UEFA European Under-21 Championship

England U21 vs Germany U21, 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, Final

· UEFA European Under-21 Championship
  • 5': Harvey Elliott
  • 24': Omari Hutchinson
  • 92': Jon Rowe
FT - ET
3 - 2
  • 45'+1': Nelson Weiper
  • 61': Paul Nebel

England retain Euro U21 title with dramatic win over Germany

Holders England beat Germany 3-2 after extra time European Under-21 Championship final on Saturday after they had let slip a two-goal lead.

Match Timeline

  • 5': Harvey Elliott (England U21) Goal at 5'
  • 24': Omari Hutchinson (England U21) Goal at 24'
  • 37': Eric Martel (Germany U21) Yellow Card at 37'
  • 43': Alex Scott (England U21) Yellow Card at 43'
  • 44': Tyler Morton (England U21) Substitution at 44'
  • 45'+1': Nelson Weiper (Germany U21) Goal at 46'
  • 61': Paul Nebel (Germany U21) Goal at 61'
  • 62': Brooke Norton-Cuffy (England U21) Substitution at 62'
  • 73': Ansgar Knauff (Germany U21) Substitution at 73'
  • 80': Merlin Rohl (Germany U21) Substitution at 80'
  • 86': Lukas Ullrich (Germany U21) Substitution at 86'
  • 90': Ethan Nwaneri (England U21) Substitution at 90'
  • 90': Jon Rowe (England U21) Substitution at 90'
  • 92': Jon Rowe (England U21) Goal at 92'
  • 98': Nicolo Tresoldi (Germany U21) Substitution at 98'
  • 98': Samuel Iling-Junior (England U21) Substitution at 98'
  • 99': CJ Egan-Riley (England U21) Substitution at 99'
  • 105': Paul Wanner (Germany U21) Substitution at 105'
  • 113': Samuel Iling-Junior (England U21) Yellow Card at 113'
  • 115': James Beadle (England U21) Yellow Card at 115'

Statistics

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17 Fouls 15
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
5 Corner Kicks 3
3 Saves 2
57.4 Possession 42.6
16 SHOTS 14
4 ON GOAL 6
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
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
4 Blocked Shots 3
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: Národny Futbalovy Stadión
Location: Bratislava, Slovakia
Attendance: 19,153

Line-Ups

ENG England U21 (4-4-1-1)

No. Name
1 James Beadle (GK) Yellow Card
4 Jarell Quansah
5 Charlie Cresswell
16 Jack Hinshelwood
2 Valentino Livramento
20 Alex Scott Yellow Card
8 Elliot Anderson
11 Omari Hutchinson
19 Harvey Elliott
18 Jay Stansfield
10 James McAtee

GER Germany U21 (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Noah Atubolu (GK)
4 Bright Arrey-Mbi
14 Tim Oermann
3 Nathaniel Brown
2 Nnamdi Collins
18 Rocco Reitz
6 Eric Martel Yellow Card
20 Paul Nebel
17 Brajan Gruda
10 Nick Woltemade
19 Nelson Weiper

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