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European Championship | Round of 16
Jun 29, 2021 at 5pm UK
Aviva Stadium
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England
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Gareth Southgate: 'We can do something really special'

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The Three Lions reached the Euro 2020 quarter-finals with victory over Germany on Tuesday night.
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Gareth Southgate swiftly put England's historic victory against Germany to bed and re-focused on the huge Euro 2020 quarter-final with Ukraine as they look to take this "chance to​ do something really special".

The Three Lions' biggest match on home soil in a quarter of a century provided an unforgettable evening for the 41,973 at Wembley and millions watching at home.

Raheem Sterling and Harry Kane were the goalscoring heroes under the arch as England beat Germany in a major tournament knockout match for the first time since the 1966 World Cup final.

(PA Graphics)

Tuesday's 2-0 last-16 triumph will go down in folklore, but Southgate knows it will count for little if England do not secure a Wembley return by beating Ukraine in Saturday's last-eight clash at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome.

"I'm just thinking about Saturday, really," the England manager said.

"It was lovely to be on the side. To see the second goal go in was a really special moment.

England beat Germany at Wembley on Tuesday night (Nick Potts/PA)

"But we've not achieved what we want to achieve yet. We can look back on a day like today in the future, but I want to get Saturday right and get my focus on that game, really."

Southgate brushed aside any suggestion of redemption on Tuesday, having missed the key spot-kick in the Euro 96 semi-final shootout loss to Germany.

The 50-year-old and his squad have stayed focused on the fixture rather the brouhaha surrounding the historic rivalry, with England sure to retain that steely mindset heading to Italy.

"I know what we've set out to achieve and today of course is a big result," said Southgate, who is looking to get England through to the Wembley semi-finals and final.

"England have never managed to beat Germany in a knockout game since the final here and I think we haven't put together in a tournament a semi-final followed by a quarter-final since 1966 either.

"These players keep writing history and they've got the chance again. We've only ever been to one European Championship semi-final so, again, they've got the chance to do something really special and we've got to make sure we give ourselves the very best chance of doing that."

"This is where the squad have been so good to be understanding of the changes. The players that haven't played as much as they would have hoped have been immense.

"I've got to say it's a really difficult role and they've done it brilliantly. We said to them yesterday 'look, we're talking two more weeks to be a part of something really special' and they're all in on that.

"But it doesn't make it any easier. You go training in the morning and that's a hard session for that group that haven't played. I've done it so I know how that feels.

"But without their mentality and without the way they've been and their contribution when they've come into the game as subs, then we wouldn't be in a quarter-final now."

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