In the quiet town of Brentford, bathed by the rivers Thames and Brent and where boats perched on the shores of buildings, the group of Spanish women faced the greatest challenge in its history: to defeat mighty Germany for the first time. , eight -time European Championship champion and one of the top contenders for the title. The challenge is this Tuesday (9:00 pm / 1 am), at Brentford Community stadium, a field that has seen this season the ‘miraculous’ return of the average English club to the Premier League after 74 years.
It won’t be a miracle, but it will be a massive victory for Jorge Vilda’s team to break the statistics against the Germans and win a victory that combined La Roja as the clear favorite to win the tournament.
If they win, they are all in front of them to finish first in this ‘death group’ after winning their debut against Finland 4-1. Whether drawn or lost, they could still finish second in the group if they beat Denmark on Saturday (9:00 pm) in the stage where the first two classifieds go straight to the quarterfinals.
After all, Red doesn’t make cabalas. He was just looking for success and with that solid idea he would try to stand up and compete one by one against Germany’s Lina Magull, Sara Dabritz, Alexandra Popp and the young Jule Brand, a team that combines established stars with young people who excel in authority and excel in their power, physique and speed in attack. However, Germany underwent a serious setback yesterday: the lead Lea Schuller He had to be separated because of covid and would cause sick leave. The 24-year-old Bayern player has already scored against Denmark and a significant attacking defeat.
scary numbers
The numbers presented by Martina Voss-Tecklenburg’s team should shake. He came from Pernille Harder’s 4-0 defeat to Denmark in a game he led with gusto and in which he scored even more goals. They maintained a clean sheet in 14 games out of 19 in the group stage and never scored more than one goal in a group stage match. In his Euro debut, he added his 500th official match and his 351st victory. There was a thorn in his side that fell in the quarterfinals of the last European Championship in the Netherlands in 2017, ending his long hegemony.
The opposite is Spain without complexes, coming to power against Finland after a 4-1 win and removing all doubts that arose due to the Ballon d’Or injury and team leader, Alexia Putellas . The Spaniards managed to overcome the severe recession and face the Euro with the utmost confidence.
With a team marked with a blaugrana accent, with up to nine Barça players who have just finished runner-up in the Champions League, and a very united group eager to claim their first international title after victories achieved in the lower categories, Spain is ready to show their credentials in this Euro.
All indications are that Vilda will repeat the starting eleven against Finland, with Irene Guerrero in midfield along with Patri Guijarro and Aitana Bonmatí and the attacking triplet made up of Mariona Caldentey, Esther González and Lucía García. In the last confrontation between the two teams, in the Arnols Cup at the beginning of the year, an important draw was won.
In fact, Spain and Germany have met six times at the senior level with a record in favor of the Germans of three draws and three wins. These are no doubt not very encouraging precedents, but if at any time they can break, it’s on this one. La Roja knows it’s at the best moment in its history and doesn’t want to waste it. You feel you are ready to move forward.
Source: La Verdad
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