Sandrine Gruda, (interior of the France team, after the 89-46 victory against Montenegro in the quarterfinals of the Women’s Euro): “I’m really happy with our performance today. We just took a step forward. From the start, Jean-Aimé (Toupane, coach of the Bleues) has been telling us that defense is the priority. So we try to do the job. Against Belgium, defense will be key. It’s a complete team, with a big starting five.
Janelle Salaün (winger for the France team): “We broke free, and everything went well. The victory is there. We were already launched, but we had small difficulties. But we have won all our matches so far, so the Euros are going well. We were calm in attack, we made the necessary stops. It got us going and gave us a lot of confidence to attack. (On the upcoming semi-final against the Belgians) We have nothing to envy them so we can’t wait to play this match.
Marième Badiane (interior of the France team): “It was a match that reassured us, we lacked fluidity in the first matches. We found each other very well, we played together and fair. It functioned. Belgium is going to be a very strong opponent, it could even have been a final, it’s a bit of a final before its time. It is for matches like that that we want to play. They too, I think they are happy to play us. I can’t wait to find them. They play very well together, they will be complicated to play, but we know our strengths too.
