England are in the European Championship final. The media focus on Ollie Watkins scoring the winning goal and an emotional outburst from England coach Gareth Southgate.
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- England follow Spain into the European Championship final thanks to a 2:1 win against the Netherlands.
- The topic in the media: Winning goalscorer Ollie Watkins and a visibly relieved Gareth Southgate.
England have reached the final of the European Football Championship. Coach Gareth Southgate's side beat the Netherlands 2:1 in Dortmund on Wednesday evening. This is what the international media had to say about the second semi-final:
🏴 England
"The Sun":"What a finish. England are through to the final of Euro 2024 after super joker Ollie Watkins brought Holland down in the last minute."
"Mirror":"Semi-sational: Super joker Ollie Watkins sends England into ecstasy."
"Daily Mail:"Oh WAT for a night! England fans start ecstatic celebrations after historic late win over Netherlands to reach first final on foreign soil. Players' wives and stars including Adele and Ed Sheeran roar the Three Lions forward from the stands."
"The Telegraph":"Ollie Watkins' 90th-minute goal against the Netherlands sends England into the Euro 2024 final. (...) National coach Gareth Southgate cheered with his players after the final whistle, having led England into a major tournament final on foreign soil for the first time."
"The Guardian":"They are still not playing dream football, although they were very good in the first half. But nothing - not even Pep Guardiola's dream of 99% possession - compares to the euphoria of comebacks and late victories."
🇳🇱 Netherlands
"AD":"Dutch European Championship dreams shattered after painful exit in semi-final against England. A late goal from substitute Ollie Watkins sent Oranje into mourning on Wednesday evening in Dortmund: 2:1. In the last minute, the Dutch team missed out on their first European Championship final since 1988."
"De Telegraaf":"Oranje's European Championship dream shattered after late goal. National coach Ronald Koeman's team lost 2-1 to England in the semi-final. In the closing stages, substitute Watkins scored the winner for England."
"de Volkskrant":"For a long time it looked as if the game would go into extra time, but it was Watkins, who came on as a substitute, who sent England into the final. In the remaining minutes, the Netherlands were no longer able to get the better of the English."
🇩🇪 Germany
"FAZ":"English emotional outburst" - "It wasn't just jubilation. It was an outburst of emotion, the likes of which Gareth Southgate has rarely shown at this European Championship. Nobody was able to stay in their seats at just before eleven o'clock on Wednesday evening when the final whistle sounded in the Westfalenstadion, the England players fell into each other's arms and Southgate couldn't get enough of the closeness of his players."
"SPOX":"Harry Kane can finally be Harry Kane" - "Only he himself probably knows why Kane - apart from his two goals - has only been a shadow of his former self. However, the FC Bayern Munich striker provided an answer to his critics after just a few minutes in the semi-final."
"Bild":"England madness in the 90th minute!"
🇪🇸 Spain
"Marca": "England sneak into the final in the 91st minute: We have a rival."
"AS":"Football always provides names you don't expect, players who didn't even exist until their big night. One of them is Ollie Watkins. Forever. For eternity. The Villa striker put England ahead, a blow to the jaw of the Netherlands and Koeman."
"Mundo Deportivo":"England have a new hero. Ollie Watkins scored a spectacular goal almost out of nowhere and in stoppage time to lead his country to the European Championship final for the second time in a row - this time against Spain in Berlin. The Netherlands fail horribly."
🇫🇷 France
"RMC Sport":"After an evenly balanced semi-final against the Netherlands, England secured their place in the final thanks to a decisive goal from Ollie Watkins. The Three Lions will fight for the title against La Roja on Sunday.
🇨🇭 Switzerland
"Blick":"In the end, Ollie Watkins is the hero who sends England to Berlin with his last-minute goal. Extremely bitter for Oranje, but they can be more than just proud of their performance at this European Championship. Nevertheless, Ronald Koeman's team is naturally inconsolable at the moment."
"Tagesanzeiger":"The joker stings - England manage to turn things around just before the end. With their best tournament performance to date, England actually make it to the European Championship final."
🇦🇹 Austria
"Krone":"They can roar like lions after all and not just purr like kittens - after their less-than-stellar performances at Euro 2024 so far, England's Three Lions have actually made it to the final of the finals."
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