Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins has compared England's winning run at Euro 2024 to Real Madrid's recent dominance of the Champions League.
Watkins, suggested that England have a similar calmness to the current great Madrid side, which has been seen in the way they have managed to grind out results to progress through the rounds at Euro 2024 - including the late goals from Jude Bellingham in the last 16 and Watkins himself in the semi-final.
England have been criticised throughout Euro 2024 for not playing at their best. And yet, the Three Lions have always managed to get over the line when it really matters. That is exactly how Real Madrid, for all their elite players, have come to dominate in Europe. They famously came from behind repeatedly to win the Champions League in 2021-22, while they were heading out of of last season's competition in the semi-finals until Joselu's late brace against Bayern Munich. They were even on the back foot in the first half of the final against Borussia Dortmund but stayed cool and eventually claimed a 2-0 win.
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