England 2 Germany 0 LIVE REACTION: Sterling and Kane the Three Lions heroes as Southgate’s men reach Euro 2020 quarters

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MULLER SPEAKS OUT

Thomas Muller has spoken out after Germany’s loss against England in the Round of 16 at Euro 2020.

Muller missed a glorious chance late on to level the game.

The 31-year-old was played through on goal by Havertz, after Sterling’s lazy backpass was intercepted.

But Muller failed to fire the ball past Pickford, who made himself big in between the sticks.

The Bayern star took to Instagram saying: “There it was, that one moment that you will remember in the end, that brings you to sleep at night.

“For whom you work, train and live as a footballer. That moment when you have it in your own hands to bring your team back into a close knockout game and to send an entire football nation into ecstasy.

“Getting this opportunity and then leaving it idle hurts me as hell.

“It hurts for the whole @dfb_team, my teammates and our coach, who all gave me the confidence to be there right then.

“But above all, it hurts because of all the Germany fans out there who stood by us and supported us during this European Championship, despite the difficult omens!

“Thanks for your support.”

‘PARTY POOPER’

Gareth Southgate admitted that he was a party pooper in the dressing room after England’s win over Germany last night.

He said: “I thought it was a brilliant afternoon.

“We’ve talked about bringing enjoyment to the nation and this afternoon was what that’s all about. 

“The players were absolutely immense, right the way through the team, and the fans were as well.

“There were only 40,000 but it was as good an atmosphere as I can remember at Wembley. 

“But I was the party pooper in the dressing room – I just said that it means nothing if we don’t capitalise on Saturday now.

“We’ve given people another day to remember, and now we’ve got to do it in Rome.” 

BACK TO WORK

The England team had no time to lap up yesterday’s result. They’re back in training today as they prepare for Saturday’s clash against Ukraine.

CAN’T REWRITE HISTORY

England manager emotionally reacted to his team’s win over rivals Germany in the Round of 16 at Euro 2020.

Southgate admitted that he thought of his old team-mates as soon as the final whistle went.

He said: “I was looking at the big screen and I saw David Seaman up there.

“For the team-mates that played with me, I can’t change that [the penalty miss].

“That is always going to hurt.

“But what is lovely is that we’ve given people another day to remember and now we’ve got to go and do it in Rome.”

ROMAN RUINS

England secured a famous Euro 2020 win over Germany in the last 16 as Gareth Southgate put his Euro 96 demons to rest, writes SAM STREET.

And fans were seen going wild after Harry Kane and Raheem Sterling netted in a 2-0 victory at Wembley.

And next up it’s Ukraine in the Italian capital after Andriy Shevchenko’s men beat Sweden in extra time.

But will England fans be allowed to join the team in Rome for the quarter-final?

Can England fans travel to Rome for the quarter-final?

England fans are allowed to enter Italy, but they won’t be able to watch the game.

That’s because anybody who arrives from the UK to the country, or has been in the UK for the past 14 days, will be ordered to self-isolate for five days.

To get into Italy, you need to take a rapid test in the 48 hours before travelling and a further rapid test after five days to end your self-isolation.

And reports suggest Italian police will intensify checks on motorways and at the country’s borders to stop England fans travelling to the game.

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MIDFIELD MAESTRO

• 56 total touches
• Four tackles
• Three interceptions
• One clearance
• One block
• One big chance created
• 43 passes made
• 95.4% pass accuracy

MULLER’S MISS

Thomas Muller missed a golden opportunity to draw Germany level late on, but he dragged his effort wide of the post.

Here’s the reaction from a German fanpark.

PICK THAT OUT

Jordan Pickford has been fantastic for England yet again at another major international tournament.

And Gary Neville has picked Pickford as his England player of the tournament so far.

But admits he has been critical of the keeper for his mistakes in an Everton shirt.

BEND IT LIKE GREALISH

Top tier tweet.

‘ENGLAND DON’T SCARE US’

Ukraine manager and football legend Andriy Shevchenko has said that England’s strength doesn’t scare his team.

Shevchenko’s Ukraine scored a last-gasp winner last night to beat ten-men Sweden.

Artem Dovbyk scored am emphatic header in the 120th minute, preventing the game from going to penalties.

After the game, Shevchenko said: “England are a great team, they have a deep bench, an outstanding coaching staff and we are fully aware how tough this game is going to be.

“I saw all their three group matches, not today’s win over Germany because we had to prepare for our own game with Sweden.

“They are incredibly difficult to score against but their strength shouldn’t scare us.

“It should motivate us because everything is possible in football as in life and we will play our hearts out to give our fans even more to cheer about.”

WORLD IN MOTION

John Barnes showed up to Boxpark Croydon and got the crowed going with World In Motion!

‘HE’S OUR BEST PLAYER’

England legend Alan Shearer has hailed Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka as England’s best player.

The Gunners academy product has forced his way into Gareth Southgate’s startin line-up, and he’s proved reliable.

England will now face Ukraine in Rome, Italy in the quarter-finals of Euro 2020.

