Kjaer: “This is crazy”

Simon Kjaer, player for the Danish national soccer team, called “madness” that his team, after beating the Czech Republic 1-2, qualify for the semifinals of the Eurocup.

“This is huge, this is crazy. Our goal was to go to Wembley and we will be there. But I would be lying if I said that we are satisfied with the semifinals. Now we have another game in four days and we have to recover, “he said.

Kjaer confessed that your team did not play its best match and acknowledged that they left “too much initiative” to the Czech Republic, which was able to tie the game in the second half.

He also spoke about Denmark's bumpy start to Eurocup, with the fainting of Christian Eriksen in the first match against Finland.

“It served the group to prosper and to know that we can trust the people around us. Now we know that if anyone has a problemsomeone is going to give you a hand. It gives security and now we have to enjoy this, “he concluded.

Schmeichel: “We knew it was going to be incredibly tough”

Kasper Schmeichel, goalkeeper for the Danish team, said after the match that they knew the clash it was going to be “unbelievably hard”.

The goalkeeper of the Scandinavian team put in value the classification of his selection, which after almost three decades will play a Eurocup semifinal again.

“We face a team with incredible potential, like us. In the first half we played very well, but the second was difficult when they scored a goal, “he declared.

“They put pressure on us and we put up with it. That's what makes a good team stand out. It can be played well, but you also have to fight when it comes to giving a last push. And that's what we did, “he added.

For his part, his partner Tomas Delaney, scorer of one of Denmark's two goals, said that his team's qualification for the semi-finals “is fantastic” although he also acknowledged that the match against the Czech Republic did not develop as he expected.

“We managed to stand firm. It doesn't really matter how the match went. Now it is forgotten and we have passed to the semifinals, “he concluded.