Geneva, 23 July 2025 (dpa/MIA) - Chloe Kelly scored late in extra-time to help England move closer to retaining their European Championship title after another dramatic comeback win with a 2-1 victory over Italy in Tuesday's semi-final.

England had looked on the way out following Barbara Bonansea first-half goal until substitute Michelle Agyemang, who levelled late on in the quarter-final against Sweden, repeated the trick six minutes into injury time to make it 1-1.

The holders had the better of extra-time, with Agyemang hitting the bar, and were then awarded a spot-kick for a foul on Beth Mead by Emma Severini.

Kelly saw her penalty saved but she tapped in the rebound on 119 minutes.

England boss Sarina Wiegman has now reached five finals in five major tournaments, including the first two in her previous role in charge of her native Netherlands.

The Lionesses will meet Spain, who beat them in the 2023 World Cup final, or Germany in a repeat of the Euro 2022 showpiece in Sunday in Basel. The Spanish take on record Euro champions Germany in Zurich on Wednesday.

Wiegman dropped Jess Carter to the bench. The defender, who struggled in the previous comeback win over Sweden, had recently revealed she has been the target of racist abuse on social media throughout the tournament. She came on for the closing stages.

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