Some confirmed, others came to light during the Euro.
After Italy's victory in the final against England (1-1 ap, 3 tab to 2), Europe 1 offers you its typical team for the sixteenth edition of the European Championship, made up of the players who have the most shone with their selection.
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The Euro ended, it is already time to take stock with the players who have performed the most during the sixteenth edition of the European Championship.
Obviously, a good place is given to the players of the Squadra Azzurra, winners in the final against England for the second European title in the history of Italy.
Young talents have splashed the competition with their performances and more experienced players have also responded during this Euro.
Choices had to be made, of course: other players shone and do not appear in the list.
Here is the 11 type of Europe 1.
Gianluigi Donnarumma, obvious
In this typical team, we logically find an Italian predominance with five players from Squadra Azzurra. The first among them is the goalkeeper, Gianluigi Donnarumma, hero of a whole people in two sessions of penalties against Spain in the semi-final and England in the final. At only 22 years old, the future PSG goalkeeper deflected three attempts there, including two against the English. It also hampered the run of Marcus Rashford who shot the post during the final penalty shootout. Donnarumma was decisive by pushing back a few English strikes in the final. And other teams throughout the Euro. He amply deserves his title of best player of the Euro, and therefore his place as titular goalkeeper of the typical team of Europe 1.
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An experienced defense, the advent of Joakim Mæhle
To protect the goals of Gianluigi Donnarumma, nothing like his central hinge in selection, the experienced Giorgio Chiellini (36 years old) and Leonardo Bonucci (34 years old).
The two accomplices know each other perfectly and their complicity is reassuring for a whole team.
At their side in our 11: the English defender Kyle Walker, who also has experience in club and selection (30 years), was the face of an England very often impervious, conceding only two goals in the game during the competition.
On the other side, the young Danish Joakim Mæhle (24) showed his offensive qualities by scoring two goals, and was illustrated by a magnificent outside center of the foot for his compatriot Kasper Dolberg, scorer against the Czech Republic. in the quarter-finals (2-1 victory).
A real additional asset which allowed Denmark to reach the semi-finals.
A three-way environment and a tribute to Paul Pogba
Let's face it right away: it hurt us to dispense with a French player in this eleven type of the Euro. Despite the early elimination of the Blues in the round of 16 against Switzerland (3-3 ap, 5 tab to 3), and even if he is largely responsible for the equalizing goal at the end of regulation time, Paul Pogba has accomplished remarkable performances in the heart of the game by often distilling dangerous balls to the French attackers. Performances punctuated by one of the most beautiful goals of the competition, a long shot rolled up in the skylight of Swiss goalkeeper Yann Sommer. Tribute to a player who still made high class gestures under the tricolor jersey.
With him, Chelsea's recuperating midfielder Jorginho displayed all his qualities with the Squadra, precious to launch the Italian attacks.
Finally, another great revelation of the tournament: the Spaniard Pedri, 18, and all of a future giant in the creation of the game. His recital in the semi-finals of the Euro against Italy already allows him to to be compared to Andres Iniesta, legend of Iberian football.
The young hope, also playing at FC Barcelona, has everything to establish himself as his Barcelona model.
Three fit forwards, the story written by Ronaldo
On the offensive line, many players could have applied for a starting place in the typical team. We will first retain the Portuguese superstar, Cristiano Ronaldo, who wrote the history of the European Championships. Top scorer of Euro 2020 with five goals, "CR7" became the only best scorer in all editions with 14 goals on the clock, ahead of Frenchman Michel Platini and his 9 goals.
To support him in attack: two players who played in the final at Wembley. The Englishman Raheem Sterling, untenable on his left side and brilliant at the start of the tournament. And the young Federico Chiesa (23 years old), another great satisfaction of the European champion Nazionale. Author of two decisive goals (against Austria in 8th and Spain in half) during the competition, he was for a long time the only Italian to stand out against England on Sunday, waking up a long-asleep Squadra, before leaving on injury (ankle).