Switzerland drew 1-1 with Scotland and have one foot in the last 16. Here are the comments on the game.
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- Switzerland drew 1-1 with Scotland and thus has the best chance of reaching the round of 16 at the European Championships.
- The Nati cracks are more or less satisfied after the draw.
Fabian Schär is reasonably satisfied after the game against Scotland. In an interview with SRF, he said: "You saw what they're actually capable of. They made it difficult for us by fighting and with the fans behind them. In the end, it's a point that we can take with us. We had more chances to win over 90 minutes. We conceded an unfortunate goal."
It's Schär who deflects the ball into his own goal in the 13th minute. Was there a communication problem? "That's a split second where you have to react. My intention is to prevent the goal. I can't see exactly where Yann is either. It's unfortunate, of course. In hindsight, you can see that he can intercept the ball. But it goes so quickly and another time it goes out like that. It's very unfortunate, but it can happen."
And what does he say about Shaqiri's stroke of genius? "A brutal goal, you have to say that. The instinct he has in that situation ... A brutal goal and also extremely important for us in a difficult phase. His qualities are undisputed."
Granit Xhaka is also full of praise for Shaqiri: "We don't need to talk about his potential." The national team captain speaks of a "typical Shaqiri goal". "It was a great plan by Muri to put him up front."
Shaqiri: "The big games are made for me"
The goalscorer himself also appears in a good mood during the SRF interview: "Yes, of course it was a mistake by the opponent and I wanted to take full advantage of it. I saw that the goalkeeper was far out. So I thought: 'Come on, I'll shoot it into the near corner'."
He says of his shot: "Yes, it was a perfect shot and I'm glad I didn't hurt my knee (ed.: while celebrating). It's an important and very nice goal. Of course we wanted to win today, but we didn't manage it. But we are still on four points. Now we have one more game that we want to go into with confidence. It will be a completely different game, that's for sure."
A few days ago, Shaqiri said that everyone always expects something special from him, including his family. When asked about this, Shaqiri said with a smile on his face: "I've definitely lived up to that. Good you come back to that. I've done it again. But I'm someone who always likes to keep my feet on the ground. Today was a day where I could help the team with a very nice goal."
It is his tenth goal in his 22nd final match. Shaqiri says: "I think the big games are made for me. Of course you always want to show your performance and be successful. I've set my sights high now too and want to help the team. I hope that I will be remembered forever."
Sommer praises the Scots
Yann Sommer: "It was a really tough game today. Lots of crosses, lots of second balls that fell somewhere. It was very important that we defended compactly. We conceded very little. They pressed us well and ran a lot. They did it well, we found fewer spaces than against Hungary. A well-deserved point for both, we'll take it. We were very lucky in two or three situations. You have to admit that. But I think we did very well on the whole."