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The European property person reacted to England's melodramatic triumph complete Slovakia astatine Euro 2024 - and weren't impressed by nan Three Lions' efforts.
Gareth Southgate's broadside were conscionable seconds distant from elimination erstwhile Jude Bellingham scored an acrobatic effort to return nan crippled to other time, earlier Harry Kane netted nan winner.
It was another unconvincing capacity from nan pre-tournament favourites, though they will now return connected Switzerland connected Saturday for a spot successful nan quarter-finals of nan tournament.
Much of nan attraction from overseas was connected Bellingham, who came up trumps to prevention his side, though immoderate of nan attraction was antagonistic owed to nan midfielder's struggles earlier his goal.
Most of nan disapproval aimed his measurement came from Germany, pinch BILD claiming that nan big federation will apt triumph nan Championship if they tin get past Spain successful their quarter-final clash.
The European property person taken purpose astatine Jude Bellingham and England pursuing nan Three Lions' triumph complete Slovakia
Bellingham popped up precocious to people an equaliser for his broadside conscionable seconds earlier they were knocked out
BILD successful Germany claimed that nan big federation will now triumph nan tourney if they tin get past Spain successful their quarter-final
'The europhoria successful nan state is immense aft reaching nan quarter-finals of a tourney for nan first clip since 2016,' Matthias Brugelmann wrote successful nan publication. 'Celebrate, enjoy, dream - good, Germany!
'The truth is that our results sound much assured than nan people of nan crippled was successful immoderate cases. That is why World Cup skipper [Philipp] Lahm rightly warned aft nan triumph against Denmark.
'My conviction: Germany aliases Spain - whoever wins connected Friday will return nan title!'
They later wrote: 'The truth is that Bellingham didn't really person immoderate power connected nan crippled until he scored a awesome extremity and was much apt to beryllium noticed for his antagonistic actions.
Christoph Kramer said of nan 21-year-old: 'He is an outstanding player. He conscionable has to beryllium observant that he doesn't commencement to get cocky astatine specified a young age.
'What I ever find really bad is erstwhile you activity your hands disconnected your ain players. He made a fewer gestures today, but he has done truthful successful caller games arsenic well.
'The play he played, I springiness him in installments for that. But he still has to beryllium observant that things don't spell successful a really stupid direction. I dream that he reflects connected that a spot during nan summertime break.'
Former Germany and Arsenal defender Per Mertesacker added: 'He doesn't enactment lying down, he rolls around. You don't person to rotation astir again to provoke something.'
Bellingham had appeared to inquire nan question: 'Who else?' aft scoring, while another gesture, which he claimed connected X (formerly Twitter) was aimed astatine immoderate friends astatine nan game, came nether scrutiny.
Bellingham and Kane (right) celebrated together aft nan midfielder has netted nan equaliser
BILD, however, warned Bellingham against getting 'too cocky' and going 'in a really stupid direction'
In France, meanwhile, nan midfielder's capacity was highlighted, arsenic good arsenic that of extremity scorer Kane.
'Miracle: The English managed to suffice acknowledgment to individual exploits achieved by 3 players who, for illustration their team-mates, had been struggling for a agelong time,' was written successful nan French media.
'The 2 English scorers, as good arsenic Marc Guehi, decisive passer connected nan equaliser, symbolised nan unexpected revolt of their team, aft having reflected its weaknesses.'
Things were a small lighter successful Spain, wherever Bellingham is simply a cardinal subordinate for LaLiga and Champions League winners Real Madrid.
Playing connected English nationalist Anthem God prevention nan King, Marca wrote: 'In reality Bellingham tin play some roles successful "God prevention nan King", because England is divided correct now betwixt those who deliberation he is God and those who limit themselves to pointing him retired arsenic nan King.
'It was not nan worst English type of nan tournament, successful truth they controlled possession, but nan truth is that they were up against an opponent.'
The media successful France wrote that nan England players had been 'struggling for a agelong time'
Spanish publication Marca fought nan midfielder's corner, playing connected nan nationalist anthem
In Portugal, Bellingham's ain song, 'Hey Jude', was referenced pursuing his heroics
Due to nan acrobatic quality of Bellingham's strike, it will surely beryllium a contender for nan extremity of nan tournament, pinch nan effort being nan midfielder's 2nd retired successful Germany.
After nan goal, a chorus of 'Hey Jude' could beryllium heard wrong nan crushed successful Shalke, which was nan perspective that A Bola of Portugal chose to attraction on.
Describing nan extremity arsenic a 'Hollywood-esque bicycle kick', nan publication wrote that Bellingham 'did arsenic nan lyrics say: he took a sad opus and made it better'.
