Euro 2020 Day 16 : Danes thrash Wales thanks to Dolberg; Chiesa and Pessina make history 31*

Wales 0-4 Denmark: Dolberg nets brace as Denmark reach last 8, Wilson sent off Denmark's Euro 2020 journey will continue into the quarter-finals after they beat Wales 4-0 in Amsterdam on Saturday evening. The Danes have become many fans' second favourite team this summer following the health scare suffered by Christian Eriksen and their subsequent loss against Finland to open the scoring, and they'll now meet either the Czech Republic or the Netherlands in the last eight. Real Madrid's Gareth Bale found himself on the ball a lot in the early stages, but he and Juventus' Aaron Ramsey's best efforts weren't enough to do any harm before Denmark got themselves on top. Before half an hour was played, Kasper Dolberg put Denmark ahead. Serie A pair Joakim Maehle and Mikkel Damsgaard combined before the Sampdoria playmaker found Dolberg, who drove in an excellent shot from the edge of the area. From there, Wales' evening only grew increasingly complicated and they were lucky to get in at the break just one goal behind. ?Denmark's lead was doubled shortly after the restart through Dolberg again. Neco Williams, who had only come on for Connor Roberts late in the first half, made a mess of what looked to be a simple clearance and, the ball falling to Dolberg, his error was punished as the Dane doubled his day's tally. Denmark were comfortable from there. Andreas Cornelius came on late to cause havoc, and Martin Braithwaite should have added a third late on but could only find the post before Joachim Anderson did the same on the subsequent rebound. Atalanta's Maehle added his second goal of the tournament as the 90 minutes drew to a close, taking advantage of space as Wales flooded forward, by firing in at the near post. Wales, for the second time at Euro 2020, ended the game with 10 men as Liverpool's Harry Wilson saw red after losing his head and cynically fouling Maehle in stoppage time. Braithwaite put some final gloss on the result with Denmark's fourth in stoppage time. Italy 2-1 Austria: 'Extra-time heroes' Chiesa & Pessina help Italy enter last 8 Italy booked their place in the quarter-finals of Euro 2020, reaching the final eight for the fourth consecutive European Championship. Matteo Pessina got was to be the winner after fellow substitute Federico Chiesa opened the scoring in extra time, as Austria fought tooth and nail to keep the Azzurri out. The first half was Italy's, but they failed to make their dominance count as Austria stood impressively firm at the back. Leonardo Spinazzola and Nicolo Barella with the Azzurri's most threatening players, with the Roma wing-back in particular dominating his flank. But the half's closest attempt came from Ciro Immobile who, seemingly frustrated with a lack of space in behind the Austrian backline, looked to pick out the top corner with a driven long-range effort. His shot came within inches and clipped the outside of the post, narrowly missing the top corner. Marko Arnautovic gave Leonardo Bonucci a scare and might have done better with the one chance that fell his way before the break as Austria looked dangerous on the break. Austria grew into the game after half time and as time ticked away, and Italy's grew more and more nervous. Arnautovic again gave Bonucci a hard time as the Juventus defender slipped to let him gallop towards goal only to fall short with a poor effort once he reached the area. The ex-Inter forward did put the ball in the net after being found by David Alaba, but VAR intervened and ruled that he had wandered into an offside position before the new Real Madrid man cleverly headed into his path. Roberto Mancini made two double substitutions in an attempt to inject some life into Italy's performance, but Austria were well on top as the 90th minute approached. By the end of the 90, it was Italy who were the most relieved of the two sides to get to extra time. The Italy of the first half reemerged in extra time, much to Mancini's relief. Chiesa, fresher than most having come on late, had a chance that he should have scored just seconds before taking one to put Italy ahead. Spinazzola found him and, after taking two nice touches to set himself, he fired across goal with his weaker left foot to score. That lead was doubled soon after through Atalanta's Matteo Pessina. Having not even been in Mancini's initial 26-man squad, Lorenzo Pellegrini's replacement found himself teed up nicely by Insigne to finish similarly to Chiesa, only from the other side. Just as nerves started to settle, Austria pulled one back. A corner came in shy of the first post but was helped on its way by Sasa Kalajdzic and, somehow, his header crept in at Gianluigi Donnarumma's near post. #footballindepth #euro2020

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