England won the European Under-21 Championship after beating Spain 1-0 in the grand final at the Adjarabet Arena in Batumi, Georgia.

England won the European Under-21 ChampionshipPhoto: Tamuna Kulumbegashvili / AP / Profimedia

England won the EURO U21 after 1-0 with Spain

The only goal in the game was scored by Curtis Jones, Liverpool player (’45+4).

Abel Ruiz (Braga) scored for Spain in the 51st minute, but the goal was disallowed due to offside.

In the 90th + 9th minute, goalkeeper James Trafford (Manchester City) saved a penalty shot by the same Abel Ruiz..

After that moment, Morgan Gibbs-White and Antonio Blanco, players on the edge of the field (they were switched during the game), received red cards.

The teams developed:

England U21: Trafford – Garner, Colville, Harwood-Bellis, Aarons – Smith Rowe (Maduke 66), Curtis Jones, Gibbs-White (Archer 73), Angel Gomez (Skipp 73) – Cole Palmer Elliott 92), Gordon (Doyle 82). coach: Lee Carsley

Spain U21: Tenas – Victor Gomez (Barrenetchea, 73), Paredes, Pacheco, Miranda – Blanco (Camello, 83), Alex Baena (Aymar Oroz, 59), Sunset (Veiga, 59) – Rodri (Riquelme, 59), Abel Ruiz, Sergio Gomez. coach: Santi Denia.

Know:

  • England won the competition for the third time in history: 1982, 1984 and 2023.
  • The team, coached by Irishman Lee Carsley, did not concede a goal in the competitions hosted by Romania and Georgia: 2-0 against the Czech Republic, 2-0 against Israel, 2-0 against Germany (Group C), 1-0 against Portugal (quarters) , 3-0 against Israel (semi-final) and 1-0 against Spain (final).
  • Present at the final tournament as the host, the Romanian national team scored only one point in Group B: 0-3 against Spain, 0-1 against Ukraine and 0-0 against Croatia.