England's road to Euro 2025 final
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Reaching another major final has boosted the Lionesses' profiles. Matching their Euro 2022 success will propel them to another stratosphere
ESPN headed down to Boxpark Wembley to watch England's Euro 2025 semifinal against Italy along with Lionesses fans, and the vibes were immaculate.
England are in yet another final after a dramatic 2-1 win over Italy, with both their goals scored at the end of regular and extra time, but the Lionesses started the game poorly and Ian Wright believ
Defending champions England needed a 96th-minute equalizer and a 118th-minute penalty in extra time to overcome Italy; while Spain also went to extra time against Germany and only progressed thanks to some late magic from Ballon d'Or winner Aitana Bonmatí.
Aitana Bonmatí scored in extra time to send Spain to its first-ever Women’s European Championship final with a 1-0 win over Germany on Wednesday, setting up a repeat of the 2023 World Cup title match.
England is currently gunning for its second straight Women's Euro title, having won the 2022 tournament with another pair of extra-time wins. If Germany advances on Wednesday, it will be the same pair of teams in the final as well, but clearly nothing is going to be predictable given how some of these teams are playing.
Michelle Agyemang was a ball girl for Sarina Wiegman's first game in charge of England. Now she is the Lionesses' saviour at Euro 2025