The quarter -finals produced very exciting clashes during the 2025 edition of The Women’s euros. Dramatic returns, nerve penalty shootings and valiant efforts; The last eight had everything.
The finalists of 2022, in Germany and England, needed penalties to go to the last four, the world champions in Spain joining them. The choices of surprise Italy complete the quartet, creating another tasty luminaire tower.
But who will come out victorious and arrive at the final? Here are the strengths and weaknesses of the teams.
Semi-final
Tuesday
Italy against England (9 p.m., Geneva)
Wednesday
Spain against Germany (9 p.m., Zurich)
England: back to the back
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Marsden: England will breathe a “huge sigh of relief” after the victory of the penalties
Sam Marsden reacts to the victory in England in terms of fire to England on Sweden who puts the holders in the Euro 2025 women’s semi-final.
The tactical substitutions took the spotlight while the Sarina Wiegman team overcome a deficit of 2-0 against Sweden. The formation goes from a rear four to one back to three, with Michelle Agyemang and Alessia Russo as two fronts, helped England pin the central back of Sweden and cause problems.
The reigning champions have been adaptable to different situations of their four games so far. After their defeat of the opening day against France, England brought back its bottom line, passing Jess Carter from the back to the back.
The introduction of Ella Toone added dynamism in the attack, which resulted in 10 goals in the following two games. Although this has on paper, the teams started to target the Carter team to create opportunities.
Many problems in England have emerged in their own half. The Wiegman team has made the most errors leading to tournament shots so far (8), highlighting instability. Their matches against France and Sweden highlighted the problems dealing with the press while building their backs. Sweden has created numerous reversals raised against the lionesses, which has also caused their opening objective.
The accumulation of England had its own set of problems. With the passage of Metronome Keira Walsh in the midfielder often blocked, England is forced to play long bullets or choose more risky options to progress possession. This results in a lot of blocked passes and a low passing precision on the front bullets in their own half. No team had more blocked passes than England in the tournament (50).
Italy: the problem of bullets through
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Italy embracing the label `Underdog ” against England
The Italian defender Martina Lenzini believes in her team despite his consideration of the outsiders before their match against England in Euro 2025.
Andrea Soncin’s Italy has scripted history by reaching their first semi-final during a major tournament since 1997. The Juventus striker had a juvenus attacker, Cristiana Girelli marked twice to stage a return against an inspired Norway.
The Italian campaign was granular. They presented their best and worst, often at the same time. Blue I have scored a goal in each of their four games so far, although they have only scored several goals once and lack real goal score options outside of Girelli.
Italy has used a direct style, finding the vertical outlet with a long ball. Only England (215) finished more long balls than Italy (153), but Blue Bentenoming the best long -term completion rate in the tournament (60.1%).
The Soncin team played direct bullets in Girelli, which has shown an imperative air capacity. She won the most airlife air duels (15) and has a 79%victory rate.
The problems for Italy persist in the defense gaps. The Soncin team signed between the use of a four and a rear of five interchangeables during the match. Switching has often left gaps behind the back of the wing, which are pushed high to support the attack game.
The teams targeted this space with an incisive passage. No team has conceded more balls than Italy in competition (16), often causing good chances. This, associated with their lack of approach on foot before without the ball, has often allowed the opposition to choose their options. The opponents recorded a success rate of 82% against Italy, the third higher figure of this tournament.
Blue have often invited teams to support them in their own third, seeking to bait and play the ball above. The opponents tried 10 plated in the third striker against Italy, the most against any remaining team of the tournament. The effect can also be seen in their passing precision of 75%, the lowest of all the semi-finalists.
Spain: speed and adjustment
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Keogh: Each team is beat up at Euro 2025
Emily Keogh reacts to Spain’s 2-0 victory against Switzerland to guarantee a place in the semi-finals at Euro 2025.
Spain looks on a formidable side so far. They scored the most goals in the tournament (16) and conceded the least of all the remaining parts (3).
The world champions have checked the ball and the territory in all their matches, and 37% of their open game keys came in the third striker, the highest share for any team. Their midfielder has several golden ball winners, who offer defensive and offensive stability.
Besides that, coach Montse Tome has a plethora of score options. Four players recorded several goals in the competition for Spain (the most), with Esther González leading the pack with four.
Spain maintains a monopoly almost on the ball, with an average of a 73.5%tournament summit, which makes it difficult for opponents to generate opportunities against them. The opposition recorded only 35 keys in the Spain penalty box, the least of all the teams that allowed in this tournament.
Despite the apparently Herculean task, there are areas to be exploited against Red. With the backs full upwards in their possession, having two quick players to pin the central back and execute the chains is such a room.
This was used by Italy, which led to some opportunities thanks to races by Sofia Cantore and was the main idea behind coach Pia Sundhage, opting for two by Sydney Schertenleib and Iman Beeney. The rear central pairing often lacking in recovery speed, these opportunities appear during the game.
Another aspect where teams can seek to hurt Spain comes from the sets. Belgium has managed to target the biggest player in the box, and Italy has also caused problems. Although the Spaniards are not lacking in physicity, their aerial victory rate is the lowest of all the remaining parts of the tournament (45%) (with a warning to have disputed the least duels).
Germany: the lack of control
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Laurens thinks that it is a “difficult demand” for Germany to beat Spain
Julien Laurens explains what Germany must do to challenge Spain in their semi-final Euro 2025.
Germany has produced a valiant effort, defending 10 players against a dynamic French attack for more than 100 minutes. They have become the first side of the history of euros of women to organize a return with fewer players.
The eight champions have not yet succeeded in their stride as a pre-tournament. Often, they are counting on their incredible wide players with a bidirectional influence, Klara Bühl and Jule Brand. The two were at the forefront of possession of the possession, the players’ business and the creation of opportunities. No side has recorded more spans in the penalty surface than Germany (40).
Bühl and the brand rank in the first five for progressive races (38 and 16, respectively) and the plugs finished (17 and 11 respectively). No player won more plated than the brand of Ol Lyonnes for Germany (10), with eight of his 14 attempts on the third defender.
The problems for Germany exist in the midfield and a defense of fortune. Between a suspension for the central rear of the veterans Kathrin Hendrich, an injury to the captain and at the right back Giulia Gwinn and the concerns of fitness on Sarai Linder, the side of Christian Wück is thin paper on the back.
These problems are only amplified by the suspension of Sjoeke Nüsken due to the accumulation of yellow cards. The Chelsea midfielder is the German top scorer of the Germans, having marked consecutive matches. It ranks among the first three for several offensive and defensive measures for Germany, including shots, keys in the penalty box and recovery.
The German midfielder, by design, lacked control in this tournament. He had trouble keeping and circulating possession and was quite easily exceeded. These problems were exposed against Sweden, which put four passed from the Wück team by overloading the large areas, and they will persist given the lack of options to repair them.
The manufacture of digital advantages in wide areas is a simple tactic to harm an often retracted German defense. With large players assume a massive two -way load, it is easy to catch them.
