Germany prevailed against France in a dramatic EM quarter-finals. Afterwards, there were no limits to the jubilation and pride of players. The voices for the game.
1: 1 in the regular playing time, 6: 5 in penalty shootout – Germany spectacularly moved into the EM semi -final on Sunday night. Against France, the team played outnumbered after the red card against Kathrin Hendrich (14th). The Germans vote for the game.
Ann-Katrin Berger: “We just didn’t let ourselves be down. We showed our mentality. It was exactly the situation that we needed. We are better and stronger out of the situation. I can be incredibly proud of my team. The girls did a blatant work and actually made it pretty easy for me against really strong French. Looked at a drinking bottle, I totally forgot. “
Sjoeke Nüsken: “We came together as a team and said: ‘Now even more.’ We had so many things to do that the referee was not able to go to our side. Always that she is an incredible goalkeeper.
Franziska Kett: “The game was incredible. We had a lot of setbacks. We processed it well. We showed everything we have. I think the world is proud of us. We were all there for each other. We are now going into the next game with a lot of self -confidence.”
Christian Wück: “It was an extraordinary combative performance. There were quite a few neck strokes right at the beginning. Everyone saw that the German national team has always been spoken of. You need players like Ann-Katrin Berger. She has a lot of calm and gave security. We knew that we have one that holds us in the game. has proven it several times. “
Janina Minge (on ZDF): “You didn’t notice over long distances that we were one less, we had a great grip. I am incredibly proud of ourselves, we believed in ourselves so firmly. We all got a cramp. We were sure that we were pulling the penalty shootout on our side. From the 13th minute, the goal was to get into the penalty shootout. And then we were sure that we were ready. To me that we also crack the Spaniards. “
Andreas Rettig (on ZDF): “It’s really crazy. This is a great evening for German women’s football. After the red card, it was an incredible energy performance of everyone. You can only really congratulate everyone and now we are happy to make the impossible against Spain.”