Spain v Switzerland: Women’s Euro 2025 quarter-final - live

50s ago 16.41 EDT 84 min: Crnogorcevic receives a yellow card for a foul as Spain looked to peel forward again. They do win a free kick too with Lopez and Putellas standing over it. Putellas takes but it’s headed clear. Share

3m ago 16.39 EDT 82 min: Putellas thinks she has won a corner but it’s then given as a free kick. That may be because the Spanish icon was offside in the build-up but who knows. The announcement comes that across the first three quarter-finals, Euro 2025 have broken the attendance for accumulative quarters crowd with 78,407 watching so far. That’s with one quarter to go, absolutely incredible. Share

5m ago 16.37 EDT 80 min: Imagine working your hardest to close down players like Pina, Gonzalez and Caldentey all evening and then the likes of Paralluelo come on. Dove has emailed: How is Aleixandri still on the pitch? I have been wondering that myself. She has put two questionable challenges in since her yellow card but she remains in the game. Share

7m ago 16.35 EDT 78 min: Walti finds Schertenleib but she can’t get the cross in fast enough and they forced back to the halfway line. They continue to press but Wandeler’s chance goes over the bar. Spain make two more changes with Pina off for Lopez and Gonzalez off for Paralluelo. Share

10m ago 16.32 EDT 75 min: Riesen is off for Wandeler as Switzerland look to get back into this game. Share

11m ago 16.31 EDT 74 min: It’s worth highlighting as many may not know this if you are new to the game and are used to Spain dominating, Spain have not reached a Euros semi-final since 1997. They look well on their way now. Share

12m ago 16.30 EDT 73 min: Walti really should have kept going, VAR is in operation and so if there was a foul it would have been chalked off. Surely that’s the game now? But if you watched the England game yesterday then you know you can’t count a team out. Share

13m ago 16.29 EDT Switzerland fans are booing as they felt there was a foul in the build-up, Walti stopped but the referee waved them on and so Spain continued. Pina then made them pay with an absolute belter. View image in fullscreen Spain’s Claudia Pina unleashes a piledriver from outside the box. Photograph: Piroschka Van De Wouw/Reuters View image in fullscreen The ball flies past Switzerland's keeper Livia Peng and Spain have doubled their lead. Photograph: Denis Balibouse/Reuters Share Updated at 16.42 EDT

15m ago 16.27 EDT 70 min: Coll was very high there, Pilgrim is picked out with a long pass but the keeper does just enough. If she didn’t get to that, it would’ve been a big mistake. Share

17m ago 16.25 EDT 68 min: How will Switzerland respond? The answer is with ferocious attack. Pilgrim is fed the ball but Coll reads it well to come out and collect. Share

18m ago 16.24 EDT As soon as that reached her feet everyone knew that was going in. The substitute set herself well in the box as Bonmati puts her through, a lovely tap home and Peng is well beaten. View image in fullscreen Spain's Athenea del Castillo slots the ball home … Photograph: Piroschka Van De Wouw/Reuters View image in fullscreen Then celebrates with a knee slide … Photograph: Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images View image in fullscreen And a goggles gesture. Photograph: Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images Share Updated at 16.34 EDT

19m ago 16.23 EDT 66 min: Even if Spain go through in this game, Switzerland are showing every other team in the tournament how to deal with the world champions. Switzerland look to break and Pilgrim is belted to the floor by Paredes. She doesn’t get a yellow much to the dismay of the crowd. Share

21m ago 16.21 EDT 64 min: Pilgrim is immediately involved in the action and she whacks the ball at goal, Coll saves really well. No question marks over her athleticism or reflexes. Share

22m ago 16.20 EDT 63 min: The set piece delivery is good but this time it is headed clear first time of asking. Stunned that didn’t go in on the first corner. But no time to dwell as Switzerland make their first change with Pilgrim on for Ivelj. For Spain, Ouahabi is on for Carmona and Caldentey is off for Del Castillo. Share

23m ago 16.18 EDT 61 min: Riesen this time with the great tackle with Bonmati attempting to cross it in. She concedes a corner and it’s popped in. How has that not been scored? Guijarro smacks the bar, it pinballs and smacks the other bar and it’s out for another corner. Share

25m ago 16.17 EDT 60 min: Bonmati wanted a free kick on the edge of the box there but the referee doesn’t give it. Spain keep plugging away, surely they will find a way through? Not this time with Gonzalez’header going wide. Share

27m ago 16.15 EDT 58 min: Putellas initially does well to keep a chance alive but it’s Reuteler again who manages to nab it back. As always though Spain get it back and Pina rifles off a shot on the edge of the area but it’s well wide. Share

29m ago 16.13 EDT 56 min: Walti tries to find Beney with a great ball but Paredes is wise to it. It will be interesting to see how Coll deals with shots at goal if they happen because this is her first appearance this tournament as she had been suffering with tonsilitis. May make things interesting if we do get as far as spot kicks. Share

31m ago 16.11 EDT 54 min: Pina cleverly wins a free kick as she puts in a poor pass. Spain start an attack from it and Carmona volleys them up the pitch but again Switzerland are there to muscle them off of the ball. Share

