England U21 3-2 Germany U21: Young Lions win Euro U21s title through extra-time

England Under-21s dramatically defended their European title with a thrilling extra-time win over Germany.

Match Report

Substitute Jonathan Rowe's stooping header, two minutes after coming on, clinched the Euro 2025 crown in Bratislava as Lee Carsley's side retained the trophy they won two years ago, a victory which ended a 39-year drought.

Harvey Elliott swept in his fifth goal of the tournament after just five minutes before Omari Hutchinson drilled in to double their lead midway through the half.

Hutchinson, Elliot and James McAtee were denied by Noah Atubolu and Jay Stansfield missed a tap in at the far post as England threatened to run riot.

But Nelson Weiper's towering header made it 2-1 in first-half injury time and Paul Nebel's curling effort found the top corner to level on the hour.

The Young Lions recovered some composure but Nebel hit the bar in the closing seconds.

England then grabbed a dramatic 92nd-minute winner when Marseille forward Rowe glanced in Tyler Morton's inviting cross - although Merlin Rohl nearly sent the final to penalties when his effort smacked the bar in stoppage time.

Match Events

0' The match is about to start!

5' GOAL! England U21 1-0 Germany U21 (Harvey Elliott)

14' Highlight from England U21 vs Germany U21

19' Highlight from England U21 vs Germany U21

25' GOAL! England U21 2-0 Germany U21

40' Highlight from England U21 vs Germany U21

46' GOAL! England U21 2-1 Germany U21 (Nelson Weiper)

61' GOAL! England U21 2-2 Germany U21 (Paul Nebel)

92' GOAL! England U21 3-2 Germany U21 (Jonathan Rowe)

94' Match Event for England U21 vs Germany U21

Line-ups

England U21 XI: Elliot Anderson, Tino Livramento, Elliott, Quansah, McAtee, Jay Stansfield, Charlie Cresswell, Alex Scott, Omari Hutchinson, James Beadle, Jack Hinshelwood

Subs: Hayden Hackney, Samuel Iling-Junior, Morton, CJ Egan-Riley, Ronnie Edwards, Brooke Norton-Cuffy, Jonathan Rowe, Tom Fellows, Teddy Sharman-Lowe, Gray, Nwaneri, Tommy Simkin

Germany U21 XI: Noah Atubolu, Paul Nebel, Nick Woltemade, Eric Martel, Bright Arrey-Mbi, Nnamdi Collins, Rocco Reitz, Tim Oermann, Brajan Gruda, Nathaniel Brown, Nelson Weiper

Subs: Jamil Siebert, Ansgar Knauff, Jan Thielmann, Max Rosenfelder, Merlin Röhl, Nahuel Noll, Lukas Ullrich, Paul Wanner, Tjark Ernst, Caspar Jander, Nicolò Tresoldi, Elias Baum