Molly Caudery
British Pole Vaulter on BBC One

That is what everyone wants to see right now. That showdown between Amy Hunt and Dina Asher-Smith is very interesting.

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A British one-two-three? It could happen in the women's 200m final.

Amy Hunt is the newly crowned European 100m champion was quickest in the 200m semi-finals with a time of 22.37 seconds - she considers this to be her best event.

The Newark athletes is in lane eight here, with only team-mate Dina Asher-Smith outside her. Asher-Smith won this title in 2016 and 2018 and her tally of eight European medals is only bettered by the 10 of Polish ex-sprinter Irena Szewinska.

British champion Success Eduan (lane 3) also made it through yesterday's semi-finals as a non-automatic qualifier, so the host nation have this year’s three quickest Europeans in the final.

Great Britain have only twice swept the podium at a European Championships: the men’s 800m in 1986 (Steve Cram won bronze) and the men’s 200m in 1998. The only women’s 1-2 came in the 1950 high jump.

The main threat to the Brits could come from Ireland’s 2024 European 400m silver medallist Rhasidat Adeleke. Hamstring injuries this year have thwarted her one-lap plans but the 23-year-old’s raw speed was evident as she won her semi-final in 22.43.

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Great Britain's Ben Pattison, speaking to BBC Sport: "Gutted. A great opportunity today to add to my medal collection. I gave myself too much work to do, and the legs weren't there. Just disappointed.

"Gutted. He was weaving in and out, but my fault for being in that position. I know on my day I can have a quick last 100m, but today that wasn't there. I cannot expect any more than running how I did."

Paula Radcliffe
Former women's marathon world record holder on BBC One

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Ben Pattison put himself into the right position on the back straight, but then he dove inside again. Mark English throughout deserves that.

Gutsy and Marino Bloudek must have decided that once Max Burgin wasn't there, he decided his plan was to attack hard - English responded instantly.

Andrew Cotter
Commentator on BBC One

Finally, Ireland have that men's gold at a European Championships!

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A sensational story!

Mark English, at 33 years of age, smokes the field on the final 100m to win gold. He looks astonished by what he has achieved.

The unheralded Marino Bloudek of Croatia claims silver, bronze goes to Spain's Mohamed Attaoui.

Britain's Ben Pattison finishes sixth.

Marino Bloudek of Croatia leads, Mark English is on his shoulder.

This will be close...

One lap down, one lap to go.

Ben Pattison is sat in fifth place.

Away they go. Lane five, which should have featured Max Burgin, is conspicuously empty.

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Ireland's Mark English has a great back story. A qualified doctor, he is six years older than any of his competitors in this field.

But he broke the nearly 50-year-old championship record in the semi, and is backed by a large Irish support in Birmingham tonight.

The seven competing athletes have emerged onto the track for this final.

A huge cheer for Ben Pattison, now Britain's sole representative here.

Steve Cram
BBC athletics commentator at Alexander Stadium

I am intrigued to see how this race pans out.

Mark English has a new training setup. It has paid off brilliantly for him. English is stronger than he used to be, but I think Ben Pattison has a great opportunity here.

Paula Radcliffe
Former women's marathon world record holder on BBC One

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I think it is such an exciting race to think about how it could pan out.

Ben Pattison is starting to get it right tactically, and he is kind of flying under the radar.

Max Burgin is not involved, but GB team-mate Ben Pattison does race after he got his tactics right – he says for the first time this year – to come second in his semi-final.

Elsewhere, Europe’s fastest two-lap runner this year, Mark English, looked controlled as he broke the 48-year-old championship record by winning his semi-final in 1:43.49. The Irishman has five European medals from five finals indoors and out – but awaits his first gold.

Spain will provide a two-pronged challenge from 2024 silver medallist Mohamed Attaoui and national champion David Barroso, with only 0.85 seconds separating the season’s bests of seven of the finalists.

Steve Cram
BBC athletics commentator at Alexander Stadium

They were all going to struggle to recover tonight. For Max Burgin, it has been an ongoing issue. I would assume it is his normal issue. Devastating for him.

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Well, this is very disappointing news about Max Burgin.

The 2018 European under-18 champion from Halifax appeared to have overcome the virus which ruined his Commonwealth Games to stay on course for a long-anticipated first senior major medal.

However, an injury picked up in the warm-up for tonight means he will not race.

Gabby Logan
Presenter on BBC One

Just hearing that it is confirmed and Max Burgin is out.

Dreadful news, now confirmed.

Max Burgin is out of the 800m final after an injury picked up in the warm-up.