WHO TO WATCH:published at 20:53 British Summer Time 20 May
Image source, getAlejandro Rodriguez scored England’s opening goal of the tournament in a 1-1 draw against Belgium
England:
England are looking to win their first U17 European Championship
since 2014 in what is a record 17th appearance at the competition, but to
win the tournament they will have to face defending champions Italy who knocked
them out of the quarter-finals last year. The young lions made it through the
qualifying rounds winning all six of their games.
The team is made up of mostly U18 and U21 Premier League players,
but also features Leeds United’s Harry Gray, the 16-year-old who made an
appearance off the bench for Daniel Farke’s team in their 6-0 home win over
Stoke in April.
Italy:
The Italians won their first U17 European Championship last year
beating Portugal in the final and will be the team to beat in Group B. They had
previously made it to three finals without success before last year’s triumph.
