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Leah Williamson sustained an ankle injury during England's remarkable win over Sweden in Thursday's quarter-final
Cristiana Girelli is having the best tournament of her life at the age of 35, with the Italy striker now preparing to lead the line for the Azzurre in their semifinal with England at Women's Euro 2025.
England defender Esme Morgan said on Saturday it had been difficult to sleep since her team's "ridiculous" come-from-behind quarter-final victory over Sweden with its wild penalty shootout that will not be soon forgotten.
The European Championships quarter-final clash between England and Sweden is a repeat of the 2022 semi-final in the same competition, a game England won 4-0 en route to lifting the trophy. The English will hope it’s a similar story here after a mixed bag at the Euros thus far.
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Lionesses Diary - Day 16: Knockout stages arrive for England as Italy make historyEngland will face Sweden in the Euro 2025 quarter-finals on Thursday evening after Italy reached the semi-finals for the first time since 1997
England fight back from 2-0 down to win a dramatic penalty shootout against Sweden and book their place in the semi-finals of Euro 2025.
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