After Spain and Israel reached the semi-finals of the European Under-21 Championship on Saturday, England and Ukraine advanced to the quarters and secured their place in the penultimate act of the competition.

France – Ukraine 1-3 / England – Portugal 1-0, in the quarter-finals of the European Championship-2023

France finished top of Group D with maximum points and sent Italy home, but the quarter-final clash was not as easy as it looked.

In the game at Cluj Arena, the French opened the scoring in the 19th minute thanks to Ryan Cherky, but at the end of the half the score changed.

A double by Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder Georgy Sudakov (32 from the penalty spot and 44) ​​at the end of the first half forced the Ukrainians to take advantage of the break.

After France’s VAR disallowed a goal for offside in the 81st minute, Ukraine struck in the 86th minute thanks to Artem Bodarenko.

And England secured a place in the semi-finals after a narrow victory over Portugal.

Newcastle striker Anthony Gordon scored the only goal of the game in the 34th minute.

Semi-final of the European Championship among youth under 21 years

Israel – England (Wednesday, July 5, 19:00)

Spain – Ukraine (Wednesday, July 5, 22:00)