Germany plan to make better use of Schüller against France

Germany want to make better use of forward Lea Schüller in the women's Euro 2025 quarter-finals against France on Saturday.

"That's the focus. Lea has an impressive goal tally. She's a striker who doesn't need to be on the ball often to be efficient," assistant coach Maren Meinert said in a news conference on Tuesday.

The Bayern Munich striker has scored a total of 54 goals in 78 international matches, but two goals at the current Euros in Switzerland.

"We want to bring Lea into the game, she's an incredibly important player who scores goals with very few touches," midfielder Sjoeke Nüsken said.

"If we can improve the quality of our crosses and set Lea up better, then we hope she'll score more goals," she added.

So far, the record Euros winners Germany have relied more on wingers Klara Bühl and Jule Brand.

"We also have players in defensive midfield who can definitely be dangerous in front of the goal. Of course, we should also utilize that," Meinert said.

After a day and a half off, the team resumed training on Tuesday morning. Coach Christian Wück began with a speech to the players.

He also took captain Janina Minge and her deputy Nüsken aside for a few words.

Germany ended the group stage with a 4-1 defeat to Sweden, their biggest loss at a women's European championship. After the game, the team held a crisis meeting.