England opens its Euro 2025 title defense against France, competing in a difficult group with the Netherlands and Wales. The Lionesses aim to start strong in Zurich, facing a formidable French team that has not lost a group stage match since 2009. Lucy Bronze emphasizes the mutual respect between both squads, highlighting the quality of players. France manager Laurent Bonadei's decision to omit key players like Wendie Renard may impact the team's strength. Bronze expresses a desire to compete against top talent right away in the tournament.
There's a lot of respect between the teams because we have faced off so regularly. I don't think France necessarily fear England, they just have a lot of respect and think we have a very talented team - it's the same with them.
Wendie is a good friend of mine. She's the epitome of what I would describe as a captain figure. When I was at Lyon, everything she did as a person and as a player, there was nothing you could fault.
The manager went a different way. That's how football works sometimes. It's a big shock. I want to play against Wendie. For me, not taking someone like that could weaken the French team.
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