Sunday 06 July 2025 11:00
UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 is now well under way in Switzerland, and Saturday brought plenty of action.
Wales kicked things off against the Netherlands in a 17:00 BST start at the Swissporarena in Luzern, before England marked their start to the tournament with a game against France a few hours later at Stadion Letzigrund in Zurich.
There were Reds involved in all four squads in Saturday’s Group D action, as the nations battle for a spot in the knockout rounds.
Keep scrolling to see how our representatives fared in the matches…
Grace Clinton replaced Georgia Stanway for England in the second half against France.
It was the perfect start to the tournament for Dominique Janssen and her fellow Dutch stars, as they defeated Wales in a confident 3-0 win.
The 30-year-old played all 90 minutes of the match in Andries Jonker’s backline and proved an effective force, making the most tackles (4), winning the most duels (8) and completing the most passes (69) of any player on the pitch.
Safia Middleton-Patel was the only Red on the other side of that result, the young goalkeeper an unused substitute as Leicester City’s Olivia Clark played between the sticks for Wales.
Former United players Gemma Evans and Hayley Ladd, now at Liverpool and Everton respectively, were in the starting line-up, but were unable to nullify the advances of the impressive Netherlands side.
The evening slot saw France achieve a 2-1 victory over Sarina Wiegman’s Lionesses, despite the latter putting up a hearty fight towards the end.
Reds striker Melvine Malard was among those celebrating Les Bleues’ triumph at the final whistle, having replaced Chelsea star Sandy Baltimore – scorer of her side’s second goal – just after the hour mark.
Blues midfielder Kiera Walsh pulled one back for England in the final few minutes, having been joined by substitutes Ella Toone and Grace Clinton earlier in the second half, and Wiegman’s charges left France scrambling in stoppage time, but their opponents did just enough to prevent a late equaliser.
United captain Maya Le Tissier was also on the bench for the Lionesses, but wasn’t called upon on this occasion.
Sunday 06 July 2025 11:00
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