Spain U21 vs England U21, 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, Quarterfinals

· UEFA European Under-21 Championship

Spain U21

39': Javier Guerra (P)
90'+5': Rafa Marín

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England U21

10': James McAtee
15': Harvey Elliott
90'+4': Elliot Anderson (P)

England see off Spain to reach Euro U21 semis

Early goals from James McAtee and Harvey Elliott propelled Lee Carley's England side to a 3-1 win over Spain to reach the semifinals of the European Under-21 Championship.

Match Timeline

10': James McAtee (England U21) Goal at 10'
15': Harvey Elliott (England U21) Goal at 15'
34': Tyler Morton (England U21) Yellow Card at 34'
39': Javier Guerra (Spain U21) Penalty - Scored at 39'
51': Elliot Anderson (England U21) Substitution at 51'
52': Jon Rowe (England U21) Substitution at 52'
57': Raúl Moro (Spain U21) Substitution at 57'
57': Mikel Jauregizar (Spain U21) Substitution at 57'
71': Roberto Fernández (Spain U21) Substitution at 71'
71': Pablo Torre (Spain U21) Substitution at 71'
71': Brooke Norton-Cuffy (England U21) Substitution at 71'
72': Hayden Hackney (England U21) Substitution at 72'
78': Jesús Rodriguez (Spain U21) Substitution at 78'
81': Ethan Nwaneri (England U21) Substitution at 81'
86': Jon Rowe (England U21) Yellow Card at 86'
90'+4': Elliot Anderson (England U21) Penalty - Scored at 94'
90'+5': Rafa Marín (Spain U21) Red Card at 95'
90'+5': James McAtee (England U21) Yellow Card at 95'

Statistics

ENG		ESP
5	Fouls	10
3	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	1
0	Offsides	0
7	Corner Kicks	4
4	Saves	1
42.6	Possession	57.4
12	SHOTS	14
4	ON GOAL	5
0.3	On Target %	0.4
1	Penalty Goals	1
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
3	Blocked Shots	5
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: UEFA European Under-21 Championship

Venue: City Arena - Stadión Antona Malatinského
Location: Trnava, Slovakia
Attendance: 8,247

Line-Ups

Spain U21 (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Alejandro Iturbe (GK)
3	Cristhian Mosquera
5	César Tárrega
22	Hugo Bueno
2	Marc Pubill
20	Alberto Moleiro
6	Javier Guerra
8	Beñat Turrientes
9	Mateo Joseph
7	Diego López
16	Juanlu Sanchez

Spain U21 Substitutes:

Jesús Rodriguez, Mikel Jauregizar, Pablo Torre, Pablo Cuñat, Andrés García, Roberto Fernández, Juanma Herzog, Raúl Moro, Rafa Marín, Aitor Fraga, Pablo Marín.

England U21 (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	James Beadle (GK)
4	Jarell Quansah
5	Charlie Cresswell
16	Jack Hinshelwood
2	Tino Livramento
10	James McAtee
23	Tyler Morton
20	Alex Scott
18	Jay Stansfield
11	Omari Hutchinson
19	Harvey Elliott

England U21 Substitutes:

Hayden Hackney, Elliot Anderson, Jon Rowe, Tommy Simkin, Samuel Iling-Junior, Brooke Norton-Cuffy, Ronnie Edwards, Archie Gray, CJ Egan-Riley, Teddy Sharman-Lowe, Ethan Nwaneri, Tom Fellows.

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