Italy v England player ratings: Donnarumma 10, Jorginho 7; Shaw 8, Kane 7

Azzurri win Euro 2020 after penalty shootout victory over Three Lions

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  Gianluigi Donnarumma 10 - Nothing to do in the first half other than pick the ball out of the net for Shaw’s opener. Commanded the box well when his defence looked messy at times. Beat John Stones to Harry Kane’s ball which curled dangerously towards the Italian goal. An unbelievable performance in the shootout – a generational goalkeeper.

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  Giovanni Di Lorenzo 5 - A nervous start saw the right-back unconvincing on the ball while leaving enormous amounts of space down his flank early on. Whatever advice the defender received at the break seemed to work.

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  Leonardo Bonucci 6 - Sloppy with the ball unnecessarily at times. The Juventus defender reacted first to a loose ball to equalise for Italy.

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  Giorgio Chiellini 5 -. The captain was too narrow at times during the first half and this pulled Italy’s fullbacks in with him. Mancini’s side looked much more assured in the second half. A strong block denied Raheem Sterling from cutting back on his right foot.

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  Emerson 5 - Assisted Italian attacks with good movement but it was a different story in defence for Emerson who struggled against England’s link-up play. Settled down in the second half.

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  Nicolo Barella 6 - The Inter Milan midfielder has had a good tournament but looked uncomfortable at times on Sunday night. Unable to influence the game as much as usual. Booked for a foul on Harry Kane.

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  Jorginho 7 - Overcame a knee injury and kept the play ticking for Italy as usual. Slow to get started but eventually crucial as Italy began to enjoy spells of possession.

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  Marco Verratti 7 - Helped settle Italy down in the midfield and looked the most assured on the ball for Roberto Mancini’s side.

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  Federico Chiesa 7 - Positive on the ball as ever; the Juventus man looked to get the ball forward with urgency and hit a warning shot just after the half-hour mark that whistled wide. Italy’s brightest spark, on the night. Forced off with injury.

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  Ciro Immobile 4 - Isolated amongst England’s three central-defenders with a half-chance struck and blocked comfortably. Anonymous.

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  Lorenzo Insigne 4 - A blazed freekick over the bar and woeful effort from range made up a poor first half. Moved the ball well into space in moments but the end product was something Italy fans would have wanted to have seen at the start of the tournament rather than in the final.

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  Bryan Cristante (Barella 55) 6 - On for Barella who was playing on a yellow card. Flicked on the ball that led to Bonucci’s equaliser.

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  Domenico Berardi (Immobile 55) 6 - Involved early with a shot from a tight angle that Pickford saved comfortably. Added more mobility upfront for Italy. Dispatched his penalty confidently.

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  Federico Bernardeschi (Chiesa 86) N/R - Not as effective as Chiesa and his free kick in a dangerous area amounted to nothing.

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  Andrea Belotti (Insigne 90) N/R - Ran the channels in extra time but rarely threatened.

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  Manuel Locatelli (Verratti 96) N/R - On to help Italy maintain their press from the middle.

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  Alessandro Florenzi (Emerson 117) N/R - On for the final moments of extra time.

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  Jordan Pickford - 8. Little to do in the first half, and then, when Chiesa cut through England’s defence and had a shot on 62, he was positioned to get down and make a fine save. Terrific save but then struggled to get near Bonucci’s scruffy, easy, equaliser. Saved from Belotti. Did his part in the penalties.

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  Kyle Walker – 8. Flew forward to support attack in first goal. Swapped with Trippier as England outsmarted Italy tactically, resulting in a fuming Mancini – and he remained frustrated for a long time. Yet they had to be prepared as Italy were most dangerous down their right. Headed a high ball back to Pickford with such comfort he was applauded.

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  John Stones – 8. One of England’s players of the tournament. Didn’t put a foot wrong in the first half. Shouldered a 64th minute Trippier corner towards goal without a proper connection. Busy man trying to block Italy’s bossing the game.

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  Harry Maguire – 8. Shaky first minute but then England countered and scored. Thereafter comfortable. Headed a rare set-piece high over on 55. Headed a dangerous Italian cross over just before the goal, then was under serious pressure as Italy pressed high. Booked. Superb penalty.

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  Kieran Trippier – 7. Cross for Shaw put England ahead after two minutes in the dream start. Combined brilliantly with Walker on the right and they really troubled Italy, pulling them apart. Had to be careful not to show Insigne inside before he moved into the middle. He usually was, but was pushed back by Italy’s dominance.

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  Kalvin Phillips – 7. Had to be on it as Italy had 62% of first half possession, had more attacks too. He was. Blocked Chiesa, Italy’s most dangerous player, to the point that he struggled to get in the game.

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  Declan Rice – 7. Screened England’s back line as he has all tournament and sniffed danger from Italy. Moved forwards with confidence. Covered a lot of ground and second player to come off at Italy bettered England in the centre.

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  Luke Shaw – 8. Goal, two minutes. What a time to score your first goal for England – a measured controlled finish on the bounce which kissed the post. Played just 59 minutes for England between 2015 and March 2021. Didn't feature in 61 of England's 63 games in that time. Perfectly timed runs all night. Sensational at the start, then back to the wall in a one-sided second half.

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  Raheem Sterling – 7. Vital in the tournament. Comfortable going forward. Gave away a free-kick just after half-time, but was much quieter in the second half as Italy equalised and pushed for a winner.

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  Mason Mount – 7. Linked with Sterling in the first half. Fine run on 63 to stretch Italy’s ageing and tiring defence – until Bonucci scored. But that was about it in the second half where he struggled to make an impact.

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  Harry Kane – 7. Sharp in first half. Fantastic movement meant Italy couldn’t get a hand on him, specifically when he dropped deeper. Linked the attacks. Much quieter in second half as Italy dominated and he was so deep he wasn’t a threat at all. Looked very tired by the end but took England’s first penalty well.

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  Bukayo Saka – 6. On for Tripper after 70 as England needed a player to get forward as Italy dominated and it felt like England were clinging on. Penalty saved.

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  Jordan Henderson – 6. On for Declan after 74, his fresh legs and experience needed to try and stem the Italian flow. Nice ball in 92nd minute but Chiellini read it perfectly.

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  Jack Grealish (On for Mount 99) N/R. Gave England attacking impetus, as he ran forward with the ball. Was also badly fouled by Jorginho.

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  Jadon Sancho (On for Walker 120) N/R. Sent on for with penalties. Penalty saved.

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  Marcus Rashford (On for Henderson 120) N/R. On with penalties in mind. Sent Donnarumma the wrong way for his penalty, but it hit the post.

Italy won their second European Championships title after edging a tense penalty shootout over England at Wembley Stadium on Sunday.

After 90 minutes and extra time ended 1-1 - with Leonardo Bonucci's second half goal cancelling out Luke Shaw's second-minute strike - the teams went to the penalty spot to decide the winners of Euro 2020.

England took the early advantage in the shootout when Jordan Pickford saved Andrea Belotti's effort either side of successful shots from Harry Kane and Harry Maguire. But three successive misses from Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho, and Bukayo Saka handed Italy the victory for their first European title since 1968.

For England the wait goes on for another major international trophy after reaching a first final since their one and only title at the 1966 World Cup.

Assessing the performances at Wembley, Andy Mitten and Adam Brown have provided the player ratings for England and Italy respectively in the photo gallery above.