Substitute Chloe Kelly fired in the winning penalty as England completed another spectacular shootout comeback to defend their title and beat Spain 3-1 on penalties in the Euro 2025 final
England goalkeeper Hannah Hampton claims she had no idea Chloe Kelly had scored the winning penalty to securing back-to-back European Championship crowns for the Lionesses.
Substitute Kelly fired in the winning penalty as England completed another spectacular shootout comeback to beat world champions Spain 3-1 on penalties in the Euro 2025 final.
The Lionesses came back twice to reach the decider in Basel and book this revenge mission against the same side who beat them at the 2023 World Cup in Sydney.
And Mariona Caldentey ensured England would need another when she nodded in a 25th-minute opener, cancelled out by her Arsenal team-mate Alessia Russo with a header of her own from Kelly’s cross after the break.
Hampton made two spectacular saves in the shootout before Kelly – who made the difference in extra time at Wembley three summers ago – netted another dramatic winner after Salma Paralluelo’s miss.
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After the game, England’s No.1 admitted she couldn’t watch the match-winning moment. She said: “This team is just unbelievable, incredible. We’ve shown throughout the tournament we can come back when we go a goal back. We’ve got that grit, that English blood in us. We never say die, we keep going and we did that today.
“When Chloe stepped up I turned around to the fans, miming a kick and trying to ask if we score do we win, I’d completely lost track.
“They were just cheering at me so I didn’t know what the answer was, but then I saw that run up and that was it, we’ve won. I can’t believe it.”
Kelly added: “I’m so proud of this team, so grateful to wear this badge and so proud to be English. I was cool, I was composed, I knew I going to hit the back of the net. I don’t miss penalties twice.
“It’s unbelievable, it’s not just this team it’s the staff behind us. Twenty-three players and all the staff behind us. Sarina Wiegman has done it again. It’s unbelievable.
“It’s going to be crazy. I hope the whole of England comes out to support us and show the love to all these girls because they deserve it.”
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