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With the only goal scored by Aitana Bonmati, the world champion Spain defeated Germany 1-0 on Thursday and set a trip to the final of Women's Euro 2025.
Spain will now face defending champions England in the title clash. Ballon d'Or winner Bonmati scored the decisive goal in the 113th minute as the match in Zurich headed for a tiebreaker.
Barcelona's Bonmati's performance was outstanding throughout the match. Goalkeeper Anna Berger also excelled for Germany. That's why the game went to extra time. But she missed Bonmati's decisive blow. Bonmati said after the game, "Sometimes the goalkeeper leaves his natural position on the post. I took advantage of that. I didn't want to see the game go to a tiebreaker.'
Spain must also be grateful to their goalkeeper Cata Cole. She also made some great saves. This is the first time Spain has beaten Germany in women's international football. Now Germany will also play the final of the Euro for the first time. The
final will be held in Basel on Sunday. It will be a repeat of the 2023 World Cup final. Spain defeated England 1-0 in Sydney. If Monts Tome's team is victorious in the final, Spain will have a rare opportunity to become world and European champions at the same time.
Such an opportunity was taken by Germany 15 years ago. During their trip to the finals, Spain proved themselves to be one of the biggest forces in international women's football. "We have reached the finals for the first time, so a new history has been made," Bonmati said.
She added, 'This is the first time that Germany has been defeated. We are very proud of the current generation of Spanish players. But our journey is not yet complete. For now, we want to enjoy the victory. Only then we will focus on the match against England and start our preparation.' Germany played the final of Euro 2022, this time this team stopped in the semi-final.
German coach Christine Weck did not want to criticize her goalkeeper Berger. She instead praised her players. She said, "There is nothing for him to take personal responsibility for in this defeat." It is because of his performance that we reached the semi-finals. There is no need to criticize anyone in defeat. We are all happy with the way we played.'