33m ago 16.09 EDT 52 min: Schertenleib makes a great run but then takes the wrong decision as she launches a long range ball towards goal which is way over the bar. Switzerland need to take their chances when they have them as they are far and few between. Share

34m ago 16.08 EDT 51 min: Reuteler with another great interception, she has been phenomenal this tournament. Possession goes back and forth but it eventually comes to Peng. This game has an air of penalties about it and I don’t know if my nerves will take it. Share

36m ago 16.06 EDT 49 min: Pina that was lovely, beating two defenders but the Riesen closes her down. A few passes later Schertenleib goes up for a header Aleixandri, the Swiss star is okay to continue. Share

38m ago 16.04 EDT 47 min: Nope, no changes. Kári Tulinius has emailed: Objectively this is ridiculous to say, as Spain have been so much better, but to me it feels like Swiss might just nick this one. There is no rationality behind this, just vibes. Logic says that Spain will eventually score, but knockout football isn’t logical, especially when the home side is playing. I do see what you mean and it may also be because the crowd at the stadium are with the Swiss, making the momentum all theirs. I still think Spain will go through but this is a performance Switzerland can be proud of. Spain take a shot early on through Guijarro but Peng collects. Share

39m ago 16.03 EDT Back underway: Spain 0-0 Switzerland Can the hosts hold on and push this to extra time? Or can they find a winner to create an upset? Spain will not go away in attack so I’m guessing we will have a few open play goals regardless. I don’t think either have made a change at the break – I’ll correct myself shortly if I’m wrong. Share

55m ago 15.47 EDT Half-time: Spain 0-0 Switzerland Switzerland are putting on a defensive masterclass and have stopped Spain’s lethal attack from pulling the trigger. Spain did win a penalty after Nadine Riesen fouled Mariona Caldentey but the Arsenal player put it wide. All square at the break. Share

1h ago 15.45 EDT 45 + 1 min: Reuteler take a bow. She beats three Spanish defenders and feeds an exquisite ball up field, wow. The hosts get it into the box but Spain mange to clear.every time they get in the box the stadium comes alive. Two minutes added. Share

1h ago 15.43 EDT 44 min: Pina sends it in but Switzerland clear quite easily on that one. Share

1h ago 15.43 EDT 43 min: Spain win a corner and Pina is over the set piece again. The delivery is good and it pinballs around, smacking the post int he process but somehow Switzerland bungle it clear. It comes back in though and Paredes wins another corner. Share

1h ago 15.42 EDT 42 min: I am so impressed with Switzerland’s tactics so far. Spain are not able to play their free-flowing football with the Swiss always stuck to them. An example, Bonmati crosses it in but it’s so well read by Reuteler who clears the danger. Share

1h ago 15.39 EDT 40 min: Aleixandri playing fast and loose remember as she has already been given a yellow card. Still the world champions try to find a way through but Guijarro is offside. Share

1h ago 15.38 EDT 39 min: Schertenleib does so well to win the ball and Beney comes running over the receive the ball but Aleixandri puts her on the floor. Instead of a free kick to the Swiss though, Spain get the set piece – mindboggling. They work their way up the pitch in search of an opener. Share

1h ago 15.36 EDT 37 min: Carmona does really well to keep that on and keeps the play alive. It eventually comes to Gonzalez but it’s out for a goal kick. Share

1h ago 15.34 EDT 35 min: Switzerland are down a player as Spain take a corner through Pina but Calligaris defends it well but it’s out for another corner. Schertenleib jogs back onto the pitch before it’s taken, we can all breathe a sigh of relief. They take the set piece short and it eventually comes to Carmona but her attempt is well over the bar. Share

1h ago 15.32 EDT 33 min: Schertenleib, who hobbles to the sideline, had her foot planted and didn’t take too much contact which makes me think of the dreaded three letter injury. But let’s hope for the best, she is one of the stars of this team. Share

1h ago 15.31 EDT 32 min: Switzerland’s attack doesn’t go to plan and Spain counter, Bonmati squares it but it’s cleared. A goal feels like it’s coming but I’m just unsure for whom. Schertenleib is down and remains so as Spain play on, their shot deflected wide. The teenager has remained down and this is worrying. Share

1h ago 15.29 EDT 30 min: Bonmati’s effort now goes wide, everything Spain are trying right now just isn’t working. Share

1h ago 15.27 EDT 28 min: Switzerland’s defence are inch perfect right now, muscling Spain off of the ball but without drawing a foul and leaving the world champions slightly flustered. Share

1h ago 15.26 EDT 27 min: Aleixandri gets a yellow card for a foul on Beney and with that, if Spain progress, the former Manchester City player will be suspended for their semi-final. The free kick is deep in Switzerland’s half so they will have to build here and they do just that but Coll and her back line wrestle possession back. View image in fullscreen Switzerland's Iman Beney (left) gets fouled by Spain's Laia Aleixandri. Photograph: Michael Buholzer/EPA Share Updated at 15.43 EDT

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