This Bukayo Saka missed penalty vs Italy saw the 19 year old miss the decisive spot kick that handed the Azzurri victory. Teenager Saka needed to convert his penalty to ensure it went to sudden death, but Donnarumma came up with a clutch save to give the Italians a 3-2 win in the shootout
England
English newspaper frontpage headlines & reaction to England reaching Euro 2020 final (July 8 2021)
Here is a look at some front page headlines from the big English newspapers (Telegraph, Metro, Mirror and the Sun) on July 8, 2021 after England reached the Euro 2020 final following a 2-1 win over Denmark at Wembley.
Many of the papers used the pun “finally“, indicating that England had ended a 55 year wait to reach the finals of a major football tournament and skipper Harry Kane’s pic after scoring the winnning goal (a rebound following a penalty) dominated most of the front pages. French newspaper L’Equipe went with the headline “Happy Kane”!
Metro Front page on July 8, 2021
Daily Telegraph headline reaction to England beating Denmark in Euro semifinal
European Newspaper Player Ratings England vs Denmark Euro 2020 SF- How did Schmeichel, Sterling, Hojbjerg, referee Makkelie perform?
Here is a look at the player ratings for England vs Denmark from the big European newspapers (L’Equipe, Diario AS, Sport) following their semifinal at Wembley on July 7, 2021. England prevailed 2-1 thanks to an extra time penalty from Harry Kane. Kasper Schmeichel the pick of the Danish players while Raheem Sterling and Kane were the best on the English side, as can be seen in these ratings below.
L’Equipe player ratings England Denmark Euro 2020
French paper L’Equipe gave Jordan Pickford a 4/10 rating while giving his opposite number Schmeichel a 8/10.
The worst rating though was reserved for referee Danny Makkelie, who got a 3/10 for his performance!
Harry Maguire, who wears the No 6 shirt for England at Euro 2021, also got a 6/10!
Diario AS player ratings England-Denmark Euro 2021
Three stars each for the troika of Schmeichel, Sterling and Kane from Spanish paper AS