Germany Crossing the path of the Spanish women’s national football team once again. The German national team will be a rival to Sonia Bermudez’s team in the tournament Nations League finalWhich will be held in two matches: the first leg on November 28 in Kaiserslautern; Back on December 2nd in Madrid. The precedents against the Germans were not at all optimistic, to the point that they became the enemy of Spain.
But history changed last summer in the 2025 European Championship, thanks to a goal he scored Aitana Bonmati In extra time of the semi-finals. The goal of the Catalan midfielder, winner of the Ballon d’Or, received a triple reward: victory, the first final in history and the first victory over Germany after eight negative precedents.
This goal is lonely In the extreme It is the only happy memory that the Spanish women’s national team has against Germany, against which it also suffered painful defeats. In fact, before that semi-final, Germany had won 1-0 in the final Bronze medal from the 2024 Olympic GamesThis was thanks to a penalty kick scored by Julia Gwen in the 65th minute.
Looking back, the… precedents As for Spain, they are not satisfied. The national team lost 2-0 in the group stage of the 2022 Women’s European Championship, a few months after drawing 1-1 in the friendly tournament that was also held in England.
In the history of confrontations Between the two teams, Germany added five victories compared to one for Spain, an unforgettable victory with a goal by Bonmatti, who also participated as a substitute after recently recovering from viral meningitis from which she suffered a few days before the start of the competitions. The two teams ended in a draw on three occasions.
Very close final
With the anniversary of the Euro 2025 semi-final, Bonmati fantasizes An equally contested final. “He is a very difficult competitor, very complete, very physical and has a lot of talent,” the midfielder said on Wednesday in an interview with the newspaper. Stringer From the chain of existence.
Aside from the difficulty of the two-match final, the Barcelona player emphasized the team’s competitiveness, which adds A new final in a few years“We couldn’t win all the finals, but it’s a luxury to be able to be in another final.” Spain seems to have signed up for the finals, because they have had several in a row: the World Cup, the Nations League, the European Cup and now the Nations League again in its second edition.
Bermudez’s team seeks to get a good result from its visit to German territory next Friday and thus move the final to Madrid, where the decisive match will be held next Tuesday. The stage in which Spain seeks to add a new address to its interfaces, which is Metropolitan Stadium in the capitalWhere a large entry is expected.