Spain have became the first team to progress to the UEFA Euro 2020 semifinals after beating Switzerland 3-1 on penalties in St Petersburg on Friday. They were tied 1-1 at the end of extra time.

Luis Enrique’s team got off to a brilliant start after Denis Zakaria deflected the ball into his own net in the eighth minute to give Spain an early lead. Switzerland maintained their shape and pounced on an equalising opportunity in the 68th minute through Xherdan Shaqiri.

After the contest was tied at 1-1 after 90 minutes, extra time ensued. Switzerland goalkeeper Yann Sommer came clutch in the final half-hour making a number of vital saves to deny the likes of Dani Olmo, Gerard Moreno and Mikel Oyarzabal.

In the penalty shootout, Oyarzabal scored the decisive penalty for Spain after Switzerland missed three penalties through Fabian Schar, Manuel Akanji and Ruben Vargas.

It’s a cruel end to Switzerland’s Euro 2020 campaign given how well they did to survive with 10 men. But compared to their penalties against France, they were erratic from the spot.

Spain were hugely wasteful over 120 minutes. And while they held their nerve, they’ll need to sharpen up in front of goal to beat Italy or Belgium in the semi-finals.