England keeper Mary Earps reiterated that her side had won nothing yet as they reached the final of the Euros against Germany thanks to an incredible 4-0 victory over Sweden.
Rarely after a 4-0 thrashing would you consider a goalkeeper the star performer, but Earps came to the Lionesses' rescue on a number of occasions early on on an electric evening at Brammall Lane.
And the Manchester United stopper admitted she had mixed emotions at the final whistle ahead of England's first final since 2009.
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“[I’m] just so happy, I feel emotions are high," said Earps. “I don’t think we know whether to celebrate or cry but the job isn’t done yet and I think we’re all just super focused.
"I had a few things to do, I was just chuffed I could help the team and do my job - that's all I really want to do.
“Just perform to the best of my ability and help the team put in a really strong performance, and I think we did that, and we got a really good result.”
Earps was rarely troubled in England's group stage victories against Austria, Norway and Northern Ireland but has seriously proved her worth in the knockout stages.
There were less than 30 seconds on the clock at Bramall Lane when the 29-year-old goalkeeper was first called into action, with her outstretched foot denying Sofia Jakobsson after she was found inside the box.
The Sweden striker was played through on goal shortly after but saw her scuffed effort tipped around the post by Earps to prevent it from finding the bottom corner.
England manager Sarina Wiegman admitted that her side did not start well in their 4-0 semi-final win against Sweden on Tuesday night, and that the Lionesses did well to survive an early Swedish onslaught.
She said: "I think they have shown a couple of times they are very resilient. We didn’t start well, we had a hard time. We found a way. The players in the game found a way to get out of their pressure. I’m so incredibly proud of them.
“The players on the pitch found solutions. They were so strong on the counter-attack but when we scored it helped a lot."
Goals from Beth Mead and Lucy Bronze had the Lionesses dreaming of a first tournament final since 2009 but they once again had Earps to thank for maintaining the lead, as she tipped Stina Blackstenius’ imaginative effort over the crossbar.
Alessia’ Russo’s audacious backheel and Fran Kirby’s chip made things comfortable for the Lionesses but the eventual scoreline perhaps did not reflect the pressure Sweden put them under in the first half.
And Sweden boss Peter Gerhardsson was left to rue missed chances as his side exited the tournament at the penultimate hurdle.
Gerhardsson said: "It's a very skilful opponent that we played. When you play this kind of opponent you have to score from your chances.
“I thought we had enough chances and the most dangerous chances to score."
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