England is not a team to be feared – Andriy Shevchenko 

England are incredibly difficult to score against but their strength shouldn't scare us.

England is not a team to be feared – Andriy Shevchenko 
Andriy Shevchenko 

Former AC Milan and Chelsea striker -- Andriy Mykolayovych Shevchenko has revealed that there is nothing to fear about their meeting with England in the quarter-finals of the EURO 2020 at Rome this weekend.

The two sides will go head to head for a place in the semi-finals at the Stadio Olympico on Saturday.

After England toppled old rivals Germany by 2-0 at Wembley in the round of 16, courtesy of second-half goals from Raheem Sterling and Harry Kane, the English will now battle with the Ukrainians for a spot in the last 4.

That was followed by a gruelling clash between Ukraine and Sweden in Glasgow, with Artem Dovbyk’s last-gasp goal in extra-time eventually settling the tie at Hampden Park.

The Three Lions will head towards Rome in their first game away from their own yard, Wembley in the ongoing EURO 2020. English seems favourites to overcome Ukraine and return back to London for the semi-finals, where either the Czech Republic or Denmark will lie in wait yet Shevchebnko's side has a huge mountain to climb.

However, while former Chelsea striker Shevchenko is fully aware of the scale of the task facing his side next, he insists they will not be intimidated after reaching the quarter-finals of a major tournament for only the second time.

“England is a great team, they have a deep bench, an outstanding coaching staff and we are fully aware how tough this game is going to be.

“I saw all their three group matches, not today's win over Germany because we had to prepare for our own game with Sweden. 

“They are incredibly difficult to score against but their strength shouldn't scare us.

"It should motivate us because everything is possible in football as in life and we will play our hearts out to give our fans, even more, to cheer about," Shevchenko told reporters after the win over Sweden.