Manchester United great Peter Schmeichel insists Denmark are favourites facing England in tonight's Euro 2020 semifinal.

Schmeichel, a hero when Denmark conquered Europe against the odds in 1992, believes they can take another step towards repeating history with his son Kasper in goal.

"If I'm honest, I think Denmark are favourites," he said.

"The night Denmark played Wales in the last 16 was precisely 29 years after our win. I think that we are a very good footballing nation. We are currently ninth in the FIFA rankings. I think we've lost five games in 50. We qualify for all the big tournaments, we do well, we got to the quarter-finals of the World Cup.

"We might be a small country but in football terms we're up there. We think we can compete with anybody, we think we can have the same chance as anybody, but of course we don't have the same number of quality players as other nations have.

"So for us, it's about creating an atmosphere and making sure everything is right on the day. Then it's set up for us to make results.

"I think it's going to be tight. I really do believe this is very evenly balanced, in spite of what people may read in England. It's very much about what happens on the day.

"There are great similarities between the managers. They are very similar in their approach, man management, how they want to play the game. They're very flexible, they keep very solid at the back and in midfield and then they have creativity in the wider areas and people who are getting on the end of chances up front."