Jude Bellingham and Manuel Akanji — who were teammates at Borussia Dortmund went toe-to-toe with each other as England defeated Switzerland 5-3 on penalties after both teams drew 1-1 at the end of 120 minutes. Despite Bellingham playing in midfield, he came up against Akanji on a few occasions during the pulsating quarter-final clash at Euro 2024. Gareth Southgate chose to deploy the 21-year-old as a left-sided attacking midfielder — similar to his role at Real Madrid. Phil Foden, who seemed to be tasked with the same position on the right-hand side often sat deep and was seemingly instructed …
