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England have retained their UEFA European Under-21 Championship crown after overcoming Germany 3-2 in a rollercoaster of a final.
Lee Carsley's Young Lions, who also won the tournament in Georgia and Romania two years ago, needed extra time against Germany after letting slip a two-goal lead.
England made a dream start in Bratislava when Harvey Elliott, fresh from scoring twice in the semi-final win over the Netherlands, fired Carsley's side in front inside five minutes.
It got even better for England midway through the first half when Omari Hutchinson found the net following fine work by James McAtee.
But Germany's fightback began on the stroke of half-time as Nelson Weiper powered home with a headed effort.
It was 2-2 on the hour mark when Paul Nebel was afforded too much space and he curled home impressively after England had failed to clear from a corner.
Germany came agonisingly close to winning the game deep into added time when Nebel struck the crossbar. But England survived and the contest went into extra time.
Extra time was less than 90 seconds old when England retook the lead courtesy of a diving header from Jonathan Rowe after a brilliant cross by fellow sub Tyler Morton.
More to follow.
England won the 2025 European Under-21 Championship by beating Germany in an epic final
Thomas Tuchel (top right), England's senior team head coach, was in the stands on Saturday
Harvey Elliott (centre) got England off to a dream start by opening the scoring on five minutes
Omari Hutchinson made it 2-0 midway through the first half and he celebrated acrobatically
Striker Nelson Weiper sparked hope of a Germany comeback by scoring just before half-time
It was 2-2 on the hour after Paul Nebel curled home impressively to equalise for Germany
But Jonathan Rowe won a pulsating final for England with a diving header early in extra time