Shearer said: “England need more players like that.

“He’s been so brave, when someone’s marking him tightly he still wants the ball.

“I think he’s been our best player.”

FUTURE KING

Prince George was in attendance alongside his mum and dad.

RICE RICE BABY

England midfielder Declan Rice is keen for England to kick on and make history.

Rice told the BBC: “It’s incredible.

“If you look at the group stages, a lot of people had written us off…. complaints about the performances … not scoring enough goals.

“You read a load of things but as players you put them to the back of your mind but you want to prove people wrong.

“I think today with a full house, everybody had that fire in their belly to go out there and for one, knock Germany out of the tournament and two, for us to progress to the next round.

“It’s history.

“In the press conferences all week players have been asked about past games with Germany but we’ve created our own little bit of history today.

“We’ve made the most of our opportunity today and it was a pleasure to be out there on the pitch.”

CAPTAIN KANE

Prime Minister Boris Johnson enjoyed Harry Kane’s goal that sealed the win against Germany!

Johnson said: “Harry Kane. Harry Kane has finally scored.”

FINAL EIGHT

The Round of 16 was full of surprises with some European heavyweights getting knocked out.

England are firm favourites to make the final on the right-side of the knockout tree.

And on the left-side, any of the remaining four teams could go all the way.

OH WHAT A NIGHT!

Thrilled England fans will be waking up with sore heads this morning after dancing the night away as they celebrated the Three Lions’ historic win against Germany at Wembley.

Boozy supporters scaled poles in Central London and chanted “It’s Coming Home” after goals from Raheem Sterling and Harry Kane sent England into the Quarter Finals.

GOOD MORNING ENGLAND FANS

England booked their place in the quarter finals of Euro 2020 with a thrilling 2-0 win over Germany.

Goals from Raheem Sterling and Harry Kane sealed the incredible result at Wembley.

It was England’s first knockout win over Germany in 55 years.

And fans partied into the night as they celebrated the historic occasion.

Gareth Southgate’s Three Lions will now travel to Rome for Saturday’s quarter-final tie, which kicks off at 8pm.

And they will face Ukraine, who beat Sweden 2-1 with a dramatic extra-time winner just moments before the game was due to go to a penalty shootout.

Jack Grealish, who starred off the bench, said he ‘loved’ beating Germany.

The Aston Villa captain beamed: “I loved it. It’s always nice when the fans are calling your name but it’s not about me, it’s about the team.

“I came on and just tried to create. I came on and played a part in the first goal and got the assist for the second so I think it was a good performance from myself.”

Meanwhile, goalscorer Sterling exclaimed: “We knew we needed to put a big performance in against a very good German side and I thought we done that today.

“Scoring for your country is always special and it’s definitely a special moment for me.”

And manager Southgate added: “We had to go about it in the way we believed. We wanted aggressive pressure all over the field and we felt that to match them up was the right way of doing that.

“We also defended brilliantly and our goalkeeper was immense. It was a tremendous performance.”

EXCLUSIVE FROM JOSE MOURINHO

I’m packing my bags for Rome and singing ‘It’s Coming Home’.

England are ready for everything and I will be really disappointed if they don’t get to the final.

But I still think the Three Lions need to learn what Harry Kane wants and needs.

He has so much more to offer his country.

READ THE REST OF JOSE’S THOUGHTS HERE

QUARTER POUNDER

England will face Ukraine in the Euro 2020 quarter finals after a dramatic finish at Hampden Park.

Artem Dovbyk scored a winner for Andriy Shevchenko’s men in the final minutes of extra time, sparking wild scenes of jubilation.

The game was moments away from going to a dreaded penalty shoot out.

But it will be Ukraine taking on Gareth Southgate’s Three Lions in Saturday’s 8pm clash in Rome.

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HE’S A KEEPER

Harry Maguire paid tribute to Jordan Pickford for dealing with being the most scrutinised keeper in world football.

The England defender said: “We have excellent defenders and a magnificent goalkeeper behind us, who every time he has put on the shirt for England he has been magnificent.

“Probably the goalkeeping No1 spot for England is the most scrutinised position in world football.”

CELEBRATE GOOD TIMES

England stars, football legends and celebrities have taken to Twitter after the Three Lions’ triumph over Germany at Euro 2020.

The likes of Gary Neville, Rio Ferdinand, Gary Lineker and Piers Morgan all took to social media to express their delight at the brilliant result.

MULLERED IT

Germany fans were left head in hands after prematurely celebrating Thomas Muller’s miss against England.

For England supporters, it was a heart in mouth moment as Raheem Sterling’s wayward pass put through Muller.

But the German legend, who has NEVER scored in the Euros, dragged his effort wide as the Three Lions breathed a sigh of relief.

TASTE OF DEFEAT

Germany boss Joachim Low sent fans into hysterics after he appeared to pick his nose AGAIN on live TV during England’s 2-0 win.

The 61-year-old has become well known for his ‘scratch and sniff’ touchline antics during major tournaments.

And in his last game as Germany boss, Low added one final image to live in the memory and join his illustrious collection.