Bronze brushes aside concerns over England

LUCY Bronze insisted England had nothing to prove after booking their place in the Euro 2025 final with a dramatic 2-1 comeback victory over Italy in Geneva.

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The defending champions were the heavy favourites in the semifinal, but it took another tournament-saving late equaliser from 19-year-old substitute Michelle Agyemang and Chloe Kelly's extra-time winner to ensure England would fight on.

The Lionesses’ never-say-die attitude has elicited plenty of deserved praise, but opening their tournament with a loss to France, then twice eking out knockout victories from the brink of elimination, has also sparked concern about England’s ability to overcome their toughest challenge yet - a meeting with either Spain or Germany for the title.

“T think people from the outside think teams have to win every single game,” defender Bronze said.

“T think people talk about consistency with this England team, we've done six consecutive semifinals, three consecutive finals, who else has done that? Nobody.

“You know, Spain and Germany are fantastic teams, even they haven't managed that feat.