The Lionesses fought back from 2-0 down and came through a crazy battle from 12 yards - in which nine spot-kicks were missed - in the quarter-final of Euro 2025 on Thursday (17.07.25) and the coach admits that the game pushed her emotions to the limit.

Wiegman told BBC Sport: "It was one of the hardest games I've ever watched. Very emotional.

"We could have been out of the game three or four times. When you're 2-0 at half-time, it's not good.

"Although we started really badly, at the end it got better, but we didn't create anything so we had to change shape and we scored two goals - that was crazy.

"We missed a lot [of penalties], and they missed even more. I need to decompress, I think.

"Michelle [Agyemang] brings something different. She is so strong and scores a goal too, she has shown she can do that."

Wiegman reserved special praise for full-back Lucy Bronze, who scored to get England back into the match before stepping up to convert her penalty in the shootout.

The manager said: "Lucy Bronze is one of a kind.

"I have never, ever seen this before in my life, and I'm very lucky person that I've worked with so many incredible people, incredible football players, and there are so so many, but what she does, and her mentality.

"That penalty, the goal, but that's not [even] what defines her. It's that resilience, that fight. I think the only way to get her off the pitch is in a wheelchair."

Meanwhile, England captain Leah Williamson felt that the match showcased the never-say-die spirit that the Lionesses possess.

She said: "I just feel really, really proud. That was awful to watch at the end, but the girls, I just love that we don’t ever give up.

"We’ve said it before, we’re never done. We don’t believe that we’re ever done. The fightback, the quality to turn the game around and then stay in it mentally - just incredible."