Euro 2025: Where the final will be won or lost for England's Lionesses
Will Jackson 
England's Lionesses produced another dramatic comeback to book their spot in the final of Euro 2025 to be played on Sunday, as they seek to defend their title.
Sarina Wiegman's side were one of the pre-tournament favourites with sports betting sites to go all the way this summer, but they have made hard work of it in both the quarter and semi-finals.
They needed two late goals to come back and draw 2-2 with Sweden in the quarters before triumphing on penalties, before Michelle Agyemang's dramatic equaliser on Tuesday night forced extra-time against Italy and Chloe Kelly sealed the win.
Despite their unconvincing path through to the final, they are 90 minutes away from sporting immortality and Free Bets have had a closer look at where the game may be won or lost.
Strength in Depth
Comebacks in successive matches points to an obvious strength of England's, and that's the ability to change the course of the game from the bench.
Of the 15 goals they have scored at Euro 2025 so far, five of them have been by substitutes including three of the four goals scored in the knockouts.
Being able to bring players with the experience and quality of Beth Mead and Chloe Kelly off the bench is an obvious strength - they have been there, done it and very much bought the T-shirt - but there are more players putting their hands up and providing a selection headache for Sarina Wiegman.
Michelle Agyemang is the name on everyone's lips at the moment, having thrust herself into the public's consciousness with two dramatic, late goals to save England.
The strike against Italy was the sign of a natural goalscorer - calm and composed in front of goal and an unerring sense of where the goal is - but there was more to her performance than that, with the hold-up and link-up play offering a vital outlet for England in getting up the pitch.
There will be a clamour for the teenager to be rewarded for her two goals with a start in the final, but Wiegman has the luxury of being able to call on her 'finishers' and is unlikely to deviate too much from a plan that has worked so far, to some extent at least.
There are concerns over the starting XI and their ability to control games from the start, but England fans know that with Agyemang, Kelly and Mead waiting in reserve there is world-class quality that most of their opponents would do anything for.
Big Game Experience
If you think England's two knockout wins have been a fluke, then you clearly weren't paying any attention three years ago during Euro 2022.
They came from 1-0 down to beat Spain in extra-time (goals scored in the 84th and 96th minutes), beat Sweden in normal time before Chloe Kelly's famous winner over Germany in extra-time in the final
It was on home soil too, and there is no bigger barometer of pressure than a major tournament final on home soil for an England side.
It's turning into something of Wiegman masterplan, having guided Netherlands to the Euros in 2017 and to the final of the World Cup in 2019.
They have a coach who knows exactly how to manage these situations and keep the players going all the way and she will be determined for another major title after seeing her side finish runners-up at the last World Cup, when they lost to Spain in the final.
Not only do they have a coach masterminding the whole thing, but they have a group of players who clearly thrive on the big stage.
Chloe Kelly is one who revels in the spotlight and grows rather than shrinks under pressure, while Lucy Bronze has done everything in the game and is playing as well as ever at the moment.
You get the sense that England - unlike the men's teams over the years - have embraced the pressure of knockout football matches and will be itching to get going on Sunday.
Plenty to Prove
As already mentioned, England's bench has got them out of trouble in the last couple of games and there is no doubt that they have underperformed in the early stages of their last two games.
While they have proven themselves to be adept at coming from behind, it won't be in Wiegman's gameplan to look as off the pace in the earlier stages as they have.
There is so much talent in England's starting XI that they have to fire at some point rather than rely on the impact subs, and you would expect the same side more or less to take the field on Sunday for the final.
Lauren James is someone identified as a potential game-changer and she has blown hot and cold in this tournament, while Lauren Hemp hasn't hit the heights we know she can with her only goal involvement coming in the game against Wales.
Alessia Russo showed how good she is at impacting from the bench three years ago but hasn't quite had the same impact this year, but she is proven quality at this level and it's only a matter of time before she shows just how good she is - and she knows she needs to with the likes of Mead, Kelly and Agyemang breathing down her neck.
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