Swiss breeze past toothless Italy to make last eight

Holders Italy crashed out of Euro 2024 as Luciano Spalletti's side fell to a limp 2-0 defeat to Switzerland in their last-16 clash in Berlin.

Three years after lifting the trophy at Wembley, the European champions looked a shadow of the team that emerged to take the title in 2021 and were comfortably beaten by a Swiss side who advanced to the quarter-finals of the European Championship for just the second time in their history.

A goal in each half from Remo Freuler and Ruben Vargas were enough to hand Switzerland victory, with Murat Yakin's players taking full advantage of Italy's lethargy to set up a last-eight meeting against either England or Slovakia next Saturday.