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Denmark beat Czech Republic to keep up fairytale run, reach Euro 2020 semi-finals

DENMARK advanced to the semi-finals of Euro 2020 with a 2-1 victory over Czech Republic on Saturday.

The Danes have had to overcome the absence of their highest-profile player Christian Eriksen — who survived cardiac arrest in their first game — and defeats in their first two matches to continue their remarkable journey.

At the Olympic Stadium in Baku, Azerbaijan on Saturday, Denmark scored two goals in the first half and resisted Czech Republic’s fightback to keep their remarkable journey alive.

Thomas Delaney and Kasper Dolberg scored for Denmark, while the prolific Patrik Schick netted for the Czechs.

Denmark made a very bright start and were ahead in the first five minutes through Delaney from a Jens Stryger Larsen assist.

Czech Republic came close to levelling things up before half-time with West Ham midfielder Tomas Soucek and Schick causing the Danish defence problems, but there was no breakthrough for them.

It was indeed Denmark who scored the next goal, Dolberg touching home Joakim Maehle’s brilliant delivery from point-blank range in the 42nd minute.

The Czechs however fought back bravely after the break through Schick, who scored in the 49th minute to take his Euro 2020 tally to five goals, making him the joint-top scorer with Cristiano Ronaldo.

Schick became the ninth player to score five or more goals in a single European Championship and the second Czech Republic player to do so.

Despite their best efforts to get the goal that would have taken the game to extra-time, the Czechs could not breach the Danish defence.

Denmark have reached their first major semi-final since 1992, when they won the European Championship having been invited late to replace strife-torn Yugoslavia.

They will face England or Ukraine in the semi-final on Wednesday at Wembley Stadium.

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