Key occasions
Sophie Downey
“It took only one second. One intelligent motion into area, one chopping by go and one good end for Spain to lastly undo a resilient German defence. When Aitana Bonmatí angled house a shot from a decent angle deep into additional time, she not solely despatched her facet by to a last of a ladies's Euros for the primary time but in addition proved a lot in regards to the power, each bodily and mentally, of this dominant Spanish staff…”
Aitana Bonmatí revealed after yesterday's recreation that she deliberately aimed for the entrance submit earlier than scoring the decisive objective towards Germany.
She mentioned: “Sure, the reality is that we had studied it. Nicely, Marisa, the goalkeeper coach, had informed me that she [Berger] made sure actions and that generally she left the close to submit clear and that's the way it was. I didn't take into consideration [taking that shot] twice as a result of I didn't need it to achieve penalties.
“Scoring in a recreation like this one is tremendous particular and if I may help the staff writing historical past, it's very particular. For the primary time now we have crushed Germany with the ladies's nationwide staff, and for the primary time we're within the last of the Euros. We've written historical past.”
Spain recorded their first-ever win over Germany final evening.
Aitana Bonmatí was the hero final evening as Spain clinched a 1-0 win over Germany in Zurich. If you wish to relive the motion, you should definitely give Nick Ames' match report a learn.
Preamble
The ultimate has been set. England will face Spain for the Euro 2025 crown on Sunday, a repeat of the 2023 World Cup last. La Roja booked their place within the Basel conflict with a 1-0 win over Germany final evening due to a late strike in additional time from two-time Ballon d'Or winner Aitana Bonmatí.
I'll be bringing you all of the response from that match all through the day, in addition to extra response from England's dramatic semi-final win over Italy.
The ultimate countdown is formally on. Be part of me!
