Gwinn evokes team spirit
One to help turn the game around in Paris is Giulia Gwinn. The 22-year-old national player is not infected – at least not yet: “You wake up every morning with a queasy feeling about whether the test is positive or negative.”
Gwinn wants to make a profit from the difficult situation, invoke a “now more than ever” mentality: “We try to throw everything in as a team – for the girls who are now sitting at home and can’t drive. It can release energy when you know you don’t just play for yourself.”
Gwinn: “Have to go beyond borders”
She and her teammates will need energy. Because with only two substitute players, it will be difficult to survive the intense knockout game. “We have to push the boundaries. A game like that can last 120 minutes. We have to give it our all.” And: the players have to learn from the mistakes of the first leg: “We have to use our chances more consistently and simply act better on the defensive with set pieces.”
“Long dreamed” – Gwinn about the game in the Prince Park
Coach Scheuer sees himself well prepared here too: “We’ve analyzed the set pieces. We have to be more mature, be more disciplined. I’m looking forward to the set pieces in Paris because we’ll defend them better.”
As in the first leg, when the two teams dueled in the Munich Arena, the second leg will also be played on a large stage. As in Munich, a large crowd is expected in the Parc de Princes – additional motivation for the players: “A game like this in the men’s stadium in Paris is something you’ve dreamed of for a long time. You have to absorb everything and give everything.” One can only hope that at least all the players who fly to Paris can actually compete in the Prinzenpark.