Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- In the early morning of Nov. 21, Beijing time, the 10th round of Group C of the 2024 UEFA Europa League.
England
They drew 1-1 away to Northern Macedonia and finished top of the group. Southgate said in a post-match interview: that penalty was harshly awarded today, Rico Lewis
It's a super player.
About the game
The games that really mattered to us were in March this year when we beat Italy away and had a good result against Ukraine. The fact that we had already progressed before the start of today's game meant that it was a different test, and the players were in a very good frame of mind, did a good job of controlling the ball on this very difficult pitch, and were positive in other areas of the game.
On Rico Lewis, who made his England debut
Rico Lewis was excellent, he's a super player. The penalty that the referee awarded (for Lewis' foul, to the opposition) today was too harsh, but Lewis responded well to that setback and we are very happy with him.
On the performance of our linebacker Mark Gueye
He was composed, he defended well, and it wasn't easy for Gueye to bring his club excellence to the England team.
On how England are preparing for the final stage of the European Championships
The next exciting moment is the draw at the beginning of December and we'll see what it's like to follow this path, England still have a lot of players to keep track of and there's still a lot for me to think about regarding how best to use them.
