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Ann-Katrin Berger Says Euro 2025 Quarter-Final Save Was Pure Instinct

The Germany goalkeeper reflects on the 103rd-minute stop that underpinned a penalty shootout win over France after an early red card.

Bergers spektakuläre Parade bleibt im Gedächtnis

Overview

  • Berger says the stop cannot be replicated or trained and came purely from instinct.
  • She recalled clawing Janina Minge’s misdirected header off the line in the 103rd minute and joked she “didn’t know how long my arm is.”
  • International reaction included a New York Times comparison to “an exquisite time machine of German engineering,” which she called funny.
  • Germany played with 10 after Kathrin Hendrich’s 13th-minute red card and beat France 6:5 on penalties in the quarter-final.
  • Berger called the tie one of the most remarkable of her career and acknowledged she did not look good on the extra-time goal in the 0:1 semi-final loss to Spain.