Spain have reached the Euro semi finals for the first time ever, and they have done it with no fewer than 11 Barça players in the squad. The side coached by Montse Tomé defeated hosts Switzerland, featuring another blaugrana in Sydney Schertenleib, 2-0 to ensure a place against either France or Germany in Wednesday's semi-final.

Barça everywhere

Cata Coll, Ona Batlle, Irene Paredes, Laia Aleixandri, Aitana Bonmatí, Patri Guijarro, Alexia Putellas and Claudia Pina all started the game, while Vicky López and Salma Paralluelo came on in the second half, with Jana Fernández the only Barça player who didn't get on. Schertenleib played the full 90 for the Swiss.

The goals took some time coming but Athenea del Castillo finally broke the deadlock on 66 minutes (Patri and Aitana both featured in the build-up), and a powerful long-range strike from Claudia Pina doubled the lead five minutes later.

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