England 1-1 Spain (aet, 3-1 pens): Kelly the hero in another Euros triumph

Chloe Kelly was the hero again as England retained their European Championship crown with a 3-1 penalty shoot-out win over Spain, netting the winning spot-kick after a 1-1 draw in Basel.

Kelly’s Arsenal team-mates Mariona Caldentey and Alessia Russo both scored headers in normal time, and though world champions Spain pushed for a winner in the additional period, they were unable to prevent a shoot-out.

Caldentey, Aitana Bonmati and Salma Paralluelo were all unsuccessful for Spain, with Hannah Hampton standing tall in England’s goal.

That gave Kelly, who scored the winning goal against Germany in the Euro 2022 final, the chance to seal victory, and she fired home to secure back-to-back titles for the Lionesses.

England were made to regret a big miss from Lauren Hemp when Spain took the lead in the 25th minute. Athenea del Castillo turned inside the box before threading a pass through to Ona Batlle, whose cross was headed into the top-right corner by Caldentey.

2 – Mariona Caldentey is the first female player to score a header in a European Championship or World Cup final since Abby Wambach