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Germany fright England is crowned U21 champion
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Morgan Gibbs-White (l.) And Angel Gomes celebrate the final victory over Spain
Source: dpa
The bankruptcy at the end of the preliminary round against England meant the end of the European Championship for the German U21s. The opponent, however, made an impressive start to winning the title – without conceding a goal and without defeat.
The English youth footballers won the U21 European Championship in Georgia and Romania. In the final in the Georgian port city of Batumi, coach Lee Carsley’s selection won 1-0 (1-0) against Spain. The decisive goal was scored by Liverpool’s Curtis Jones just before half-time (45th minute +4).
For England it is the third title after 1982 and 1984 and thus the first in 39 years. The English were last in the final in 2009 and lost 4-0 to Germany.
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Crisis at the DFB and in the league
In a thrilling final, referee Espen Eskas of Norway awarded a penalty for Spain in the sixth minute of added time. But Sporting Braga striker Abel Ruiz was denied by Manchester City’s James Trafford. The two rebounds didn’t find their way into the goal either. Then England’s Morgan Gibbs White and Spain’s Antonio Blanco each saw the yellow-red card after a scuffle.
Unbeaten and a clean sheet
Thanks to the final triumph, the Three Lions remained undefeated and kept a clean sheet throughout the tournament. In the group phase, the English team sealed the early end of the German team with a 2-0 win.
Impressive run: England’s players celebrate properly
What: AP
For Spain it was the first defeat of the tournament. The Iberians thus missed out on becoming the sole U21 record champion. So far, Spain, which was in a European Championship final for the U21s for the ninth time, and Italy have each had five titles.
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