Saka: I'm proud of myself and I took the opportunity today

Englishman Bukayo Saka appeared to the media after his contribution to his country's victory over the Swiss national team, in the third European Nations Cup quarter-final match, on penalty kicks after a 1-1 draw in regular and extra time.

Saka, who won the Man of the Match award, said: “It was a special match for me. We fought and went to penalty kicks. The last time we played penalty kicks in the Euro, we all know what happened. We believed in ourselves and I felt that we controlled the match.” In the end, I had the opportunity and scored a goal. I am proud of myself.”

Regarding missing the penalty kick in the Euro 2020 final against Italy, he said: “I believe in God, coming back from something This is a very difficult thing, and it is great that I took the opportunity today and scored a goal.”

He concluded: “I think the winning character that showed today shows how much we want to win this tournament. We hope we can win the game in 90 minutes, but if that's what it takes to win then we will do it."