After a dramatic victory, the DFB women are outnumbered against France in the semi-finals of the Women’s European Championships 2025.
This game had everything: an early red card for the German team after Kathrin Hendrich’s Zopf educator, resulting from a penalty and French leadership. The compensation of the DFB women outnumbered, a self-sacrificing defense battle, an extension with a sensational parade of the DFB keeper Ann-Kathrin Berger. And finally, the spectacular 6: 5 victory in Germany against France was in a penalty shootout.
Sportschau.de has the presses after a dramatic evening in the St. Jakob-Park in Basel.
Germany
“Picture”: “Titanine with a drinking bottle. Goalkeeper Berger holds twice, hits herself and becomes a heroine.”
“Süddeutsche”: “Berger believes. The DFB team is fighting into a penalty shootout. And that remains the specialty of Ann-Katrin Berger. So an incredible game comes to an incredible end.”
“Time”: “A game for the history books. Germany is outnumbered against France as an old size that has successfully resisted resistance. Women’s football needs big games like this quarter -finals.”
“Frankfurter Allgemeine”: “The German footballers deliver a big fight outnumbered. Even a shot penalty does not stop the DFB team. The world champion is now waiting in the semi-finals.”
“Sport Bild”: “Giants victory after braid-red. What a fight! What a salvation! What a jubilation!”
France
“L’Equipe”: “It’s a hair. The bitter truth. France, almost the entire game over numerically superior, loses in the quarter -finals of the European Championship in penalty shootout against Germany. The curse continues for ‘Les Bleues‘, who had to accept their third consecutive departure in the quarter -finals of a big tournament (after the 2023 World Cup and the 2024 Olympics). “
“Le Monde”: “‘Les Bleues’ fail again in the EM quarter-finals. Germany provides resistance to almost two hours. France’s majority makes no difference. “
“Le Parisien”: “Terrible disillusionment for “Les Bleues”. In Basel, the demons and called pictures of the typical despair of the defeated, exactly the moment Alice Sombath shone the last penalty for France. ”
“Le Figaro”: “Cruel end of a dream. And a terrible disappointment.”
Spain
“Marca”: “Berger saves Germany. The duel between France and Germany was a real test for faith, courage and perseverance. This team knows no limits: When everything seemed to be running downhill, they held on to the epic … and the epic was dressed in black and white.”
“As”: “The heroine has a name: Ann-Katrin Berger. The German goalkeeper saved her team when it was in accordance with Hendrich’s incredible error and was less.”
England
“The Guardian”: “The goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger showed one of the best parades at a European championship of all times when Germany argued with a courageous performance of ten players France in a dramatic night in Basel. In the end it was the well -known realization that Germany’s mental strength in the penalty shootout was outstanding that led to the release of the French team. “
“BBC”: “Germany defied all expectations in a chaotic encounter, defeated France in the penalty shootout and reached the semi-finals of the euro 2025-although it played with ten players from the 13th minute. Goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger, who had shown outstanding parades all evening, was the heroine.”
“Daily Mail”: “A German star is put off the pitch after giving her a penalty because she had brutally pulled her hair on a French player in the quarter -finals of the Euro 2025. It was a bizarre incident – but their teammates save them with a win. “
“The Independent”: “Germany survives hair while France loses the head and quarter -finals of the EM 2025.”
Switzerland
“View”: “Mega-Save and penalty show: Berger leads DFB selection to the semi-final-red fin Hendrich ensures hairy penalty scene. An early red card, two penalts in the regular season, two aberred goals and Germany, which, despite a long outnumber in the penalty shootout. Talks. “
“Tagesanzeiger”: “Penalty hero Ann-Katrin Berger leads the German footballers after a furious duel against France to the European Championship semi-final. After the nerve game from the point and a 6: 5 in penalty shooting, the Famos fighting DFB team in the quarter-final can also cheer thanks to the strongly parriating final woman.”
Netherlands
“De Telegraaf”: “Germany qualified in an incredible way as the last team for the semi-finals of the European women’s football championship.”