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Cesar Azpilicueta warns his Spain side about Chelsea team-mate Jorginho and says stopping the Italy midfielder is key to defeating Roberto Mancini's men and reaching the Euro 2020 final

Daily Mail | July 4, 2021

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Cesar Azpilicueta has warned that Spain must limit the threat of his Chelsea team-mate Jorginho in their Euro 2020 semi-final against Italy.

Azpilicueta is fully aware of Jorginho's qualities given that he plays with him for Chelsea and the pair are set to face each other at Wembley on Tuesday night.

Although he is anticipating a difficult game, Azpilicueta believes Spain will have a good chance of progressing to the final if they can stop Jorginho, who he described as a 'crucial' player for Italy.

Cesar Azpilicueta has warned Spain of the threat posed by his Chelsea team-mate Jorginho

Azpilicueta told Sky Sport Italia: 'We have a WhatsApp group with our Chelsea team-mates, but it will be nice to meet him again on the pitch.

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