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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Scott Murray

England 2-1 Italy (aet): Euro 2025 semi-final – as it happened

England’s Chloe Kelly celebrates scoring their second goal.
England’s Chloe Kelly celebrates scoring their second goal. Photograph: Miguel Medina/AFP/Getty Images

Suzanne Wrack was at Stade de Genève and her verdict is in. Here it is. Congratulations to the Lionesses, commiserations to Le Azzurre, and thanks to you for reading this MBM.

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Sarina Wiegman’s turn to speak with ITV. “Relief … when you score so late in normal time … and extra time … then a penalty we score on the rebound … coming behind against Italy, you know you have a problem … we had some serious challenges … the first half we didn’t play well … the second half we did better … they defended really well, too … a lot of blocks … really aggressive and winning lots of duels … really happy now we’re going to the final … we always had the opportunity to bring fresh players in … a lot of quality … we had to get a hole in the wall … [Chloe Kelly] thrives on these moments … she is excited … she loves them, you can tell … [Michelle Agyemang] is a talent, what a talent … we never give up … we can win by any means … this team just keeps going, we never give up.”

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