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European U21 Championship: 'We can reach finals' says England U21s' Saido Berahino

Image: Saido Berahino: We can be really confident

Saido Berahino is looking forward to Tuesday’s second-leg tie in Croatia, where England’s Under-21 squad could book their spot in next year’s Euro 2015 Finals.

At Molineux last Friday, England U21s won 2-1 and they know that if they avoid defeat in Vinkovci, they will qualify for next summer’s finals in the Czech Republic.

And in-form West Brom striker Berahino says: "It is going to be different out there, a different type of environment for all of us.

"But we're professional enough and have been in those situations before, so we're just going to go out there and look to do a professional job and make sure we qualify.

"The whole 18 have been training well and we've put in a good shift so we can be really confident and try to give them a good game."

At the other end of the pitch, skipper and goalkeeper Jack Butland is also upbeat ahead of the second leg in Croatia.

He said: “They're going to have to come and attack us but we have plenty of ability to cope with that and hit them on the break.

We're just going to go out there and look to do a professional job.
Saido Berahino

"We'll be full of confidence and our mentality won't change just because it's away from home.

"Maybe we’ll attack with a little more caution but we will approach the game properly. We will be looking to pass the ball round, dictate the game and score goals.

"We've put ourselves in a good position. We're ahead in the tie and we know that a draw or a win will see us through."

As for the starting XI, manager Gareth Southgate may have to make two changes after Burnley defender Michael Keane and Derby midfielder Will Hughes were taken off at Molineux due to injuries.