Germanyeight times winner of European Championship of the twelve editions contested, it faces tonight (9pm/La 1) the mighty France in the semifinals of the tournament with a strong desire to regain its hegemony. The Teutonic women did not start out as favorites, but they authoritatively overcame all obstacles with a alexandra popp big
The 31-year-old veteran captain, who strangely contested his first Euro injured in previous editions, became the first player in history against Austria to score in four consecutive matches at the tournament. On this occasion, Clara Buhl will not involve him in the attack that he tested positive for covid. At 21 years old, this player is one of the revelations of this Euro due to his dynamism on the left wing. He scored a goal against Spain (2-0) in the group stage and provided an assist to open the scoring match Austria in the quarterfinals (2-0), a match in which he was chosen as the best player.
Germany they are the only team yet to concede a goal thanks to their defensive security and they are coming off defeats against Denmark, Spain, Finland and Austria with an aggregate score of 11-0.
So, those Martina Voss-Tecklenburg They are back in the round where they lost only in 1993 and are two wins away from their ninth title. To do so, they must beat a fearsome France, who have yet to win a major trophy but managed to end their quarter-final curse and want to seize their opportunity. Les Bleues have been eliminated from the last five major tournaments (World Cup, European Championship and Olympic Games) at the quarter-final stage.
The foundation of France is a group of players from the Champions League-winning Olympique de Lyon who hope to celebrate the season twice.
France have yet to defeat the Germans in their four competitive matches, which resulted in three defeats in 90 minutes followed by a penalty shootout loss at the World Cup in Canada in 2015. Now they have a chance to break the curse .
“Against Germany, we will need an impressive start in the first games, but we need to continue in the second half and be more consistent,” warned the France coach, Corinne Deacon. “We are hopeful and in the future,” he added, referring to the fact that they are no longer afraid of Germany and that their time has come.
Source: La Verdad
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