Welcome to this live coverage of the first round of 16 of Euro 2024, between Switzerland and Italy.
What is it about ? From the start of things – very – serious in this European Nations Championship. The Italian and Swiss neighbours have the honour of playing the first knockout match of the competition. During the group stage, the Squadra Azzurra were disappointing for a reigning champion; the Swiss were convincing. The winner could meet England in the quarter-finals.
Or ? At the Olympic Stadium in Berlin.
At what time ? 18 hours.
On which channels? BeIN Sports 1.
Who lives? Assma Maad and Mathieu Maine will be at the controls (especially on the keyboard) from the Kop d’Austerlitz. Aude Lasjaunias is at the forefront of the attack in the press box of the Olympic stadium in Berlin.
The (probable) composition of the teams:
Sommer – Schär, Akanji, Rodriguez – Rieder, Freuler, Xhaka, Aebischer – Ndoye, Embolo, Zuber
Selector : Murat Sure.
Donnarumma – Darmian, Bastoni, Mancini, Di Lorenzo – Fagio, Barella, Cristante – El-Shaarawy, Scamacca, Chiesa
Selector : Luciano Spalletti.
Who referees? Le Polonais Szymon Marciniak.
What won’t we talk about? Of trolls, saunas and forests.
To read in the meantime:
All our articles on Euro 2024
Italy’s file
Switzerland’s fact sheet
Euro 2024: the eternal Luka Modric will not have succeeded in saving Croatia against Italy
Euro 2024: Germany snatches a draw against Switzerland at the end of the match
Euro 2024 Qualifiers: The Cold Sweats of the Squadra Azzurra, Barometer of Italian Society
Euro 2024 results and competition rankings
The competition schedule
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