England are 'very level-headed' ahead of Euro 2022 semi-final with Sweden, insists Lucy Bronze

Lucy Bronze insists England remain ‘very level-headed’ as they prepare for their Euro 2022 semi-final against Sweden on Tuesday. Sarina Wiegman’s side have been in blistering form during the tournament, scoring 14 goals in the group stages without conceding before knocking out the highly-fancied Spain in the quarter-finals. Ad/> But preparing to play in her fourth successive major tournament semi-final, Bronze is yet to claim silverware with her country, and it’s no surprise that the Barcelona full-back is refusing to get carried away.

FootballEngland's Bronze named FIFA's The Best Women's Player17/12/2020 AT 19:41 «We're the favourites and the hosts, but as a team we're very level-headed and we're not focusing on a final or lifting a trophy just yet,” the 30-year-old told the BBC. The 2-1 defeat by eventual champions the United States in 2019 left Bronze in tears on the pitch at full-time. »It probably hit me a lot harder than other people," she said.

Perisset penalty in extra-time sends France to Euro 2022 semi-finals to face Germany Sembrant scores stoppage-time winner to send Sweden into semi-finals «When you're in the best form of your life, that's when you feel like it is your time. That taught me more than anything else has — even when you invest, things can always go wrong. »It's probably why I'm a lot more cool now.

I've been at those very high heights and still been knocked down. It's a feeling that I don't particularly enjoy being reminded about but it's something I learned a lot from. «I'm lucky enough to have experienced semi-finals, unlucky enough to have experienced defeat.