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Official: Nations League Semi-Final Fixtures Revealed

Official: Nations League Semi-Final Fixtures Revealed

Portugal 5-2 Denmark (5-3 aggregate)

Portugal staged an impressive comeback to defeat Denmark 4-2 and booked their spot in the final four.

The hosts had a chance to take the lead after six minutes after being awarded, however Cristiano Ronaldo was unbale to profit after his spot-kick was saved by Kasper Schmeichel.

Portugal did get their reward on 38 minutes when Joachim Anderson headed the ball into his own net while trying to clear from a corner to make it 1-1 on aggregate.

However, the Danes levelled matters on the night as Rasmus Kristensen nodded home after getting on the end of Christian Erisken's cross.

Ronaldo made the tie level when he restored Portugal's lead on the night after 72 minutes but Eriksen hit back four minutes later to put Denmark 3-2 up on aggregate.

Trincao proved to be the hero after netting Portugal's third on 86 minutes and sent the game to extra-time, where he bagged his second goal on the night to put the hosts 4-3 up on aggregate. Meanwhile, Gancalo Ramos netted the hosts' fifth on the night.

Spain 3-3 Croatia (5-5 aggregate)

Spain booked their spot in the semi-finals after defeating the Netherlands 5-4 on penalties.

The hosts took an early lead in the first half when Mikel Oyarzabal converted a penalty after just eight minutes, before Memphis Depay brought the Dutch level on 54 minutes.

Oyarzabal restored the home side's lead in the 67th minute, but the visitors would take that lying down as Ian Maatsen bagged the equaliser on 79 minutes, which ultimately sent the game to extra-time.

The end-to-end affair carried over to extra-time as Lamine Yamal put Spain up for the third on 103 minutes, before Xavi Simmons converted a penalty six minutes later to level it up.

The game went to a penalty shoot-out, where the European champions managed to triumph in sudden death after Pedri converted the winning spot-kick.

France 2-2 Croatia (2-2 aggregate)

France sealed their spot in the final four after defeating Croatia via the penalty shoot-out.

The Croatians entered the clash with a healthy two-goal lead from the first leg.

After a scoreless first half, Michael Olise gave France some hope when he found the back of the net on 52 minutes, before Ousmane Dembele sent the clash to extra-time when he made it 2-0 on 80 minutes.

With neither side finding a winner in extra-time, penalties were needed to settle the tie as the French got the 5-4 victory in sudden death.

Germany 3-3 Italy (5-4 aggregate)

Germany advanced to the semi-finals after an entertaining 3-3 draw against Italy.

The Germans came into the clash with a slender lead after winning the first leg 2-1 on Thursday evening.

However, the four-time world champions ran riot in the first half as Joshua Kimmich and Jamal Musiala put the home side two goals up, before Tim Kleindienst netted the third on the stroke of halftime.

The Italians responded impressively in the second half as Moise Kean bagged a brace while Giacomo netted in second-half stoppage time to make it 3-3.

However, the comeback fell short as the Germans won the tie 5-4 on aggregate.

Semi-Final Fixtures:

Spain v France 

Germany v Portugal

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