Soccer-Spanish goalkeeping hero Simon hails counterpart Sommer

Soccer Football - Euro 2020 - Quarter Final - Switzerland v Spain - Saint Petersburg Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia - July 2, 2021 Spain's Unai Simon celebrates with the man of the match trophy after winning the penalty shootout Pool via REUTERS/Kirill Kudryavtsev

SAINT PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) - Spain goalkeeper Unai Simon, who was named man of the match after saving two penalties in the 3-1 shootout win against Switzerland in their Euro 2020 quarter-final, said he would have given the award to opposite number Yann Sommer.

"I would have given Sommer the MVP," Simon was quoted as saying by Spanish daily Marca after Spain booked a semi-final berth against either Belgium or Italy at Wembley on Tuesday.