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Frenkie de Jong tries to explain Netherlands’ Euro 2020 exit

Netherlands and Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong shared his thoughts on his team’s exit from Euro 2020 after being dumped out of the tournament by the Czech Republic.

The Oranje were reduced to 10 men when Matthijs de Ligt saw red early in the second half and went on to lose 2-0 to the Czechs in Budapest.

The Czech Republic now go on to face Denmark in the quarter-finals, and De Jong tried his best to explain where it had all gone wrong for his team.

“It seemed like we were tired. We didn’t play well in the first half.