Spain wants to break the German wall and make history in the Women's Euro Cup. History often repeats itself. But sometimes, it is also rewritten. And that is precisely what the Spanish women's national football team intends to do this Wednesday (9:00 PM, on La 1 and RTVE Play): rewrite a narrative in which Germany has always held the pen and Spain, the final stop.
They have crossed paths seven times in official competitions, and the same stubborn statistic has survived seven times: zero Spanish victories. Four defeats, three draws, and an open wound that has not yet fully healed.
But if there is one thing this Spain has, it is that it does not believe in curses. Nor in ghosts, nor in fatalism. It believes in the ball, in the block, in the idea. It believes in Alexia Putellas and in the lucid calm of Montse Tomé. It believes that history, although it weighs like a slab, can also be blown to pieces like an old gate in the face of a revolution.
Germany vs Spain: A challenge with a taste of revenge
The match against Germany in the semifinals of the 2025 Euro Cup is not just a game. It is an outstanding issue. A kind of emotional roller coaster whose journey always ends with the Germans celebrating at the top while Spain wonders what went wrong. But this time there is a different air. A turning point.
"We love pushing ourselves to the limit," said Alexia Putellas, with that gesture of someone who knows what it feels like to lose and also what it feels like to resist. She was referring to the missed penalties against Switzerland, but she could well be talking about years of struggle, of evolution, of a women's football that has gone from the shadows to the center of the stage.
Montse Tomé, for her part, was serene but determined: "This is the tournament where we are feeling most comfortable". A simple phrase, yes, but with the aroma of a declaration of intent. Like someone saying "we are ready" without needing to raise their voice.
An unequal battle in names, not in spirit
Laia Aleixandri will not be there. Her sanction leaves a gap in the defensive axis, although the hope is that she can return in a hypothetical final. The team arrives with eleven players from the super Barça women's team in the squad, a backbone that not only plays from memory, but also dreams in unison.
Germany, meanwhile, arrives diminished. Wück will only be able to count on 19 players due to the injuries of Gwinn and Sander, and the sanctions of Hendrich and Nüsken. But no one in the Spanish delegation dares to lower their guard. If anything defines Germany, it is their ability to mutate without losing their essence: rigor, pressure, efficiency. Like a clock that, even if it is missing a hand, always tells the exact time.
Spain wants to make history in the EURO
That Spain is in the semifinals is already a milestone. Never before had they gone so far in a Women's Euro Cup. But the extraordinary thing would be to knock down the old dominator of the continent. Because beating Germany is not just winning a game: it is breaking a mirror that for years has reflected one's own shortcomings in the face of foreign perfection.
The antitheses are served: experience against ambition; history against the present; the weight of what has been won against the lightness of what is desired to be won.
Spain has a date with its destiny. And although statistics do not lie, they do not have the last word either. Sometimes, football is more like literature than mathematics. And this Wednesday, in Zurich, the first chapter of a book could be written that until now only others signed.
England awaits a rival in the final
Italy came close to the first final in its history thanks to Bonansea's goal, but in the 96th minute Michelle Ahyemang tied the match. A goal from Kelly, in the 119th minute, ended the Italian aspirations and qualified the English.
The English team becomes the first finalist of the 2025 Euro Cup and now awaits the semifinal between Germany and Spain to find out their rival.