When a team eliminates the world champions from a tournament, the message they send is that they have arrived, and therefore cannot be underestimated, and Switzerland certainly made their message clear when they kicked France out of Euro 2020 after winning 5-4 on penalties. . Although small, the Red Cross rattled the odds, however, and the Swiss campaign ended on Friday when they lost to Spain. They say that whoever was killed with the sword died with the sword, and in another penalty shootout, Switzerland was eliminated, and Vladimir Petkovich’s team once again showed a formidable character and fighting spirit, which has been the story of their campaign so far. The way Switzerland came from behind to beat France was box office stuff. From trailing 3-1, they came back before coming out victorious on penalties, and in front of Spain, they called back again after falling behind early. It seemed that Denis Zakaria’s own goal made the ball roll for Spain. However, the Swiss got the equalizer by Xherdan Shaqiri in the second half, and the red card shown to Remo Freuler for a reckless challenge didn’t hurt Switzerland, but they were ultimately denied another epic. Yann Sommer was once again the team’s savior during the penalty shootout by blocking two kicks. However, the Swiss were only able to score once, which led to their unfortunate disqualification. Switzerland exit after brilliant campaign: Despite exiting the tournament, Switzerland can be proud of itself after putting on a brave performance that was valiant in defeat. The Red Cross was not given a chance before the start of Euro 2020, but they rose to the occasion and proved their critics wrong. “I am a positive person. We have to go home with the positives,” said Swiss coach Vladimir Petkovic at the match. After the match, as reported by Sky Sports, “I have mixed feelings. I have pride – we can all be very proud. We leave here with our heads held high.” “On the other hand, we were very close to the semi-finals, which doesn’t happen often. I have more positive feelings than negative feelings. My players were the heroes of the night. “We deserved to go to the semi-finals,” Petkovic added. Switzerland definitely deserved a place in the semi-finals. Even with their exit from the tournament, they can hold their heads high for their valiant effort. An article, every week, see the latest transfer news from Fabrizio Romano here, log in to reply.
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