Friday's second quarter-final was between Italy and Belgium, and it was played in Munich at the Allianz Arena. The big theme up to the match was whether the Belgian profiles Kevin De Bruyne and Eden Hazard were ready to play. The former did so, who also started inside, while Hazard was not enrolled in the Belgian squad.
The two teams are very rarely in the habit of losing football matches. Before tonight's showdown, Belgium had not lost in 13 games in a row. Italy, however, had a little more. If they did not lose, it would be match number 32 in a row without defeat.
If before the match you were in doubt whether it was two good football teams that turned together, then already in the beginning of the match you were no longer in doubt. The match was played at a very high pace with few technical errors. Overall, both teams were quite well-played in the extremely entertaining affair.
