Flu forces Switzerland to suspend training, but Spain is wary: "They score a goal and you're going home."

Spain started the European Championship with viral meningitis and tonsillitis, depriving Montse Tomé of two key players in Aitana Bonmatí and Cata Coll . She is now worried about the discomfort of her top scorer, Esther González , but her opponent is worse. The Swiss national team has suspended its training session this Tuesday because several of its players have flu-like symptoms.

Switzerland has been experiencing all sorts of problems in recent days. Their base camp is in Thun, near Bern, where they held an open training session on Sunday in front of hundreds of fans, with center-back Julia Stierli and midfielder Coumba Sow absent. "Some players have come down with colds in the last few hours," the Swiss FA stated. The Swiss press goes a bit further, reporting the flu. Added to this was the fact that a severe storm hit Thun on Monday, preventing them from training. They also did not train today, due to a decision by coach Pia Sundhage, given the increase in players with the flu.

In Spain, with their medical problems over, they're not confident. "I hope they all get well so we can compete on equal terms in the match. We're focused on that match because it's already on the line. The stadium will be full and they'll have their fans, so we're starting from behind. Now they concede a goal and you're going home. We've never made it past the quarterfinals, and that's a challenge," warned Claudia Pina , one of the players who has been in the best shape for this Euros after a brilliant year with Barça.

"I worked really hard in the summer, with a nutritionist, a fitness trainer, and a psychologist outside the club, who helped me get where I am. I decided to be patient at the club of my life, because I'm young and at Barça we're all very good. If my time hadn't come, I might have had to think about it ," she warned.

Pina leads the scoring charts at this European Championship with six attempts, although only one has resulted in a superb goal against Belgium , from outside the box. "My father tells me I was always shooting. On my balcony at home, I would put a bib on the corner and try to put the ball in there . I really like doing it from outside the box," he explained. "But I don't have to score the goals myself," he said modestly.

Spain has no problems in that regard, having scored 14 goals, and not even in the number of goals conceded, but they have two outstanding issues: set pieces and transitions. "We know we have to be careful with our guarding. If they concede one, we have to try to score two ," he concluded.

No one expects Switzerland to upset Spain, although the player focuses on their "midfield, with three players who complement each other very well, and the quality of Sydney [Scherteinleib], who can hurt us." That is, if they manage to take the ball away from her. "Our strength is how competitive we are, and when playing with the ball, we are very good at reading the spaces," she assured.

They're running away from the favorites label: "We're a strong Euro Cup team, I won't deny that, but we don't think we're favorites. Look at the state of France , England is the champion, and Switzerland has a plus." Just in case, they're practicing penalties . "We love taking penalties, we always ask for them, but I hope we don't get them because our hearts might stop ," he assured.

Pina, who didn't even get a single minute at the European Championships in England at the age of 20, hopes to replicate a photo she took with Alexia as a child. "That photo tells me I have the same face. Luckily, we have more photos of us celebrating goals together, and I hope there will be more." That will be good for Spain.