In the quarter-finals of the European Championship, Embolo opened the scoring, Saka equalised with a long shot, and the two sides drew 1-1 after 120 minutes. In the penalty shootout, England scored all five penalties and eventually beat Switzerland 5-3 on penalties, with a total score of 6-4 to advance to the semi-finals. After the game, Saka, who was awarded the Man of the Match, accepted interviews with the media.
Saka said: “I will cherish this victory. It is very precious. We should remember how our team equalised after falling behind and won through a penalty shootout. The last time we had a penalty shootout in the European Championship, we all know what happened. I feel that we dominated the whole game, the opportunity will always come, and I seized it, I am proud of that.”
Asked about missing a penalty in the 2020 European Championship final, Saka added: “I have faith in God. It was really difficult to recover from such a setback. Today I seized the opportunity. I think it shows how much we are eager to win this championship. Hopefully we can win in 90 minutes next time, but if we have to fight like this, we will give it our all!”
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