England's young 'uns have tough task to down Spain

THE Under-21s European Championship has reached the quarter-final stage with defending champions England progressing after a win, a draw and defeat in their group stage.

- by MARK PEARSON

Their reward is a date with 100-30 favourites Spain, although it is a wide-open market between the eight teams still standing.

Lee Carsley’s side will face Spain at 8pm tonight in Slovakia in a repeat of the 2023 final. England edged that 1-0 to win the title and it is 17-2 for a repeat scoreline.