Romania v Netherlands player ratings: Dragusin 8, Hagi 5; Gakpo 9, Malen 8

Dutch through to Euro 2024 quarter-finals after 3-0 victory in Munich

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  Florin Nita 5/10

  ROMANIA RATINGS: Will not be happy with either goal with his positioning questionable for both. Several good saves in second half as Dutch ended game having had 23 attempts on goal. Reuters

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  Andrei Ratiu 6/10

  Right-back with the unmistakable blue hair with beaten too easily by Gapko before attacker put Netherlands in front. Vital last-ditch touch on Depay shot that took sting out of effort and allowed teammates to clear. EPAShow less

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  Radu Dragusin 8/10

  Tottenham defender continued his hugely impressive tournament and produced one superb goal-saving block on a cross to deny Depay open goal – one of many vital interceptions on ground and in the air. AFPShow less

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  Andrei Burca 7/10

  Misjudged first-half header which allowed Depay corner to reach De Vrij who missed glorious chance to put Dutch two up. But generally a good performance from defender. AP

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  Vasile Mogos 5/10

  Full-back left in some distress after heavy collision with Dumfries just after half-hour mark and unable to continue. Had been struggling with Dutch overloads down his left flank before his exit. EPA

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  Marius Marin 7/10

  Some great covering work to help out his defence but shown yellow card for cynical foul on Simons that would have ruled him out of quarter-final had Romania triumphed. PA

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  Dennis Man 6/10

  Cut inside from right before whipping shot just over bar in 15th minute and looked lively although wasted one golden chance on counter-attack giving away possession which then nearly led to Dutch scoring at other end. EPAShow less

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  Razvan Marin 5/10

  Romanian midfield needed to put more pressure on Dutch when they were in possession after flying start to game with and without ball. Dutch dominated midfield and Marin could not change that. Skinned by Malen ahead of third Dutch goal. AFPShow less

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  Nicolae Stanciu 6/10

  Captain was another guilty of not pressing when opposition had the ball after whirlwind opening 15 minutes from Romanians. Booked for dissent after terrible referee call to give a foul which denied Romania promising counter-attack late on. PAShow less

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  Ianis Hagi 5/10

  Son of Romania legend Gheorghe was left with magnificent head bandage after being caught by elbow in opening minutes. Fair to say he can be liability defensively where he's more hindrance than help. Not the impact team needed at other end of pitch. EPAShow less

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  Denis Dragus 6/10

  Handed opportunity before break after Van Dijk error but drilled shot straight at keeper when teammates were better placed. Full of energy but that was to be his only clear-cut effort on goal. AP

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  Bogdan Racovitan 6/10

  SUBS: (On for Mogos 38’) Caught out trying to guide ball out for goal-kick and was relieved when Simons wasted opportunity to score. Threw himself in way of one Reijnders shot that was heading at least on target. EPAShow less

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  Valentin Mihaila 5/10

  (On for Dragus 72’) Brought on to give team attacking outlet but Romania were running out of steam by then. PA

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  Denis Alibec 5/10

  (On for Hagi 72’) Experienced forward who plays his club football in Qatar was given no opportunity to make mark. AP

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  Alexandru Cicaldau 5/10

  (On for Marin 72’) Couldn’t affect Dutch midfield domination. AFP

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  Darius Olaru N/A

  (On for Stanciu 88’)

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  Bart Verbruggen 7/10

  NETHERLANDS RATINGS: Only concerns in opening half came when trying to play out from back in opening 15 minutes as Romania pressed hard. Similar lack of action after break as Romania finished match with just one shot on target. Getty ImagesShow less

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  Denzel Dumfries 8/10

  Called into starting XI after defensive shambles against Austria and gave Dutch some real energy up and down right flank from start to finish. Booked for time-wasting with score at 1-0. Reuters

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  Stefan de Vrij 8/10

  Should have made it 2-0 but sent header into side netting at near post instead of heading towards far. Untroubled by Romania attack that was completely lacking in cutting edge. AFP

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  Virgil van Dijk 8/10

  Dutch captain has not enjoyed the best of Euros so far and gave the ball away just before break which handed chance to Romania that was wasted. But that was only error. Headed against outside of post just before hour mark. Getty ImagesShow less

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  Nathan Ake 8/10

  Brilliant tracking back and tackle to deny Man goalscoring opportunity in first half which summed up his match and the Manchester City man did not put a foot wrong in his 69 minutes on the pitch. ReutersShow less

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  Tijjani Reijnders 8/10

  Came into tournament on back of fine season for AC Milan and has carried that form over to Germany. Some surging runs from midfield cutting through Romania’s lines while his distribution was immaculate. AFPShow less

