Euro 2024: Watkins overwhelmed after netting England winner in semi-final

England striker Ollie Watkins was emotion nan emotion aft he scored nan victor successful nan semi-final of Euro 2024.

The Aston Villa man netted successful nan dying seconds to group up a last showdown pinch Spain successful Berlin connected Sunday.

After a bully first half from nan Three Lions, nan crippled died down successful nan 2nd half against nan Dutch, and it took immoderate caller legs to unfastened things backmost up.

Watkins had been connected nan transportation for little than 15 minutes and scored pinch conscionable his 4th touch, silencing nan oversea of orangish wrong Borussia Dortmund’s stadium.

It was chap substitute Cole Palmer who group up Watkins and nan second revealed successful his post-match question and reply that they said astir combining for a extremity earlier nan match.

He said: “I’m mislaid for words! I didn’t want to travel disconnected nan transportation astatine nan extremity because I wanted to soak it each in.

As soon arsenic Cole turned, I made nan move; I knew what was coming. I don’t deliberation I’ve ever deed a shot that sweet.

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“I ne'er thought I’d play astatine a Euro pinch England, but I’ve put successful a batch of difficult activity to get to this point.

“Spain are a awesome footballing team. Lots of squad extent for illustration ourselves.

“It’s nan astir important crippled of our lives but for now we want to observe this.

“The magnitude of group who messaged maine coming to opportunity I was going to people nan victor was unbelievable.

“They evidently put it retired successful nan universe. Hopefully they tin do nan aforesaid connected Sunday, and possibly springiness maine nan lottery numbers.”

England will look a reliable trial against Spain, who person been nan squad of nan tournament.

Gareth Southgate’s broadside looked much-improved against nan Dutch, but will person to up it yet again 1 past clip connected Sunday.

It marks back-to-back Euro finals for England aft nan heartbreak connected penalties against Italy 3 years ago.