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England defender Millie Bright highlighted her side s versatility after a gutsy 2-1 comeback win against Spain in extra time of their Women s European Championships quarter-final on Wednesday.

After a goalless first half, Spain snatched the lead in the 54th minute when Esther Gonzalez found space in the penalty area and finished low and hard across Mary Earps in the English goal.

With their tournament hanging in the balance, Ella Toone was subbed on with half an hour to play, and she proved to be the hero when she got on the end of Alessia Russo s squaring head to stab in the equalising volley from the edge of the six-yard box in the 84th minute.

Locked at 1-1, extra time was needed, and England made sure their fans would head home happy after Georgia Stanway fou…

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp called it a perfect night for marquee recruit Darwin Nunez as he came off the bench at half-time and scored four goals in his side s 5-0 friendly win against RB Leipzig on Thursday.

It was 1-0 at the break after Mohamed Salah netted the opener eight minutes into the friendly, with Liverpool making four substitutions before heading back out for the second 45 minutes, including Darwin replacing Roberto Firmino up front.

The former Benfica striker did not have to wait long to get on the scoresheet, stepping up to the penalty spot and converting to make it 2-0 in the 48th minute.

Just three minutes later Darwin was the beneficiary after a turnover deep in the Leipzig defence, getting slipped through on goal by Trent Alexander-Arnold bef…

Parma put a dent in AC Milan s hopes of qualifying for next season s Champions League after club captain Bruno Alves scored a superb curling free-kick to secure his side a deserved 1-1 draw at Ennio Tardini.

The Rossoneri went into the game having ended a four-match winless run with a 1-0 victory over Lazio a week earlier but they laboured throughout a first half in which Parma should have taken the lead.

Samu Castillejo made the hosts rue their missed opportunities when he scored what looked like the winner three minutes after coming off the bench but Milan failed to hold out for a smash-and-grab triumph as Parma s determination paid off.

Alves 87th-minute equaliser was unstoppable and left Milan with a record of one win from their past six matches hardly the fo…

Market: Athletic Bilbao win

Odds: 6/5 @

Handed a real chance to break into the European spots on Friday night, Athletic Bilbao will welcome Celta Vigo to the San Mamés Barria when opening this weekend.

Starting with the hosts, after really struggling to find their form when opening the 2020/2021 campaign, Athletic Bilabo will be desperate to open December with three points on home soil. Throwing away the lead late on and having to settle for a point against Getafe last weekend, Gaizka Garitano s men will be extremely glad to make a return to the San Mamés Barria. Knowing that victory on Friday would see them briefly climb into the European spots, Bilbao have continued to impress on home soil and have a real reputation for their rugged displays in the Basque Co…

Arsenal are wrong to pursue the signing of Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy, according to former midfielder Paul Merson.

The 29-year-old is said to be considering his future while at Euro 2016 with England after the Gunners met a reported £20million release clause in his Leicester contract.

Vardy scored 24 Premier League goals to help Leicester to a shock Premier League title success in 2015-16, but Merson who played for Arsenal between 1985 and 1997 does not think he suits the club s style.

I m shocked I’m absolutely flabbergasted with it, Merson told talkSPORT.

Arsenal don t get the ball forward quick enough for Jamie Vardy. No disrespect, but he plays at Leicester where everyone goes and has a go at them.

Twenty of his goals must have b…

Filipe Luis hailed Atletico Madrid goalscoring hero Saul Niguez after the midfielder s sensational solo effort secured a 1-0 Champions League semi-final first-leg win over Bayern Munich.

Spain Under-21 international Saul sauntered past a clutch of Bayern challenges before clipping a shot into the bottom corner after 11 minutes at a raucous Vicente Calderon.

Atleltico s trademark tenacity made for an uncomfortable opening half for Bayern, who improved after the interval but could not come any closer than David Alaba s long-range strike crashing off the crossbar.

The defining moment of Saul s breakthrough season puts Diego Simone in prime position to clinch a return to the final they lost in 2014 in next week s second leg at the Allianz Arena.

He is in a b…

Samir Nasri believes France fans will see their side return to the top echelon of the game and hopes they can make a statement at Euro 2012.

Laurent Blanc s side face England, Ukraine and Sweden in Group D, kicking off against Roy Hodgson s men next Monday in Donetsk, and the French will begin the continental competition in confident mood having thrashed Estonia 4-0 in their last warm-up match on Tuesday.

Nasri, who played the first 73 minutes of that friendly, believes France have come a long way since their first-round failure under Raymond Domenech at the World Cup in South Africa two years ago.

France have grown and we improved in the qualification for the Euros, he told Goal.com.

It wasn t easy because we didn t start well, but we showed a glimps…

Gregory van der Wiel does not know who the opponents will be, but is confident that Netherlands are going the win the Euro 2012 final 2-1.

The full-back admitted that the tournament is full of difficult adversaries, and did not rule out the possibility of a World Cup final rematch against Spain.

But he is confident that Oranje will be winners this time around.

It s possible (that Netherlands could face Spain in the final), but you have a lot of other strong countries, Van der Wiel told Goal.com.

Not only Spain or Holland, also Germany, England, Portugal, France all strong countries so we have to be aware of every team, not only Spain.

I think Holland will reach the final, but I don t know against who. We re going to win 2-1, though.