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England vs Ukraine LIVE: Euro 2020 result and reaction from quarter-final tonight
Follow live reaction after England beat Ukraine to book a place in the Euro 2020 semi-finals tonight.
Gareth Southgate’s side won Group D after comfortable wins over Croatia and Czech Republic as well as the slightly more disappointing draw with Scotland. They then went on to beat Germany in famous fashion, earning a first knockout win over their old rivals in 55 years thanks to second-half goals from Raheem Sterling and Harry Kane at Wembley Stadium.
Two goals from Harry Kane, another from Harry Maguire and a first international goal from substitute Jordan Henderson sealed a famous win in Rome to earn progression to only a second European Championship semi-final in Three Lions history.
They will now play Denmark, back at Wembley Stadium on Wednesday night, for the right to reach the final of the tournament. Follow all the reaction from the Stadio Olimpico.
Euro 2020 Ukraine vs England
- England beat Ukraine in Euro 2020 quarter-finals
- Will play Denmark in semi-finals on Wednesday
- Harry Kane gives England dream start with early goal
- Harry Maguire heads in thumping second after the break
- Kane adds a quick fire third in dream start to second-half
- Jordan Henderson scores fourth with first international goal
Ukraine 0 - 4 England
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More from Gareth Southgate
22:42 , Michael JonesIt’s fabulous. I suppose it’s still sinking in that it’s another semi-final - three in three years.
“We want to go two steps further. I know what will be happening at home. It’s lovely to see everyone on a Saturday night, beer in hand. They should enjoy it. It’s been a long year for everyone. I’m chuffed the two performances have brought so much happiness to people.
“We’ve known we had players we needed to look after physically. We’ve been able to introduce them. We know across seven games the squad is so important, trying to give people a breather at the right time. We learned a lot from Russia in that instance. We were trying to balance players with knocks and yellow cards. ‘Do we take the centre-back off? Because we’ve the game sown up he won’t need to make a tackle.’
“It’s fabulous for our country - a semi-final at Wembley. Everyone can really look forward to that - it’s brilliant.”
Sterling reacts to England's victory
22:41 , Michael JonesRaheem Sterling is happy to be heading back to Wembley:
Job done ✅ back where it all started…. #BoyFromBrent pic.twitter.com/yT6B9urE4A
— Raheem Sterling (@sterling7) July 3, 2021
England players react to brilliant win over Ukraine
22:39 , Michael JonesThis team just keeps growing in character and performances. Another massive win and now back to Wembley for the semis. Let's go!! 🏴🦁🦁🦁 pic.twitter.com/TcZ2Mfj8dR
— Harry Kane (@HKane) July 3, 2021
WHAT A FEELING 🏴❤️ pic.twitter.com/Inr7etUzsd
— Harry Maguire (@HarryMaguire93) July 3, 2021
Job done in Rome. Into the Semis. Let’s go🦁🦁🦁 pic.twitter.com/vMKWT543tQ
— Declan Rice (@_DeclanRice) July 3, 2021
HEADING TO THE SEMI FINALS 😍🏴
— Reece James (@reecejames_24) July 3, 2021
Luke Shaw delivers complete performance for England to finally earn credit he deserves
22:35 , Michael JonesMaybe it was only right that before Jose Mourinho took charge at the Stadio Olympico that Luke Shaw christened it with one of his most complete performances:
Reaction from Gareth Southgate
22:32 , Michael JonesThe players have been fantastic. To play as well as they did in a game with so much resting on it was impressive.
“It’s a strange feeling. I’m thinking of the lads we didn’t get on the pitch - Conor Coady, Ben Chilwell, Sam Johnstone, Aaron Ramsdale, they’re the ones making this team successful. The spirit in the group is phenomenal.
“Whoever comes in does the job, wheoever isn’t in - it is really difficult to leave three out of the matchday squad - the squad mentality is fantastic. That’s uppermost in my mind, looking after those guys.
“I’m spending more energy worrying about the three I have to leave out because they’re all good players. None of them deserve to be left out. They’re all giving everything in training. None of it is because I don’t think they’re up to the level but we have to make the decisions. We have to make the right call for the right game with the right system. All of the players have been brilliant, tonight all the way through the group they’ve been fantastic.”
Reaction from Jordan Henderson
22:30 , Michael JonesJordan Henderson finally opened his account for England after 62 appearances for the Three Lions. After the game he told the BBC all about it:
“It was a very good night. It was a great start with the early goal then we grew from there, defended well and created great chances. But we can’t dwell too long. We’ve got a big game on Wednesday and we need to give absolutely everything.
“It’s about time [for me to score] to be honest! It’s been a long time coming. Thankfully I managed to get on the scoresheet. I’m just delighted for the lads because the performance was fantastic.
“I always try to contribute how I can and concentrate on my job on the pitch. That’s all I can concentrate on, but of course, I would have liked to have scored more goals. But I can’t complain, I’m here, I’ve contributed and got on the scoresheet which is nice.
“There are players that aren’t playing as much as they have liked but the lads who haven’t played as much have been outstanding. They have trained hard during the week, done extra work and been supporting lads in the changing rooms. It’s the best squad I’ve seen in terms of that in a tournament. It’s the biggest game of our lives on Wednesday to get into the final.
“We have always felt we are continuing to grow as a team and we feel we are ready to take the next step. Denmark are a tough side so we need to be at our very best if we want to go to the final but hopefully we can do that.”
England thrash Ukraine to reach Euro 2020 semi-finals
22:28 , Michael JonesEngland finally offer that performance, to really justify that line. It was just one of the many magic little details on a perfect night that the thousands of supporters in Rome actually eschewed the obvious.
The song they sang the most was a favourite of the 1960s, as they now do look closer to the modern generation’s 1966 moment than ever before. “Que sera sera, we’re going to Wembley.”
They’re certainly going home for Euro 2020’s grand finale, as this fearsome 4-0 win over Ukraine really made it feel like they might end up bringing the Henri Delaunay trophy home with them:
Reference: Independent: Michael Jones
