Chloe Kelly believes Lionesses have what it takes to retain Euros title despite unconvincing campaign
Kelly scored the winning goal for England with just minutes of extra time remaining in Tuesday night's 2-1 semi-final victory over Italy in Geneva to keep their title defence on track and send them to another Euros final.
After goalkeeper Laura Giuliani guessed the right way and saved Kelly's spot-kick, the Arsenal winger reacted fastest to slot home the rebound and eliminate the Italians.
'It feels unbelievable,' she told ITV Sport afterwards. 'Such a great feeling. This team deserves nothing but that. Three finals on the bounce and we want more.
'This team shows resilience but we fight back and hopefully we can make it easier for ourselves, we don't need that panic.'
Asked whether the Lionesses can win the tournament again, she replied: 'We have the hope, we have the belief and we have the quality so we just need to keep at it, and keep working hard at training to make sure we're right next weekend.'
Kelly's biggest goal came late in extra time against Germany in the final of Euro 2022, when she netted the winner to see the Lionesses win their maiden major title.
She said of scoring big goals for her country: 'I just try my best for the team. It wasn't supposed to go like that [the penalty] but obviously the keeper had done her homework.
'We go back to the drawing board and keep practising those penalties. Luckily, I got there for the tap-in.'
The match went to extra time after teenage substitute Michelle Agyemang scored an equaliser for England at the end of extra time in dramatic fashion. She had also scored the equaliser against Sweden in the quarter-final.
'She's unbelievable,' Kelly said of Agyemang. 'She should have scored again when she hit the crossbar.
'She's got the world at her feet. A young player with a bright future. I'm absolutely buzzing for her.'
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