England progressed to the quarter-finals of the European Under-21 Championship despite being beaten by Germany in their final group-stage match. Germany were already assured of a quarter-finals place after winning their first two matches and made 11 changes for the game against Lee Carsley's side.

England found themselves 5-1 down in the 48th minute, but four goals in 11 second-half minutes helped the young side earn an unlikely draw.

In what was Germany’s biggest challenge of the tournament so far, the U-21s came up big with a statement performance over tournament favorites, England. It is looking now as though Germany has a real chance to prove to the world,