England remain perfect in their European Under-21 Championship campaign after beating Germany 2-0 in Batumi, Georgia, a result that eliminated the defending champions from the tournament.
First-half goals by Aston Villa striker Cameron Archer and Liverpool’s Harvey Elliott proved decisive, as Lee Carsley’s side made it three wins from three games without conceding a goal.
Ad England can now look forward to a quarter-final meeting with Portugal on Sunday. U-21 EuroSmith Rowe on target again as England roar into U21 Euros quarter-finals with Israel win25/06/2023 AT 18:16 With their place in the last eight already assured, Carsley made eight changes to the side that started in the 2-0 win over Israel on Sunday.
That would have given Germany confidence ahead of kick-off as they looked to win to remain in the competition. However, they fell to another loss as they finished bottom of the Group C table with just one point – a miserable return just two years after capturing the title in Slovenia.