Jude Bellingham was one of the stars of the show as England put Greece to the sword in Athens in a match that was overshadowed by nine players pulling out of the Three Lions squad beforehand

Jude Bellingham hailed the players “who showed up” to inspire England ’s triumph in Greece, insisting the hoard of high-profile absentees would have left Lee Carsley ’s side “a million and one excuses” for defeat.

T he last time these two sides met, Greece dismantled England at Wembley to cause a huge upset. Jude Bellingham was not very impressive that day, so he would be looking to get rev

Ollie Watkins - a surprise selection ahead of Harry Kane - opened the scoring after seven minutes, and while England had to weather a spell of Greek pressure, an unfortunate own-goal from Odysseas Vlachodimos and Curtis Jones ’s flick wrapped up all three points.

The Three Lions avenged their defeat at Wembley and took control of the group with an accomplished performance in Athens

Lee Carsley will complete his interim spell in charge of the Three Lions with games against Greece and Republic of Ireland, before former Chelsea and PSG boss Thomas Tuchel comes in.