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Donyell Malen scored a late brace as the Netherlands defeated Romania 3-0 on Tuesday to reach the Euro 2024 quarter-finals, after they wasted a host of chances earlier in the match. Liverpool winger Cody Gakpo had a brilliant performance and scored the opener in the 20th minute. What followed was a festival of missed opportunities, that included captain Virgil van Dijk hitting the post and a offside goal from Gakpo, before substitute Malen secured success in the 83rd and in the third minute of stoppage time. Romania were never really out of the game before Malen’s efforts, but also didn’t mana…

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