Story by Eli Haidari.

The scorching heat did not prevent the Lionesses from enjoying preparations at their Lensbury base yesterday morning, ahead of tonight's quarter-final showdown against Spain.

With temperatures reaching as high as 37 degrees on tuesday in south west London, Sarina Wiegman and her side were all smiles as they undertook a light training session.

England rewrote the record books after a dominant display throughout the group stages. A record of 14 goals scored without reply is quite a statement, however, the squad will be under no illusions that tonight's opponents will pose as their biggest test yet.

The Lionesses are put through their paces at their Lensbury base, Teddington (Image: Nicholas Dillon)

Spain huffed and puffed their way through Group B whilst dealing well with adversity after losing Jennifer Hermoso and then star talent, Alexia Putella.

La Roja entered the tournament as the bookies favourite but are now seen as widely written off, making Jorge Vilda's women a dangerous prospect.

Speaking ahead of tonight's highly anticipated fixture, England coach Sarina Wiegman said: "I do think Spain will have the ball a lot; that's just how they play with their possession and tightness on the ball, which is okay.

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"But I do expect we will have more of the ball than 20% (like the last time the teams met) because I think we're pretty tight on the ball too.

"We prepare for the game and we want to play our best game. If necessary, we know we have the players that can really impact the game or give an extra boost. We've shown that in all the other games before, so that's absolutely something we will keep in mind. It's a strength of our team."

High spirits, England head into tomorrow night's quater-final on the back of an impressive group stage (Image: Nicholas Dillon)

Watch England vs Spain live tonight on BBC one with build-up starting from 7pm at the Brighton & Hove Community Stadium and kick-off at 8pm.

Both sides will be battling it out for a semi-final spot (Tuesday 26th July) where they will face the winners of quarter-final three, Sweden vs Belgium, in Sheffield.

All photos courtesy of Nicholas Dillon.