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Spain vs Italy - Euro 2024: Live score, team news and updates as the two European giants battle it out with winners topping Group B

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Spain and Italy inspect the pitch

Spain and Italy's players have been out on the pitch with just under an hour to kick-off.

Let's hope it's better than the surface for England's draw with Denmark...

Soccer Football - Euro 2024 - Group B - Spain v Italy - Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen, Germany - June 20, 2024 Spain's Fermin Lopez and teammates on the pitch before the match REUTERS/Piroschka Van De Wouw

epa11426291 Italian players walk on the pitch ahead of the UEFA EURO 2024 group B soccer match between Spain and Italy, in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, 20 June 2024.  EPA/FRIEDEMANN VOGEL

Italy boss wants his team to be 'meaner'

Italy manager Luciano Spalletti wants his side to show their mean streak when they take on Spain tonight.

They conceded the fastest-ever goal at a Euros in the win over Albania and Spalletti was not happy.

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Italy have made their way to the stadium

No team news from Italy yet but they were spotted leaving for the stadium about an hour ago.

Lamine Yamal out to impress again

Lamine Yamal is just 16 but was one of the stars of the show when Spain cruised to victory over Croatia in their first match of the tournament.

Here, MATT BARLOW takes you through all you need to know about the Barcelona wonderkid.

Spain's team news has dropped

Spain's XI for this mouthwatering fixture has been released.

Spain XI: Simon; Carvajal, Le Normand, Laporte, Cucurella; Pedri, Rodri, Ruiz; Yamal, Morata, Williams.

It's one change for the Spaniards as Aymeric Laporte comes in for Nacho.

Winner takes top spot in Group B

Both teams claimed victory in their first games in Germany - Spain outclassed Croatia 3-0 and Italy squeezed past Albania - and they will be hoping to secure a spot in the last 16 with another three points tonight.

The two sides know that a win will see them progress to the knockout phase as group winners, which should give them an easier path to the quarter-finals.

 General view inside the stadium prior to the UEFA EURO 2024 group stage match between Spain and Italy at Arena AufSchalke on June 20, 2024 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)

More food-based banter incoming?

Remember this? Albania fans jokingly taunted their Italian counterparts by snapping pasta prior to their game on Saturday night, which the defending champions narrowly won 2-1.

Fans soak up the pre-match atmosphere

Kick-off is 90 minutes away but fans are already gathering inside the Veltins Arena, the venue for England's opener against Serbia.

 A fan of Italy and Spain pose for a photo outside the stadium prior to the UEFA EURO 2024 group stage match between Spain and Italy at Arena AufSchalke on June 20, 2024 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. (Photo by Christopher Lee - UEFA/UEFA via Getty Images)

 Fans of Spain enjoy the pre match atmosphere on the inside of the stadium prior to the UEFA EURO 2024 group stage match between Spain and Italy at Arena AufSchalke on June 20, 2024 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

 Fans of Italy pose for a photo on the outside of the stadium, as they hold a national flag which reads "Hey Spain You Spelled T-A-P-A-S Wrong, It's P-A-S-T-A", prior to  during the UEFA EURO 2024 group stage match between Spain and Italy at Arena AufSchalke on June 20, 2024 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. (Photo by Christopher Lee - UEFA/UEFA via Getty Images)

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