Netherlands Under-21 captain Bram Nuytinck has admitted that his side's European U21 Championship semi-final against Italy will be tough.

Nuytinck's side lost 3-0 to Spain, which meant that they finished second in Group B and will face the winners of Group A, Italy, in the next round.

"We played against Italy a few months ago," UEFA.com quotes Nuytinck as saying. "They're a very good team, very good players, they can play very good football – a little bit like Spain.

"It's going to be a hard game, a very difficult game, but I think we will play with other players.

"The people who are going to play against Italy are fit and it's going to be a totally different game."

The other semi-final is between Spain and Norway.