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BBC News
3 hours ago
- BBC News
'Something different' about Sweden, but Germany 'won't destruct'
Johanna Rytting Kaneryd says Sweden can go "the whole way" at Euro 2025 because "there is something different" about this thumping 4-1 win over Germany was a statement victory for Peter Gerhardsson's side, who claimed top spot in Group C ahead of the eight-time won the inaugural Women's European Championship in 1984 but have never lifted the trophy since - finishing runners-up on three occasions and last doing so in has been a recent tale of 'always the bridesmaid, never the bride', but this could be the year they finally shake off that tag after winning all three group matches, scoring eight goals and conceding just one."Of course we always want to win," said Sweden's Chelsea midfielder Rytting Kaneryd. "We always want to do better."We know we have been doing good in tournaments before, but we also know we haven't gone the whole way."I have a really good feeling. You can see that in the squad there is something different this year and we always believe."We want to reach the final and with that being said we need to take every game for what it is. We can't look too much ahead. It's going to be a challenge but we are ready."While they turned in an impressive display for a first success in seven meetings against Germany at a Euros, Sweden were also lifted to victory by a sea of 2,500 supporters in blue and yellow, who did not stop singing players celebrated and danced to music with their fans afterwards, which was a special moment for Rytting Kaneryd."I couldn't dream about more," said the 28-year-old. "This is incredible. I can't really explain the feeling."After the game you see all those yellow shirts, so many. We never thought it would be as big as it is. It's a really good sign that we have the support from Sweden." 'If we meet England, we are going to write a better history' Gerhardsson has been in charge of Sweden since 2017 but is set to step down after Euro winners of Group C, his side will face the runner-up of Group D and will know their quarter-final opponents after the conclusion of England's tie with Wales and Netherlands against France on Sunday (both 20:00 BST kick-offs).The 65-year-old led Sweden to the semi-finals of Euro 2022, where they were beaten 4-0 by eventual winners Gerhardsson said he is "not a dreamer", if he is to bow out with one last hurrah in Switzerland, his side will exact revenge if they land England in the last eight."That was a special game," he recalled of their previous encounter at Bramall Lane. "Now we have other players, they have other players."It didn't go well for us because they scored four goals, but that is history. Now it is a new game if we are going to meet England. We are going to write a new history, a better history, a good history." Germany aim to 'shake off' heavy loss Germany were backed as one of the pre-tournament favourites by many, but have been unconvincing so far in beat Poland and Denmark 2-0 and 2-1 respectively, but struggled to convert their dominance into goals and showed they were vulnerable in final Group C game against Sweden was always going to be the toughest test, and boss Christian Wuck repeatedly spoke of their desire to finish in top didn't go to plan, especially when they went down to 10 players from the 31st minute after full-back Carlotta Wamser was sent off for a deliberate handball to prevent a is hoping the loss - Germany's heaviest at a Euros - is nothing more than a slight setback."It is different than we imagined," he said of finishing second in the standings and a potential meeting with Group D leaders France in the last eight."We wanted to be first in the group, we wanted to be in place number one. Now we have to analyse that with the players."We will shake that off and be very happy to play the quarter-finals whoever that is, the English, the French or whatever."It would be wrong now to say we want to react and destruct. This is not in the team. We are not a team that wants to destruct."
The Independent
4 hours ago
- The Independent
Tour de France Stage 9 preview: Route today as sprinters head for ‘Cavendish City'
Jonathan Milan clinched his maiden Tour de France stage victory yesterday with a gruelling but perfectly-timed sprint on an uphill drag into Laval. Stage 8, 171km from Saint-Meen-le-Grand - the birthplace of three-time Tour winner Louison Bobet - was always heading for a battle among the fast men, and it was the Italian who surfed the wheels best after losing his lead-out train, hopping onto Mathieu van der Poel 's leadout before breaking clear. He beat Wout van Aert and Kaden Groves to the line, picking up the first stage victory for Italy since Vincenzo Nibali won on stage 20 in 2019, a remarkable statistic considering the quality of Italian cycling. It was a more relaxed day for the likes of yellow jersey Tadej Pogacar, second-placed Remco Evenepoel and two-time champion Jonas Vingegaard, who stayed safe in the bunch on a day that saw no changes in the GC standings. Joao Almeida, riding with a broken rib after a crash towards the end of stage seven, completed the stage despite fears over the severity of his injury. The Tour has opted for rare back-to-back sprint days, but unlike yesterday's this one is clear-cut, with a flat finish perfectly tailored to the pure sprinters at the end of 174km in the Loire. This double-header of sprint days falls, intriguingly, on a weekend, an unusual choice for the current era of Tour direction, favouring hyper-difficult mountain stages and GC fireworks as it does. Today will be a rather sleepy day for the TV cameras until the peloton swoops closer to Chateauroux: expect plenty of beautiful chateaux and charming French countryside, interspersed with bits of bike racing. The route heads east all day from Chinon, traversing a couple of mild bumps before a very flat approach to a town which has hosted a Tour finish four times. All three times this century that stage was won by Mark Cavendish; which fast man will inherit his crown today? Route map and profile Start time Stage nine gets underway in Chinon at 1.10pm local time, 12.10pm BST, with the finish scheduled for around 5.10pm local time (4.10pm BST). Prediction Jasper Philipsen no doubt would have enjoyed this stage, particularly with his utterly world-class Alpecin-Deceuninck leadout. In the absence of the Belgian, though, this stage feels like a toss-up between the world's two best sprinters: Philipsen's compatriot Tim Merlier has one win to his name already on stage three and got the better of his Italian rival Jonathan Milan then, but Milan was unstoppable on the uphill finish into Laval yesterday, leaving the pair with a win apiece. Let's back Jonathan Milan to carry his momentum from stage eight into today's sprint. Any number of the second-string sprinters could have a dig today too, but all things going to plan - and of course they often don't in a sprint - it's hard to look past this duo for the win.
Reuters
4 hours ago
- Reuters
Blackstenius hits top form as Sweden win Women's Euro group
July 12 (Reuters) - Sweden's Stina Blackstenius has timed the peak of her goal-scoring form perfectly, netting the winner for her club Arsenal in the recent Champions League final and then scoring against Poland and Germany as her side blazed their way into the quarter-finals at the Women's Euros as Group C winners. The Swedes beat Germany 4-1 to rack up a perfect nine points from their three games, and they will face the runner-up in Group D, which features England, France, Netherlands and Wales, while the Germans will meet the winners of that group. "I'm very happy that I've gained the confidence to play and I am happy with the goal that we got here today, but mainly because of the win today and that we are still in the tournament," a beaming Blackstenius told reporters. Despite playing her club football in England, Blackstenius said she had not thought about who Sweden might meet in the quarter-finals. "I don't want to stand here and say that I prefer any of the teams -- it's an incredibly good team, no matter who we face, so it will be very exciting to see how it ends (in Group D) tomorrow, and then we will continue to prepare ourselves, regardless of which team we play against," she said. The two teams also enjoyed enormous support, with a yellow wall of Swedish fans behind one of the goals that sang and drummed from beginning to end, building a big-game atmosphere. "I enjoy being at championships. It's something extra to experience. There's something with these games that makes it extra special," Blackstenius said. "When I look up at our fans today, I think they're very visible, and it also gives a feeling that we're doing this together. There's a lot that drives me in the whole set-up, with all the support and knowing that there are family and friends here."
