Gareth Southgate leads the Three Lions to a history-making win over Germany

It could really be, coming home! England left it till late but got the job done in a 2-0 win over Germany at Wembley Stadium in their Euro 2020 Round of 16 meeting.

It was an event of pure elation and ecstasy when Raheem Sterling slotted in the first and Harry Kane put away the second for the Three Lions, in the 75th minute and 86th minute, respectively.

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Once the final whistle blew, the stadium, the country, and the always on point “Peter Drury” went into a total frenzy – celebrations from all around Wembley and on social media shows how much this victory meant to the English players and their fans.

It was not for lack of trying, Die Mannschaft came so close on two separate occasions to taking the lead through Chelsea duo Timo Werner and Kai Havertz, but Everton’s Jordan Pickford was equal to the threat – they and others that came on target towards him were dealt with emphatically.

Pickford proved why he is still England’s number 1 in one of their most important games to date. At the end of it all, Germany were wasteful in front of goal while England took what little chances they made up.

This also completes the destruction of every team from Group F, the “Group of Death” – all of France, Germany, Portugal, and Hungry have all been eliminated.

But why was England’s 2-0 win over Germany so special?

Germany, prior to the loss, were quite confident they would pass their English test. Reason being? The last time the Three Lions beat Die Mannschaft at a major tournament was in the year 2000.

The last time they eliminated them from a tournament was back in 1966 – that is five and half decades ago, can you believe it!

Making the festivities even more jubilant, the last time at the Wembley venue, back in the year 1975, was the last time the English beat their European rivals, the Germans.

It was a major team effort from those who started the game and those who came onto see the 90 minutes out – oh yes and help win the victory. Changes like Jack Grealish made a massive difference when introduced into the game – Southgates real game-changer.

Raheem Sterling earned his respect at this tournament with his third goal at Euros and now completes 27 games without losing at Wembley while scoring 10 goals in the process [24 Wins; 3 Draws].

The 90 minutes of football was far from amazing from England but they proved they can be strong in many departments and at most tactics.

They could defend and not conceded, taking their total of not conceding to 360 minutes of European Championship football. They are also only the second team to achieve this with Germany doing it back in 2016.

They also proved when the time is right they can apply pressure on the opposition goal and make do with half chances.

Onto the next for the Three Lions and through to the Euro 2020 Quarter-Finals where they face the winner of Sweden and Ukraine.