Bukayo Saka scored a luxurious equaliser to carry England degree 5 minutes after the Three Lions fell behind to Switzerland within the Uefa Euro 2024 quarter-finals in Dusseldorf.
Arsenal livewire Saka minimize inside in acquainted type simply exterior the penalty space on the suitable and curled a exact end past Yann Sommer to make it 1-1 within the eightieth minute.
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“What a strike,” former England striker Alan Shearer instructed BBC Sport. “He wants no second invitation to try this. What number of occasions have we seen him do this?”
Saka aim v Switzerland ‘particular’
“He desires to return inside on that favoured left foot and have a pop,” noticed Shearer. “He simply guides it in off the put up. Thanks very a lot. Huge gamers flip up in huge moments. When your nation wants them most, they produce one thing particular.”
Breel Embolo’s Seventy fifth-minute tap-in had put Switzerland heading in the right direction for the semi-finals and England getting ready to elimination in Dusseldorf.
Unbeaten Switzerland, who outclassed Italy 2-0 within the spherical of 16, had regarded more and more harmful earlier than striker Embolo struck.
The momentum appeared to vary with two substitutions made by Murat Yakin halfway via the second half, changing Ruben Vargas and Fabian Rieder with Silvan Widmer and Steven Zuber.
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“Now he’s going to should make modifications,” Euro ’96 high scorer Alan Shearer stated of England head coach Gareth Southgate – his team-mate at these finals – after Switzerland went forward. “Let’s hope it’s not too late.”
Southgate responded by introducing Eberechi Eze, Cole Palmer and Luke Shaw for Kieran Trippier, Ezri Konsa and Kobbie Mainoo.
England vs Switzerland: Additional time once more
Shaw had not made an look for 5 months however swiftly grew to become a part of an England aspect reprieved by Saka – who had been deployed as a left wing-back – intervening to telling impact.
England had edged previous Slovakia 2-1 after 120 minutes of their spherical of 16 match, and so they had been taken to further time once more after Switzerland missed a high-quality probability to retake the lead seconds earlier than the ultimate whistle.
The winners will play Turkiye or the Netherlands in Dortmund on Wednesday (20:00 BST), with the ultimate in opposition to Spain or France in Berlin on July 14.
