When Chloe Kelly saved England's Euros defence in 103 seconds on Thursday night, it proved the impact of two things - how good the 27-year-old is on the pitch, and how important her happiness is off the field.

England is optimistic that captain Leah Williamson will play against Italy in the Women’s European Championship semifinals on Tuesday.

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 semi-final with England at Women's Euro 2025.

Follow live reaction to England’s extraordinary penalty shootout victory over Sweden, in a game they trailed 2-0

Of the 13 penalties that have been missed at Euro 2025, it should be noted that three have come against the host nation Switzerland. Hegerberg missed her first penalty in the opening game in Basel, with Caldentey and Putellas also failing to convert against the hostile home fans in Bern.

As a bloodied Hannah Hampton saved two penalties to send England into the Euro 2025 semi-finals, it was all the more impressive given she was advised at a young age against pursuing football because of an eye condition that affects her depth perception.

With seven places between the two sides in the world rankings, England are definite favourites coming into the match, although Italy do have the advantage of an extra day of rest and winning their quarter-final in normal time.

Raw emotion and a never-say-die attitude came to the fore as the European champions somehow made it into the semi-finals