Thanks to the summer's club change – from Brighton to Bayern München – Julia Zigiotti Olme is sitting on important information ahead of the matches against Serbia.
Especially regarding Serbian forward Jovana Damnjanović.
She is a player that Zigiotti Olme and everyone else in the national team needs to keep an eye on during the battle for a spot in the European Championship in Switzerland 2025.
"She's good"
She's very strong and technical. She likes to go deep but is also good at receiving the ball. You need to watch out for her, because she's good and has a very good finish, says the 26-year-old.
Do you put in a little extra when it's a club teammate?
Putting in a little extra feels unnecessary. I'll go in as I would against anyone. It doesn't make a difference that we play in the same team, she says.
The club teammates have chatted lightly about the upcoming matches during their days in Munich, but a hectic playing schedule has made them focus on other things.
The time is different now.
Want to the European Championship
The first playoff match is played as early as Thursday, in Serbian Leskovac, and on Tuesday, the return match awaits at Tele2 Arena in Stockholm.
We really want to make it to the European Championship and these are two important matches, says Zigiotto Olme.
Serbia is a tough team to meet, they go into duels and come out with energy at the beginning of matches. It's about matching that, standing up to their forcing and then finding our game.
And according to Julia Zigiotti Olme, it's a strong and motivated Swedish national team that comes into play after the clear victory over Luxembourg, 12–0 total, in the first playoff round.
I think everyone who comes here feels that we're in a good period. We played well last time, won and scored many goals. When we get to situations, we know we'll put them away.
Qualified for the European Championship 2025: Switzerland (host nation), France, England, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Denmark, Germany, Iceland.
The remaining seven European Championship teams will be decided after the final playoff stage with matches on November 28–29 and returns on December 3:
Sweden–Serbia, Portugal–Czech Republic, Scotland–Finland, Ukraine–Belgium, Wales–Ireland, Poland–Austria, Northern Ireland–Norway.
Goalkeepers: Tove Enblom, Vålerengen, Jennifer Falk, Häcken, Zecira Musovic, Chelsea.
Defenders: Jonna Andersson, Hammarby, Nathalie Björn, Chelsea, Magdalena Eriksson, Bayern München, Emma Kullberg, Juventus, Hanna Lundkvist, San Diego, Amanda Nildén, Tottenham, Linda Sembrant, Bayern München, Hanna Wijk, Häcken.
Midfielders and forwards: Filippa Angeldahl, Real Madrid, Anna Anvegård, Häcken, Kosovare Asllani, London City, Hanna Bennison, Juventus, Stina Blackstenius, Arsenal, Rebecka Blomqvist, Wolfsburg, My Cato, Crystal Palace, Evelyn Ijeh, Milan, Sofia Jakobsson, London City, Madelen Janogy, Fiorentina, Rosa Kafaji, Arsenal, Fridolina Rolfö, Barcelona, Johanna Rytting Kaneryd, Chelsea, Matilda Vinberg, Tottenham, Julia Zigiotti Olme, Bayern München.
