England U21s vs Germany live: Latest team news and updates from Euros final – UK Times

Germany boss Antonio di Salvo makes three changes from their 3-0 win over France in the semi-finals.

The injured centre-back Max Rosenfelder is replaced by Tim Oermann, while Ansgar Knauff drops to the bench, replaced by Brajan Gruda.

Lee Carsley has opted not to rotate his squad, starting with the same XI as for the semi-final win over the Netherlands – including top scorer Harvey Elliott.

Germany XI: Atubolu, Collins, Oermann, Arrey-Mbi, Brown, Gruda, Martel, Reitz, Nebel, Weiper, Woltemade.

Substitutes: Noll, Ernst, Baum, Siebert, Thielmann, Ullrich, Rosenfelder, Knauff, Jander, Rohl, Wanner, Tresoldi.

England XI: Beadle, Livramento, Cresswell, Quansah, Hinshelwood, Elliott, Scott, Anderson, Hutchinson, McAtee, Stansfield.

Substitutes: Simkin, Sharman-Lowe, Edwards, Hackney, Fellows, Rowe, Norton-Cuffy, Gray, Egan-Riley, Iling-Junior, Nwaneri, Morton.

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Liam Delap has been left out of the England Under-21 squad for this summer’s European Championships with the striker set to be involved in the Club World Cup with new team Chelsea.

Crystal Palace midfielder Adam Wharton is another notable absentee.

“A really tough game but to win is incredible. Another final, I know I keep saying but we need to rest, recover and go again because it’s not over yet. Tonight was another amazing experience, in really tough conditions but the lads dug deep.

“I don’t know what I’ve done to my knee [it planted in the ground when attempting a knee slide] but it’s bloody hurting. A silly decision from me. Live in the moment, you do these things. The pitch was ridiculously dry, but that’s the price I have got to pay.

“It has been really tough preparation wise. As I said before, we had many players who had to drop out, Club World Cup and transfers. We want to do it for everyone who can’t be here. It is one last push.”

One year on from the men’s senior team beating the Netherlands in the Euros semi-final, the Young Lions followed suit, with Elliott’s second-half double earning a 2-1 win in Bratislava.

The 22-year-old, a Premier League champion with Liverpool, scored both goals, first putting his side ahead just after the hour and then firing a superb 86th-minute winner after Noah Ohio had levelled for the Dutch with his first touch.

England: James Beadle; Jarell Quansah, Hayden Hackney, Charlie Cresswell, Valentino Livramento; Omari Hutchinson, Elliot Anderson, Alex Scott, Harvey Elliott; James McAtee, Jay Stansfield.

Germany: Noah Atubolu; Nnamdi Collins, Max Rosenfelder, Bright Arrey‑Mbi, Nathaniel Brown; Eric Martel, Rocco Reitz; Caspar Nebel, Nelson Weiper, Nick Woltemade.

Lee Carsley has no fresh injury issues to deal with ahead of the final. He must decide whether to start Ethan Nwaneri, Louie Rowe or Omari Hutchinson but the latter did well in the semi-final to push his hopes.

Germany are without centre-back Max Rosenfelder, who picked up a muscle injury in the semi-finals, and the defender was clearly devastated by the blow. “It makes me sad to see him cry, it hurts,” said head coach Antonio Di Salvo after the game.

The European Under-21 Championship final between England and Germany will kick-off at 8pm BST on Saturday 28 June.

The final will be broadcast live on Channel 4 in the UK. Viewers can stream the game live via the Channel 4 website or All4 app.

The game is also available to stream globally via Uefa.tv.