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  Jerdy Schouten 8/10

  Helped Netherlands boss middle of park alongside Reijnders which will please manager Koeman who lost key midfielder Frenkie de Jong before a ball was kicked in finals. Getty Images

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  Xavi Simons 8/10

  Drove shot straight at keeper in opening 10 minutes and might have scored just before half-time if he had taken shot on first time instead of taking touch. Lively throughout and probably would have finished with goal if Malen had picked him out second half. Earned two assists. EPAShow less

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  Cody Gakpo 9/10

  Fired side into lead with low strike that flew in at keeper’s near post for his third goal of tournament. Brilliant positive run and finish that forced fine save from keeper midway through second half. Had ball in net moments later but was offside. Provided assist for Malen goal. AFPShow less

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  Steven Bergwijn 7/10

  Ajax attacker had been recalled to side and seemed to do little wrong in opening half when the Dutch looked dangerous going forward, yet was hooked at half-time. AP

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  Memphis Depay 7/10

  Tried to score with corner in first half after spotting keeper out of position, and wasn’t too far away. Desperately unlucky to see clever low free-kick skim centimetres wide of target with 20 minutes left. EPAShow less

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  Donyell Malen 8/10

  SUBS: (On for Bergwijn 46’) Scored own-goal in last group-stage match against Austria. Some of his final balls were awful, wasting two goalscoring opportunities but made up for it by scoring late double - one close-range prod home, one surging run and fine finish - to seal victory. EPAShow less

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  Micky van de Ven 7/10

  (On for Ake 69’) Tottenham defender did not have much to do in terms of dealing with Romanian pressure as Dutch were dominating possession. AFP

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  Joey Veerman 7/10

  (On for Schouten 69’) Shot just wide of target minutes after coming on which would have been nice touch for player hooked in first-half of last game. EPA

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  Wout Weghorst N/A

  (On for Gapko 84’) Reuters

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  Daley Blind N/A

  (On for Depay 90+2’) Getty Images

The Netherlands swept into their first European Championship quarter-final since 2008 as Donyell Malen scored twice in a 3-0 win over Romania in the last 16 on Tuesday.

Cody Gakpo gave the Dutch an early lead but they were unable to convert pressure into a crucial second goal until the Liverpool forward set up Malen with seven minutes remaining in Munich.

Romania were gritty but outclassed, lacking the quality to punish their opponents' profligacy before Malen added his second on the counter in stoppage-time.

The victory put the Oranje on course for a quarter-final clash with Turkey, who beat Austria 2-1 on Tuesday, in Berlin on Saturday.

Ronald Koeman's side will need to improve their effectiveness in front of goal should they wish to emulate their manager, who was a player for the Dutch when they won the 1988 Euros on German soil.

“Sometimes it's difficult to explain why you play badly and why you reach a high level,” said Koeman. “Today the start was hard, but we eventually found our game and caused them problems. Maybe one critical point was that it took too long to score the second goal. We caused Romania big problems with our attacking.

“We have great talents in the team. Of course you need to win something – then people will compare it with 1988. Football has changed since then. You've seen in the last few games that everyone has had problems to continue in the tournament.”

Dutch defender Danzel Dumfries added: “We learnt our lessons from the Austria game. We had a lot of conversations last week. I think we did very well, especially in the pressing, especially in ball possession. So we’re very proud because we came back from the Austria game, where we were not happy with our performance, and did very well.”

As for Romania and their magnificent fans, a memorable tournament has come to an end. They finished top of an incredibly tight Group E – when all four teams ended on four points – with their opening 3-0 win over Ukraine the highlight with manager Edward Iordanescu believing “it could be new beginning” for the bond between the team and supporters.

“Today we ended a great story, which we started two years ago,” said the coach. “We continued that story here in Germany along with the fans of the national team. The team gave a great effort, but there is some sadness.

“We wanted more, but we gave our all. Thank you to my lads, the supporters and Romanians everywhere in the world who supported us.

“Romanians need to believe in themselves. If they do, they can produce fantastic things. They need to develop and grow the new generations. They need to take inspiration from these boys and have them as role models, because they gave all they had. These are lessons that we can use. This bond between Romanian people and the national team – it could be a new beginning.

“We tried to surprise the Netherlands and I think we did well until the 20th minute. We wanted to cut their pressure, their connections and their line of passes. We were intense and we created the first big chance.

“But they have quality and managed to imbalance us with their [first] goal. All three goals came from individual actions. Players at top clubs know how to deliver moments.”