Key occasions
8 min: Pedants nook: Xavi Simons is, after all, a PSG participant, who spent final season on mortgage at Leipzig. Apologies, it’s been a protracted couple of weeks.
6 min: Van Dijk picks out Simons with a ball down the left. The RB Leipzig winger cuts inside and has a pop and his shot takes just a little deflection off Andre Ratiu. earlier than crusing into the arms of Romania goalkeeper Florin Nita, who turns 37 tomorrow. Comfortable birthday to him.
4 min: There’s a break in play as Ianis Hagi has a reduce tended to. I feel he shipped an unintentional elbow to the top from Dumfries whereas making an attempt to get on the tip of that cross.
2 min: The Netherlands play it out from the again with assorted Romanians yapping on the ankles of the defenders. They win the ball and Razvan Marin sends a beautiful cross into the Dutch penalty space, which Denzel Dumfries clears along with his head.
Romania v Netherlands is go …
1 min: Having triumphed within the anthems (different opinions can be found), the group (the Dutch look critically outnumbered) and the coin-toss, Romania set about making an attempt to make it 4 victories out of 4 by profitable the match. Their gamers are in yellow, whereas these of the Netherlands put on blue with orange trim.
Not lengthy now: Referee Felix Zwayer and his match officers lead out the groups in Munich and each units of gamers line up for the nationwide anthems. Kick-off in a really intriguing match-up is only a few minutes away.
An e-mail: “With Denzel again within the beginning lineup, the Dutch are good for Equalizers 1, 2, and three, if wanted,” writes Peter Oh. It may very well be a protracted night …
These groups: Ronald Koeman makes three adjustments to the aspect that began in opposition to Austria. Xavi Simons, Denzel Dumfries and Steven Bergwijn come into the Dutch workforce, with Joey Veerman, Donyell Malen and Lutsharel Geertruida dropping to the bench.
There are two adjustments for Romania. Vasile Mogos is available in for the suspended Nicusor Bancu and Florinel Coman makes approach for Parma winger Dennis Man.
Netherlands: There was numerous soul-searching within the Dutch camp following their usually lacklustre performances within the group levels, writes Paul MacInnes in Munich.
Romania v Netherlands line-ups
Romania: Nita, Ratiu, Dragusin, Burca, Mogos, Marius Marin, Man, Razvan Marin, Stanciu, Hagi, Dragus.
Subs: Rus, Nedelcearu, Alibec, Cicaldau, Puscas, Moldovan, Mihaila, Olaru, Tarnovanu, Sorescu, Racovitan, Birligea, Sut.
Netherlands: Verbruggen, Dumfries, de Vrij, van Dijk, Ake, Schouten, Reijnders, Bergwijn, Simons, Gakpo, Depay.
Subs: Geertruida, de Ligt, Wijnaldum, Weghorst, Frimpong, Bijlow, Van de Ven, Veerman, Blind, Brobbey, Maatsen, Zirkzee, Flekken, Gravenberch, Malen.
As we speak’s match officers
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Referee: Felix Zwayer
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Referee’s assistants: Stefan Lupp and Marco Achmuller
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Fourth official: Daniel Siebert
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Video assistant referee: Bastian Dankert
Early workforce information
Romania supervisor Edward Iordanescu is with out Nicusor Bancu, who’s suspended after choosing up two yellow playing cards within the group stage. The left-back is anticipated to be rerplaced by considered one of Vasile Mogos or Deian Sorescu.
Netherlands coach Ronald Koeman has a full squad to select from and will make just a few adjustments after his aspect’s defeat by the hands of Austria, through which midfielder Joey Veerman was withdrawn for tactical causes after 35 minutes.
Spherical of 16: Romania v Netherlands
The shock winners of a gaggle additionally containing Slovakia, Belgium and Ukraine, Romania’s reward is an appointment with the Netherlands in Munich this night. It’s their first time within the knockout levels of a majort event in 24 years and so they have solely received one such eliminator – a last-16 victory over Argerntina at USA 94 ) – of their whole historical past.
The Netherlands are attempting to finish a run of 4 consecutive defeats within the knockout levels of the Euros however haven’t been at their greatest to date on this event. It’s a match that might go both approach and kick-off in Munich is at 5pm (BST).