England progressed to the quarter-finals of the European Under-21 Championship despite being beaten by Germany in their final group-stage match. Germany were already assured of a quarter-finals place after winning their first two matches and made 11 changes for the game against Lee Carsley's side.

Germany U21’s coach Antonio Di Salvo opted for a completely new starting XI for the final group stage game against England. The team has already booked their place in the knockout stages after

EUROs sees Germany advance to the semifinals to face France and Bayern Munich alumni Mathys Tel. It seemed as though Germany were facing elimination, but Italy’s kryptonite was themselves, allowing Germany to crawl back Italy seeing red In what looked to be a great effort from the Italians,