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  The tactical master class will be up at display in the clash of European giants in the Semi-finals of UEFA Euro 2020 Against the odds and out of favour Italy and Spain have made it out to the semi-final of the UEFA Euros 2020, where they will go head-to-head for the place in the finals. Not only two teams but the two managers, Roberto Manchini for Italy and Luis Enrique for Spain will tussle it out to get the better of each other. Let's talk about Italy, the team that was haunted by the horrors of not qualifying for the World Cup in Russia 2018, probably the darkest period in Italian football. From not being a part of the World Cup in Russia and now reaching the semi-finals of Euros, Italy surely has made leaps and bounds, re-writing a fresh chapter in illustrious Italian football History. Italy so far has conceded just 2 goals against any rival teams, and notably, they had a clean sheet in all of their 3 group games. Now, this may send a message that Italians football at i

  Spanish National team may not be the favourites to win the UEFA Euros 2020, but this won’t stop them from trying to achieve what they aim for The current Spanish team is far away from the quality and calibre of the team that won 2008 and 2012 Euros, and certainly with new set of young players they were counted out to be the least favourites to win the title as the Champions of Euro 2020. But the performance against Croatia was a statement of intent by the Spanish side, that they are here to fight, they may not be the favourites to win to title but nevertheless this is not going to stop them to go hard in the tournament and fight for the price. Three Reason why Spain should not be ruled out as potential title contenders for Euros 2020 1.   Luis Enrique and his project Luis Enrique a name which all the Spanish and Barcelona fans are well aware of took charge of the National team in 2018-19, his first match in charge was a victory against England in the UEFA Nations League at