Aitana Bonmatí Seeks to Close a Golden Circle with Spain in the Euro 2025 Final
Aitana Bonmatí, the dazzling winner of the Ballon d’Or for the second consecutive year, has set her sights on the Euro 2025 final, where Spain will face England. For the talented player, winning the title would be like culminating a golden cycle for the Spanish national team. Bonmatí, who has achieved success in club football with Barcelona, including the Champions League, and has triumphed with Spain in the World Cup and the UEFA Nations League, yearns to add the European Championship to her impressive list of achievements. The midfielder has already made her mark on this European Championship, scoring the decisive goal in the historic victory over Germany, which secured Spain’s place in their first tournament final.Bonmatí highlights the importance of this generation of Spanish footballers, considering it unique and thanking to be a part of it. The final against England represents a new challenge in the growing rivalry between both teams, who have already starred in memorable matches. England eliminated Spain in the European Championship three years ago, but the Spanish national team took revenge by defeating the English in the World Cup final in Australia. In the Nations League, both teams shared victories, which anticipates a close match in Basel. Bonmatí points out that the pressure is on England, the current European champion, and assures that Spain is prepared to face the challenge. The player is cautious about the tactics that England will employ, but trusts in Spain’s ability to adapt and compete at the highest level. “England is a physical team, but Germany, in my opinion, was even more so. I don’t know if they will press high. I think teams respect us more and more and many don’t dare to come at us because that means leaving a lot of space behind. We don’t know exactly what they are going to do, obviously, but we expect a similar match to the ones we have played against them in recent years, which have been very even. As I said, we are ready to play however it is.”“Winning would be like closing a cycle. Along with the Olympic Games, it’s the only tournament that some of us miss. It would be the culmination of… I don’t want to say my career, but it would be incredible in the future to have won all the important tournaments. We are ready. It’s another dream for us. It’s one of the trophies that many of us miss and we are going to give it our all to change that.”
Aitana Bonmatí
