“I’m happy, proud and I think it’s deserved,” explained Breel Embolo. “We won against a team that was difficult to play against. We were compact and we managed to create things. We played a great game and scored the goals exactly when we needed to. I’m proud of this team, this staff and this whole country!”
“The feeling is strong, because we achieved a really good performance,” continued Fabian Rieder. From the first second, we showed that we wanted to win this match. The state of mind is quite incredible in this group. everyone is happy to be there and to make the effort for each other. It shows on the ground, I think.”
For his part, on the UEFA website, Gianluigi Donnarumma apologizes to the Italian people: “There is a need to make our mea culpa. We never managed to get into the game. We can only accept our fate and give credit to Switzerland, who played a great match. We should have done much better…”
Later, Remo Freuler finally explained his celebration, after his important 1-0. “My family was in the stands and that’s when I rushed,” smiled the midfielder. The whole bench, the whole team came with me and it’s a moment that I will never forget. That’s what you dream of when you’re a kid and now it’s become a reality.”
“This feeling… We won this game after a top performance,” continued the number 8. “We won after a high level performance and now we are in the quarters! It’s a good time for our country and we are very, very happy.” After having “confirmed” by passing the round of 16 again, this team seems to still be hungry.
