The men's national team inspires when the women's national team captain Peter Gerhardsson plans for the European Championship qualifying decider against Serbia. It's the attitudes that we like, he says.
SportsStina Blackstenius is finding her scoring form. The national team striker scored her first goal in the Super League this autumn when Arsenal beat London rivals Tottenham 3–0.
SportsFridolina Rolfö is injured and is expected back shortly before the national team gathers for a crucial playoff to the European Championship. It didn't prevent the Swede's club team Barcelona from rolling over S:t Pölten in the Champions League with a whole 7–0. At the same time, Stina Blackstenius scored for Arsenal when it became a 4–0 win over Juventus.
FootballIt went a bit slow on away ground. But in the home return, Sweden offered a goal fest and crushed Luxembourg with 8–0. Now an decisive playoff against Serbia for a European Championship spot awaits.
SportsOn Friday, it became 4-0. Now, national team captain Peter Gerhardsson is hoping for an even bigger goal fest tonight in the return match against Luxembourg. We should at least try to score more than we did down there, he says.
SportsFinally, the ball went in. The 3-0 goal against Luxembourg was Stina Blackstenius' first full hit in almost half a year. It was a relief to see the ball go into goal, says the Arsenal forward.
SportsIt will not go down in history as one of Sweden's most impressive national team matches. Nevertheless, it sends the women's football team a big step closer to the European Championship. After 4–0 away, the playoff match against Luxembourg is essentially decided. A tough match, says 2–0 goalscorer Johanna Rytting Kaneryd.
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