
33'
31'
GOAL! Verratti picks up the ball from a poor Belgium clearance and feeds Barella inside the box on the right. He faces two defenders but manages to wriggle away and rifle a low shot into the corner.
N. Barella
Goal
N. Barella
Italy
Italy
Goals1
On target1
Fouls against1
30'
28'
Italy respond. Chiesa surges in from the left but his deflected shot falls very kindly for Courtois. It could have gone anywhere. Italy come again. Insigne finds space just outside the box on the left, drops his shoulder and curls just over. A good spell for the Azzurri.
26'
CLOSE! De Bruyne spins into space just outside his own area and rampages down the middle. He feeds Lukaku to his right, who shimmies as he charges into the area and looks to guide a low shot into the far corner, but Donnarumma is there to parry once more.
25'
As ever, Roger Federer is a class act after seeing his nation downed by Spain in today's other quarter final.
24'
Once again VAR rips apart that initial emotional high.
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