England remarkably win Euro 2025 having been in front for just FOUR MINUTES in whole knockout stage
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England are the Euro 2025 champions
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The Lionesses celebrate retaining their trophy
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The Lionesses had a bumpy ride in Switzerland, but always managed to come up clutch in the big moments.
Their quarter-final with
But late goals by
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England missed three of their first four penalties in the subsequent shoot-out, but incredibly still managed to squeeze through.
The Lionesses fell 1-0 down 33 minutes into their semi-final clash with
It looked as if their luck was out, until super-sub Agyemang dramatically levelled six minutes into stoppage time to force an extra half hour.
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The Lionesses defeated Sweden on penalties in the quarter-finals
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Chloe Kelly and Michelle Agyemang were the super subs against Italy
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The following four minutes and 52 seconds, which includes stoppage time played at the end of the 120, were the only minutes in which England led during the entire knockout rounds.
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Next came the formidable Spain, who beat England in the World Cup final two years ago.
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Again England fell behind in the first half, this time courtesy of Mariona Caldentey.
But again the Lionesses refused to give up - levelling through centre forward Alessia Russo shortly before the hour mark.
England were forced to endure plenty of pressure throughout the rest of the contest, but defended stoutly to force penalties.
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But the reigning European champions had one more comeback up their sleeves, with two saves by
Captain
But substitute forward Salma Paralluelo missed the target, giving England an opportunity to win it.
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And Kelly did just that, echoing her heroics from England's Euros triumph three years ago to again bag the winner for her country, sending her team-mates, and the nation, into delirium.
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Chloe Kelly bagged the winning penalty in the final
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The Lionesses celebrate their brilliant triumph
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