Press voices
Spain’s footballers are in the European Championship final for the first time. World football player Bonmatí is overwhelmed with praise, especially for her game -decisive “stroke of genius”. – Overview of international press voices.
SPAIN
As: “Blood, sweat and Aitana! With a goal of the winner of the Golden Ball in the 113rd minute, Spain qualifies for the first time for an EM final.”
Marca: “Aitana writes history! Tor in the 113th minute seals the first victory over Germany and moving into the first European Championship final.”
Mundo Deportivo: “Aitana dresses like a heroine to reach a historical finale. Spain defeated Germany with a brilliant goal of the winner in the Golden Ball in the 113th minute and will contest his first European Championship final against England.”
ENGLAND
The Guardian: “It was not a classic Spanish performance, but they don’t care. They are further and stay favorites on the European Championship title. Completion applies to Germany that brought Spain into trouble, but simply could not score the decisive goal.”
BBC: “It will once again be England against Spain – and Germany has to regret that it did not take its chances. Bad decisions and lack of opportunities have cost them the victory.”
Independent: “Just like against France, Ann-Katrin Berger was against the world champion over long stretches of Germany’s rescue. After the quarter-finals against France, they simply went out of breath. It wasn’t a great game of Spain, but they found a way.”
Mirror: “Berger, who had played so great in the previous round, could not react quickly enough when Bonmatí shot the ball into the goal and thus refused to enter the final in Basel.”
The athletic: “Aitana Bonmatí shows why she is world class.”
SWITZERLAND
View: “From the EM dream! DFB-Elf mourns mega chance for the final. Bonmatí’s stroke of genius sets Germany Schachmatt. The victory is a historic one in two ways. Spain has never been in the European Championship final. And the ‘La Roja’ had never previously prevailed against Germany.”
FRANCE
“L’Equipe”: “As in the quarter-finals against France against France, Christian Wück’s team had decided to get his opponent and prefer to counter. And as already against ‘Les Bleues’, this plan turned out to be very effective. With a stroke of genius, a shot from an acute angle, Bonmatí Berger, which was until then. Thanks to this ingenious inspiration of the two-time world footballer, on Sunday in the first European Championship final Formidable double dream. “