Spain’s Irene Paredes on facing the home crowd
The Spain defender Irene Paredes said the world champions would have to be calm in the face of the home support tonight. “We need to be patient,” she said. “They will have the crowd behind them, so they will come out very strong.
“They’re a team who know exactly what they’re about. They defend in great numbers and also get a lot of their players into the box to attack. They have very direct players and their midfielders love to keep the ball. Like I said, we’ll have to be very alert.”
Switzerland’s Noelle Maritz on the home support
The Switzerland defender Noelle Maritz has opened up about the support the team have received at their home tournament this summer.
She said: “The support we have had is impossible to describe. We all thought that there would be a good atmosphere at a home tournament … but on this scale? It gives you a lot of energy when you see the fans marching towards the stadium. You saw it at the Finland game – and to be able to share that success with the fans was really something.”
On the Spain match, she added: “We are very much looking forward to the game. We know that it will be hard but we also believe in our qualities. We have had a lot of meetings, have watched a lot of clips and have a good game plan.
“You can see that in the last few weeks and the last few games we have grown into a stronger unit. We have a super team spirit and have been able to take a lot of positive energy from the past two games. We have a good feeling about this game.”
Switzerland’s Pia Sundhage on inspiration from 2010 World Cup
The Switzerland coach Pia Sundhage has said that she and her players watched clips from when the Swiss men’s team beat Spain in the 2010 World Cup for inspiration before the countries meet in the Euro 2025 quarter-finals in Berne today.
‘We have a good feeling’: Switzerland confident in plan to shock Spain in Euros quarter-final
World champions Spain face tournament hosts Switzerland tonight in another quarter-final clash.
Spain are the favourites going into the match, but Switzerland will be desperate to cause an upset in Bern. Let’s look ahead to the match…
