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Smalling: Man Utd pressure helping me in U21 Euro playoff

Chris Smalling says England U21 can handle the second-leg of their Euro playoff in Romania.

If Friday's narrow first-leg 2-1 home win was anything to go by, the Romanians will be no pushovers - especially in their own backyard.

Manchester United defender Smalling, who grabbed a late winner against the Romanians, said: "A lot of us are trying to progress at our clubs, so playing in pressure games like these is definitely going to stand us in good stead.

"Hopefully we can play in the summer, because it will be a once in a lifetime experience for a lot of us young lads.

"When we went away to Portugal, we had a solid base. In the last few campaigns, the squad has really been together and hopefully that will lead us on.

"When Romania scored a few heads dropped but we kept on pressing and got the goal at the end. We had belief in ourselves and are looking forward to Tuesday."

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