Pre-match entertainment. Nick Ames is our man in Bucharest; here’s his big-match preview.

Related: France hoping for a grand statement from Kylian Mbappé

The winners of this game will face Spain in the quarter-finals in Saint Petersburg on Friday. They’ve just beaten Croatia 5-3 after extra-time, the sort of scoreline that wouldn’t have looked out of place at that 1954 World Cup. In doing so, Spain have become the first team in Euros history to score five goals in consecutive matches. Here’s how a wild afternoon in Copenhagen unfolded; Niall McVeigh’s got blisters on his fingers.

Related: Croatia v Spain goes to extra time: Euro 2020 last 16 – live!

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