On Saturday evening, the Baku Olympic Stadium in Azerbaijan hosted the third semi-final of Euro 2020.
The game was disputed between the Czech Republic and Denmark with the Danes coming out as narrow winners in a 2-1 victory.
The match was quite evenly contested for the most part and Denmark managed to hold on in the second half to their lead.
Unfortunately for the Czech Republic, their tournament has come to an end but Jaroslav Šilhavý and his men can be proud of getting it thus far.
Denmark will now play England in the semi-final, which is a mouth-watering tie on paper, following the Three Lions’ emphatic win over Andriy Shevchenko’s Ukraine in Rome.
This will be a very difficult game for Kasper Hjulmand’s side.
Still, given their brilliant tactical display against the Czechs, fans will be very encouraged that they can go all the way and complete an incredible fairy-tale story.
This article will be a tactical analysis of the game between Denmark and the Czech Republic.
It will be an analysis of the tactics from both sides, as well as a look at what tactical areas the game was won and lost.
Lineups and formations
There was just one change across both sides, and it came from the Czech Republic.
Jan Bořil came in at left-back in place of Pavel Kadeřábek and played in a back four with Tomáš Kalas, Ondřej Čelůstka, and Vladimír Coufal with Tomáš Vaclík in goal.
