Spain must find a way to beat Bogey Team Germany to reach the Euro 2025 final

Spain’s title world champions still have reasons to fear their opponents in the Germany semi-finals: Roja has never managed to beat the eight European champions. A Bogey team for the teammates of Alexia Palellas, who hope to have acquired all the experience they need to end the curse.

During eight meetings between Spain and Germany in all competitions, Roja has never won against a nation that historically dominated sport. The German team has a record of five victories and three draws against the Spanish, which are currently world champions.

The most recent of them came to the 2024 Olympic Games, after the world title of Spain, when Germany denied Spanish Olympic bronze during a 1-0 victory in the third place qualifiers.

“There is the first time for everything,” said Alexia Potellas in an interview with Mundo Deportivo. “”Our goal is to reach the final, which means that we have to beat Germany. “”

Despite their unfavorable record, Spain arrives at the Stadion of Letzigrund as favorites entering this semi-final. It is a status that they owe their perfect start to Euro 2025, with four four -game wins and 16 goals scored and only three conceded.

The Spanish coach Montse Tome is optimistic: “Since I have been here, I have played Germany five times and we have never managed to beat them. I have the impression that we are getting closer to victory every time.”

One of the reasons is the very positive atmosphere of the Spanish national team, “Where the atmosphere is the most professional” That the former assistant of Jorge Vilda in La Roja has never known.

“The team becomes more and more mature and there is progress in every sense of the word“She said.”I see a lot of maturity in the team and a lot of understanding between the players. “”

‘Additional motivation’

This Spanish team already follows in the footsteps of a historic performance in euros: for the first time since 1997, they qualified for the semi-finals of the continental competition. And at the time, the tournament was only challenged by eight nations.

But the head of the world champions wants more: “In recent years, we have won a World Cup, a League of Nations and everything we need now, it’s Euro, so it’s very important to us, “ Aitana Bonmati told Marca on Tuesday, saying that Spain’s ambition is to “Continue to devour the world“.

The curse of the face of Germany even adds “Additional motivation”, said the double winner of the Ballon d’Or, for whom the last defeat against Germany “has left a bitter taste”.

“The pressure is on them because they won eight European championships and we have not won them. But we are 100% confident in our talent and our hard work. As we have arrived so far, we will try to reach the final.”

An opportunity rather than revenge

Putellas, the best player in Spain at the start of the tournament, adds: “We are convinced that if we get closer to our best version and minimize our mistakes, we can reach the final.”

To finally beat Germany, Spain will be able to count on a united wardrobe, a rarity in a national team shaken by the controversy in recent years, the players withdrawing from Roja to denounce the conditions in which they play and others being silent or taking advantage of their absences to have their first calls.

“”We have always had an incredible talent, we picked up talents that could have helped us, but we have created a team capable of assuming its responsibilities “ Said volume, herself criticized internally to be one of the last cogs of the wheel of the previous management of the RFEF.

Spain seems to have been so close to finally beating Germany, “One of the best world teams”, According to Putellas. But there is no question of talking about ‘revenge’ Against a nation that Roja has never beaten: “They are an opponent for which we have lost, and tomorrow we have the opportunity to beat them for the first time!”

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