After the European Championship out in the semi-finals against Spain, numerous German players on social media commented. Many are emotional – and Laura Freiegel has a special request.
Even with the farewell words from the EM 2025, the new German noble fan was omnipresent: Wolfgang Petry was cited again in the numerous Instagram posts of the German players after the end of Spain.
Christina Schröder, Sportschau F-EM-Special, 25.07.2025 00:01 am
“I want more, I don’t give up. I want more, I will accept everything” – Sjoeke Nüsken had chosen this lyrics and the musician directly as “12. Man” designated. Meanwhile, Sophia Kleinhernen was looking for the line “Even if we fall, we are winners” out of.
Selina Cerci: “Yes, it hurts”
And Rebecca Knaak directly underlooked her entire post “In love, lose, forget, forgive” “that the team had made his own EM anthem together with Petry. But the DFB players expressed their emotional journey of the past few weeks, especially in their own words.
“Our heart is broken”wrote Janina Minge, who had taken on the captain’s office after the first game from the injured Giulia Gwinn. “The tournament was a roller coaster ride. […] We have grown beyond ourselves – and that gives us confidence. “
“Behind us are weeks full of passion, fighting spirit and real emotions”it was said in Nüskens Instagram post. “The end hurts very much – because we wanted more.” Selina Cerci pressed it similarly: “We put in so much – fought every minute, gave everything, everything felt”she wrote. “Yes, it hurts to fail so just before the final.”
Elisa Sense: “Your little fighter”
To read in every post: thanks to the fans. So also with Elisa Sense. “You made it all even bigger”she described her sensations. “I will never forget this European Championship in Switzerland.” Senß, who had broken down during the tournament, signed its entry with its entry “Your little fighter”. Sarai Linder dealt with the defeat against Spain in her own way: “I am not sad that we lost – because we didn’t.”
Linda Dallmann was also self -critical in her contribution: “With the ball we didn’t show everything we can”according to your assessment. “Thanks for the last few weeks with lots of emotions and goosebumps.”
Laura Freiegang formulated special request
Laura Freiang had a very special request in her final words, which she posted in a story in contrast to her colleagues: “Be nice to each other, also on the net” – Probably an allusion to the fact that her colleague Sydney Lohmann had received evil comments after her mistake in front of the Spanish goal.
Klara Bühl finally put it together poetically: “A heart that burned. A team who lived. A nation who celebrated.” Words that could have come from a lyrics by Wolfgang Petry.