Euro 2020 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), 12.30am IST (India, Saturday)

Venue: Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy

Referee: Danny Makkelie (NED)

VAR: Kevin Blom (NED)

HOW TO WATCH, STREAM EURO 2021

How to watch on TV: ESPN, TUDN (USA), TSN (Canada), BBC One (UK), SuperSport (Nigeria), SONY TEN 2 (India), TeleCinco (Spain), others

How to stream: FuboTV (USA), TSN App (Canada), BBC iPlayer (UK), others

Matchday Thread Rules

We don’t have a lot of rules here, but there are a few things to keep in mind when joining our matchday threads:

Even if the referee sucks or we lose the game, watch the swearing. It’s just unnecessary. Also, don’t discuss illegal streaming links. Those who do it will be warned, and those who post links will be instantly banned. Finally, be nice to each other. This is a Barcelona community and we don’t need to offend one another.

Have fun with the game! Forever and ever, no matter the competition, VISCA EL BARÇA!