Putellas entrusting Spain can end the German hoodoo to reach the Euro 2025 final

Spain is determined to end a miserable record against Germany when the parties come together in the last four of the Euro 2025 women on Wednesday, the star of the midfielder Alexia Potellas fixing more history for the holders of the World Cup.

“We are really happy to be in this position. We enter the game full of hope and of course with confidence in ourselves”, ” Putellas told journalists in Zurich on the eve of the confrontation in the semi-finals.

Having won the World Cup in 2023, Spain is now looking to add a first European championship title and confirm their dominant status in international women’s football.

While Spain has never been European champions, Germany has a record of eight continental crowns and was the main strength of the women’s match during the first decade of this century.

“We know that Germany is one of the best world teams and that it will be very difficult, but we will first try our first final of the Euro – it would be a great success”, “ said Putellas.

Spain has never beat Germany, especially loser when the teams gathered in the 2019 World Cup group phase and in the last euros in 2022.

Germany also came out in the lead in the bronze medal match at the Olympic Games last year, but Putellas rejected the suggestions that Wednesday’s shock is to take revenge.

“Personally, I see it more as an opportunity for us rather than taking revenge on the Olympic Games,” said the former winner of the Ballon d’Or.

“The Olympic Games are a completely different competition. I think we all agree that a Euro or a World Cup is a completely different context, so you cannot compare them.

“But yes, we have lost against them, and now we are lucky to beat them for the first time.”

She added: “We know that it will be a very difficult game like any semi-final in a major tournament, but we are fully motivated to continue moving and making more history.”

Spain is central defense of Central Laia Aleixandri due to the suspension, while Sjoeke Nuesken and Kathrin Hendrich are prohibited for Germany, the latter after his red card in victory in the quarter -finals on France in penalties.

Sarai Linder was injured after being released early in this match.

“Everyone knows what Spain looks like. We are going to have to run a lot and suffer a lot because they will have more ball”, “ admitted the German coach Christian Wueck.