We will need the same fighting spirit as against the French

yesterday 11:18
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The footballers of Switzerland and Spain will meet in the quarterfinals of the European Championship 2020 after they eliminated the finalists of the 2018 World Championship in dramatic circumstances in the previous phase. The Swiss defeated the reigning world champions from France in an eleventh shot (3: 3 pp) : 3 after extra time.

They will play a mutual duel on Friday at 18.00 CET in St. Petersburg and the winner in the semifinals will compete against the advancing pair from Belgium-Italy. The duel will be led by English referees led by Michael Oliver.

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Switzerland will be encouraged by one of the greatest achievements in its football history. Goalkeeper Yann Sommer caught Kylian Mbappe’s shot in the fifth series of the shootout and Switzerland rejoiced in the first victory in the elimination part of the top tournament since the 1938 World Cup. what the Swiss achieve from now on will be a bonus.

The Spaniards struggled in draws with Sweden and Poland in the first two matches of the championship, but after a cannonade they also put a “five” in the Croatian net and were the first team in history to score five goals in two European Championship matches in a row. Although they lost the lead 3: 1 at the end of regular playing time, they decided to advance in extra time and their self-confidence is rising.

Switzerland defeated Spain in only one of the previous 22 mutual fights. At the start of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, they succeeded 1: 0 and scored the scalp of the later winners of the entire tournament. Otherwise, however, it only drew five times and lost sixteen times. Last year in the League of Nations, they lost 0: 1 on the opponent’s ground and at home they drew a 1: 1 draw. However, it has already shown against France that it is capable of breaking unfavorable historical statistics.

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The joy of the Swiss after the elimination of France.

Source: SITA

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“We know the Spaniards very well, we only played against them a few months ago. We will need the same approach, the same fighting spirit that we have shown against the French. ” declared the Swiss captain Granit Xhaka on the official website of the European Football Union (UEFA). His teammates will also be fighting on the lawn, as the quarterfinals must be served in the stands for a penalty for yellow cards.

Also a coach Petkovic realizes that his charges must perform at least the same, if not better, than in the eight-finals: “The match with France was far too emotional. All my players have passed 120 percent. It was probably the best performance of any of the teams I led. We only have a chance in the quarterfinals if we repeat that. “

“La Furia Roja” also tried out the emotional roller coaster in the round of 16. “I am ready, even if the next match is to end 5: 3. However, I am not sure that the fans or my family would welcome it. Under no circumstances will we play kicked balls, we will never play defensive football, even if it should bring such crazy results again. We defend only by trying to hold the ball and create, “ stressed the Spanish coach Luis Enrique.

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Luis Enrique

Source: SITA

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“We go to every meeting with the conviction that the result depends only on us. We are driven by ambition and pride. ” added the attacker Ferran Torres and the goalkeeper regained his self-confidence Unai Simon.

After the initial hesitation, when he let a small home into his own network, he saddened the Croats with several key interventions: “The fate of the quarterfinals is in our hands, not our opponents. It doesn’t matter if the French, the Swiss or the Ukrainians are waiting for us. We want to win the whole championship, so we have to fight and beat everyone. “

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