'That was lit': Stunning Alessia Russo back-heel goal has fans gushing as England advances to Euro 2022 final

By Ben Morse, CNN

Updated 0850 GMT (1650 HKT) July 27, 2022

Alessia Russo celebrates scoring against Sweden.

(CNN)It just couldn't have gone much better than that.

For England, Tuesday night was like a fairytale after it thumped Sweden 4-0 to advance to the Women's Euro 2022 final. Following two recent semifinal heartbreaks, goals from Beth Mead, Lucy Bronze, Alessia Russo and Fran Kirby helped ease fears of more pain. But the main talking point was Russo's creative and brilliant back-heel in the second half which squeaked through goalkeeper Hedvig Lindahl's legs, sparking scenes of wild celebration. And just like the England players on the pitch who couldn't believe what they'd just seen, social media and fans alike were also gobsmacked by the moment of genius from the English forward. Read MoreRusso scoring against Sweden.Some called it «sublime» and some called it «outrageous.» US Women's legend Abby Wambach — scorer of 184 international goals — couldn't help praising Russo. «I dreamt of scoring a goal like that my whole life. Never happened. Alessia Russo take a bow. Go on England,» she tweeted. Chelsea and Australia star Sam Kerr also was on hand to show her appreciation: «Not gonna lie, that was lit from Russo.»The Wednesday morning newspapers in the UK took the opportunity to pay homage to Russo's finish, with the Daily Mirror saying: «Heel's on fire.»Other papers chose to praise the performance by the England team as a whole, with the Metro making a Swedish-based pun, saying «Abba some of that!»England manager Sarina Wiegman praised Russo's ability to change the game after the substitute's goal. «You must have so much courage to do something, such an unpredictable and phenomenal thing like that,» Wiegman told a