Five things we learned as England pulled off comeback against Sweden to reach Euro 2025 semis

England produced a miracle in Zurich as they came from two goals behind to beat Sweden on penalties and secure their place in the Euro 2025 semi-finals.

A double salvo from Lucy Bronze and Michelle Agyemang late on put England back in the game at 2-2 before they triumphed 3-2 on penalties after a scoreless extra-time.

Here are five things we learned from the tense encounter…

Italy next up…

Believe it or not, after the 120 minutes of agony Lionesses fans have just experienced, England are through to yet another major tournament semi-final where they will face Italy.

It means they have reached that stage of every major international tournament they have competed in for the last 10 years.

They will travel to Geneva for their semi-final match up against an Italy side that enjoyed 2-1 victory over Norway in their quarter-final.

While Sweden looked certain to go through at half-time at 2-0 up, the Lionesses fought back with two goals inside two minutes with 10 minutes on the clock to salvage their hopes.

Clinging on through a tense 30 minutes of extra-time that saw captain Leah Williamson forced off the pitch with injury, Lauren James receive treatment and Hannah Hampton with a nosebleed, they took the game to the most agonising of penalty shootouts.

As Sweden scored just two of their seven penalties, England defeated them 3-2 as Lucy Bronze buried her sudden death kick before Smilla Holmberg fired hers over to confirm England’s progression.

Clicking into gear

Sarina Wiegman’s so-called ‘finishers’, or ‘the clicks’ after Beth Mead’s celebration against Wales, made all the difference on a warm night in Zurich.

The momentum shifted when the England manager opted to make a triple change of Esme Morgan, Michelle Agyemang and