Italy hold nerve to reach Euro 2020 final after thrilling semi against Spain

Spain and Italy, two of the great superpowers of world football, put on a show on Tuesday night that lit up London — and far beyond — with a semi-final that had everything we had longed for during those dark months of lockdown

Italy’s goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma dives for the ball at Wembley Stadium. (Carl Recine/Pool Photo via AP)

Italy 1 Spain 1 (AET, Italy win 4-2 on pens)

Forget England’s claim that “football’s coming home”, the beautiful game is already back at its barnstorming best, as Wembley rocked with the fevered excitement of 60,000 frenzied fans lucky enough to witness a modern classic, while millions more watched on TV.