England's women's soccer team became the first team to reach the semi-finals of the European Championship at home.
In the quarter-finals in Brighton on Wednesday, England only beat Spain 2-1 (1-1, 0-0) after extra time.
The Lionesses will now battle the winner of the match between Sweden and Belgium on July 26 for a place in the final on July 31.
In the other two quarter-finals, Germany and Austria will face each other on Thursday (9 p.m. in the FAZ live ticker for the European Football Championship and on ARD) as well as France and the Netherlands.
Unlike the three preliminary round victories with 14 goals without conceding, the English team found it difficult against the strong Spaniards.
The top favorite from the island was even on the brink of extinction.
In injury time, it was Georgia Stanway (96th), who had switched to Bayern Munich, who turned the stadium into a madhouse with her goal.
In front of 28,994 spectators in the Brighton & Hove Community Stadium, Esther González (54th) put coach Jorge Vilda's team, who had lost 2-0 to Germany in the preliminary round, in the lead.
Earlier, an English goal by Ellen Wight (37') was disallowed for being offside.
Only shortly before the end did Ella Toone (84th) score the much-acclaimed equalizer.
The Manchester United midfielder saved the hosts deserved extra time with her controversial goal.
The Spaniards protested about a foul by Alessia Russo before the goal, but it was of no use to them.
The great title candidates from England, fourth in the 2019 World Cup and runners-up in the 1984 and 2009 European Championships, showed in a great football game that they can also fight.
England coach Sarina Wiegman, who led the Netherlands to the European Championship title in 2017, had to tremble until the end because the Spaniards threw everything forward.
But in the end, her team had luck on their side.