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Euro 2021 live blog, Day 1: Turkey vs Italy goals, highlights, updates

Welcome to Euro 2021! The year-long wait is finally over and the European Championships are upon us, with Turkey and Italy kicking off what promises to be a great tournament.

There are no Barcelona players in this one, but this is still the opening match of a major tournament, so let’s live blog!

Enjoy the game!

LIVE BLOG

LINEUPS

TURKEY

Starting XI: Çakir; Çelik, Demiral, Soyüncü, Meras; Yokuslu; Karaman, Tufan, Yazici, Çalhanoglu; Yilmaz (4-1-4-1)

Bench: Günok (GK), Bayindir (GK), Kabak, Ayhan, Müldür, Ünder, Tokoz, Antalyali, Köckü, Kahveci, Ünal, Dervisoglu

ITALY

Starting XI: Donnarumma; Florenzi, Bonucci, Chiellini, Spinazzola; Barella, Jorginho, Locatelli; Berardi, Immobile, Insigne (4-3-3)

Bench: Sirigu (GK), Meret (GK), Di Lorenzo, Emerson, Acerbi, Bastoni, Pessina, Cristante, Belotti, Chiesa, Bernardeschi, Raspadori

MATCH INFO

Competition/Round: Euro 2021, Group A, Matchday 1

Date/Time: Friday, June 11, 2021, 9pm CET (Barcelona), 8pm BST/WAT (UK & Nigeria), 3pm ET, 12pm PT (USA), 12.