Liverpool could have 4 representatives throughout the Euro 2024 and Copa America finals this weekend, with Trent Alexander-Arnold and Joe Gomez making up half of them after England’s late win.
The second Euro semi-final pit the Netherlands’ Virgil van Dijk, Cody Gakpo and Ryan Gravenberch towards England’s Trent Alexander-Arnold and Joe Gomez – and it was the group of two who progressed.
Unsurprisingly, Gareth Southgate named each Liverpool defenders on the bench on Wednesday night and failed to show their means all through the 90-minute conflict.
Van Dijk and Gakpo, in the meantime, performed the complete match and have been left to rue a 90-minute winner from Aston Villa‘s Ollie Watkins, a medical strike that sealed a 2-1 win for the Three Lions.
Xavi Simons obtained the Dutch aspect off to the right begin with a drilled end within the sixth minute, just for controversy to observe after England have been awarded a doubtful penalty after VAR intervention.
Denzel Dumfries was adjudged to have made contact with Harry Kane after he obtained his shot away, the consensus was it was not a penalty and that referee Felix Zwayer obtained it improper.
“I believe it says all of it that the referee went in fairly rapidly after the sport, I had no time to shake his hand,” a heartbroken Van Dijk instructed beIN Sports activities post-match.
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Liverpool’s No. 4 was visibly emotional as he processed his aspect’s exit and, fortunately, he, nor his fellow team-mates, need to entrance up for a third-place playoff.
Within the semi-final, Van Dijk gained three of his 4 duels, made six clearances, had essentially the most touches of any Netherlands participant (76), however didn’t win both of the tackles he contested, as per FotMob.
“It has been a really, very, very lengthy yr, a tricky yr,” Van Dijk emphasised, and he has deserved the three-week break that now awaits him, Gakpo and Ryan Gravenberch.
The trio will solely report again for pre-season at the start of August, on the earliest, and can then be adopted by Alexander-Arnold and Gomez.
Reds attain remaining
England will meet Spain within the Euro remaining on Sunday night (8pm BST), and we see zero risk of Southgate altering his thoughts over the involvement of Alexander-Arnold and Gomez.
Gomez has not performed a single minute all through the match, whereas the Scouser has 134 minutes beneath his belt after beginning the primary two group video games.
Over in the US, one among Alexis Mac Allister and Luis Diaz will elevate the Copa America trophy after Argentina and Colombia certified for the ultimate.
The match takes place at 1am (BST) on Monday morning, hours after the conclusion of the Euro remaining.
And regardless of Uruguay lacking out by the hands of Colombia, Darwin Nunez‘s season just isn’t over as they face a third-place playoff towards Brazil.
The gamers will all be granted a minimal of three weeks off after the top of worldwide obligation, which means the abovementioned gamers will solely return in August.
