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Wales and Bristol City star Ffion Morgan is relishing a “scary” end to the season for club and country.
The defender is part of the Wales squad seeking to build on last week’s impressive 4-1 friendly victory over Northern Ireland against World Cup-bound Portugal on Tuesday.
But Morgan, 22, is also focusing on the finale of the Women’s Championship title race with Bristol City holding a three-point lead over London City Lionesses going into the final three games.
She said: “We are three points clear and it’s in our control. We are quite a young side and there is lots of pressure.
“But we all want to get that promotion and play in the Women’s Super League. I want to take it to the next level with Bristol City and Wales.”
Morgan won her 23rd international cap off the bench against Northern Ireland as Gemma Grainger’s side continued to build strong foundations ahead of the inaugural Women’s Nations League kicking off later this year.
It was further evidence that Wales are heading in the right direction after just missing out on reaching this summer’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
Speaking at a McDonald’s Fun Football and Happy Readers event, Morgan added: “The biggest thing now is the belief in the squad that we can do well.
“We know we have got the quality to compete against top teams and we have to find that extra 1% to qualify for major tournaments.
“Portugal are used to qualifying for major tournaments in recent years and they will be playing at the World Cup this summer.
“So this is a good game for us to go away and test ourselves against that sort of opposition.
“We’ve shown when we’ve played nations like France and Denmark that we can produce good performances and it’s about taking it on to the next level.”
Carrie Jones and Lily Woodham miss out against Portugal after returning to their clubs with injuries.
