34 & 71 - Leonardo Bonucci (34 years and 71 days) has become the oldest scorer in a EURO final, beating the previous record of Bernd Hölzenbein in 1976 (30 years and 103 days).
34 & 71 - Leonardo Bonucci (34 years and 71 days) has become the oldest scorer in a EURO final, beating the previous record of Bernd Hölzenbein in 1976 (30 years and 103 days).
53 - Italy have won their second European Championship trophy after 53 years from their first one (1968), the largest gap for a single side in the history of the competition. CHAMPIONS!
OFFICIAL: Gianluigi Donnarumma has been named Player of the Tournament.
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Italy are just one game away from equalling the longest unbeaten run in international history.
And now they have a trophy to show for it.
Great distribution throughout
Strong defensive display at 34
Scored the all-important equaliser
Italy hero Leonardo Bonucci = Star of the Match!
Only three Chelsea players have won the Champions League and the European Championships in the same season and played in both finals:
Juan Mata (2012)
Fernando Torres (2012)
Jorginho (2021)
Next up: Ballon d’Or
It all came down to this…
Luis Enrique: “What Pedri has done in this tournament, at 18, no one has done. Not even Andrés Iniesta did that; it’s incredible, unique.”
UEFA’s team of Technical Observers have named Pedri as their Young Player of the Tournament
Jorginho has set a new record for the most interceptions made at a single European Championship tournament (25) since Opta data has been collected (1980).
One more than Marcel Desailly at Euro 1996.
Brazil 15
France 7
Germany 7
Argentina 5
Spain 4
Nigeria 3
Italy 3 now 4
Portugal 2
Greece 1
Russia 1
Denmark 1
South Africa 1
England still at 0
3 clean sheets, 9 saves
Semi-finals penalty shoot-out hero
Final penalty shoot-out hero
UEFA’s team of Technical Observers have named Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma as their Player of the Tournament
“Leonardo Bonucci and Giorgio Chiellini… they could go to Harvard University to give classes about how to be a central defender. They’re quality. When I say quality I don’t just say creative players. Chiellini-Bonucci, it’s absolutely beautiful to see”.
José Mourinho - 2018
Bonucci and Chiellini were not dribbled past by a single opponent during the entire EURO 2020 tournament.
Masters in the art of defending