“ We have a generation of gold ”, explains the Bonmati of Spain before the final of the Euro

“I understand that the opponents respect us, we have a unique match,” the winner of Orana Bonmati’s Ballon d’Orana Bonmati in Lausanne, commenting on the European Championship two days before the final on Sunday against England, said on Friday.

“”I think that players playing on the wings, who can enter inside to receive, like Mariona (Caldentey) and (Claudia) Pina, can create this superiority“She said about the style of La Roja.

Blood in the European championship, Spain entered the final with five victories and a record of 17 goals scored and two conceded.

They are confronted with a team from England who had much more time: they returned from two goals to survive an improbable penalty shootout against Sweden (2-2, 3-2) in the quarter-finals and repeated the feat against Italy (2-1) in the semi-finals, with a last equalizer and the decisive goal a minute before another penalty shot.

“”In this euro, we were at our best, we were very calm, of which we are grateful; Everyone knows what happened before.

“On the field, the team has changed a lot, it’s more mature, more experienced and knows how to play matches“Said the player, also winner of the Ballon d’Or in 2023.

Aitana started Europe with a viral meningitis fight but rebounded in the quarterfinals (Switzerland 2-0), where she was appointed player of the match, as she did against Germany (1-0 in an additional time), where she scored the decisive goal and also won the MVP Prize.

“The goal, the other day, I saw it mainly because at the end of the match, I was asked on this subject, and I did not remember.

“Then, I saw that I had pulled almost without angle, it was super fast and at a time when I thought of nothing,” she recalls.

“”We have a golden generation, we are experiencing unique things, and I am grateful to be part of it“She concluded.