On the eve of the quarter-final of the Women’s Euro on Saturday in Basel (9 p.m.), the French team tackles this meeting against Germany with serenity but without excess of confidence.
The pressure rises for the blue. The players of Laurent Bonadei, impressive since the start of Euro 2025, face on Saturday (9 p.m.) in the quarterfinals of Germany, an octuple European champion, which they have never beaten in major competition, to finally rise to the last square after the double failure of the 2023 World Cup and the Paris Olympics.
When we question Laurent Bonadei on the “glass ceiling” that his team must finally cross, the coach rectifies: “Rather than a glass ceiling, I want to talk about CAP to cross. I find that this group is advancing and crossed caps, with the League of Nations, this group that was announced a group of death. I have fully confidence in them.”
Bonadei: “I consider that favorites remain Germany”
Confidence but without excess. Besides, when the German coach Christian Wück places the Blue as a favorite of this quarter-final, Laurent Bonadei returns the pressure on the opposing camp: “It is the game of the bluff,” he believes. “I consider that from the moment we have never won trophies, we cannot position ourselves in favorites. If we take the last victory in the League of Nations, it is encouraging. We are on eleven consecutive victories which makes them say that we are no longer outsiders but I consider that the favorites remain Germany.”
At ease in the role of Outsider, the Bleues will be able to count on the experience of their captain Griedge Mbock, back to direct the defense. “We are serene because we have worked well, notes the PSG player. Our victory dynamic means that we have stored a lot of confidence. We are sure of ourselves, what we want to offer, what we want to do.”
