Spain wins all, compatriot Ronaldo says goodbye to Euro women early

(NLDO) – Nothing can stop the winning streak in the group stage, bringing the Spanish women's team to the quarterfinals of Euro Women's 2025 despite being behind to Italy in the final match.

The match between Spain and Italy took place in the early morning of July 12 at the Stadion Wankdorf (Bern, Switzerland) in the final round of Group B of the 2025 Women's Euro. Italy entered the match with 4 points, while Spain had already secured their place in the next round after two convincing opening victories. However, the Azzurri team still played with determination, aiming to win at least 1 point to decide their own fate.

Spain (red shirt) pressured Italy from the start of the match

In the 10th minute, Italy unexpectedly took the lead. Taking advantage of Mariona Caldentey losing the ball on the left wing, Elisabetta Oliviero fired a neat shot to open the scoring for the Italian team. However, the joy of the Southern European team only lasted 4 minutes.

Teammates celebrate with Elisabetta Oliviero after opening the score

Elisabetta Oliviero and the boundless joy of the Italian team

After a good combination with Alexia Putellas, Athenea del Castillo fired a technical shot into the top corner of the goal, equalizing for Spain in the 14th minute.

Athenea del Castillo (10) equalized for Spain just 4 minutes after falling behind.

In the second half, the game was completely dominated by the team from the Iberian peninsula, the World Cup champions. In the 49th minute, from a counter-attack, Patri Guijarro made a beautiful volley from outside the penalty area, raising the score to 2-1. This was the midfielder's second goal of this year's tournament.

Patri Guijarro (12) put "La Roja" ahead

In the final minutes of the match, Italy tried to find an equalizer to secure their place in the quarter-finals but failed. They even conceded a third goal in injury time. Esther González – who was in good form – broke through and scored the winning goal for Spain, 3-1. This was her fourth goal of the tournament.

Esther González seals 3-1 win for Spain

Despite losing, the Italian girls still celebrated enthusiastically after hearing the news that Belgium unexpectedly defeated Portugal 2-1 in the match at the same time. They hugged and cried on the field before expressing their gratitude to the fans who accompanied them in Switzerland.

Coach Andrea Soncin's team officially won a ticket to the quarter-finals with second place in Group B, 1 point ahead of Belgium and 2 points ahead of Portugal.

Coach Andrea Soncin could not hide his emotions: "We have been through difficult times and now being in the quarter-finals is a miracle."

Italy lost the match but still got a ticket to the quarterfinals

The Blue Army cried and laughed on the field after the match.

With this result, Spain will face hosts Switzerland in the quarter-finals, while Italy will face Norway – the winners of Group A. Both matches will take place next week.

Patri Guijarro received the "Best Player of the Match" award

Spain maintains its position as championship candidate

Spain continued to assert their position as a championship candidate with their typical possession-based style of play. However, as Patri Guijarro shared after the match, the team still needs to improve their transitional defense if they want to go further in this tournament.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/tay-ban-nha-toan-thang-dong-huong-ronaldo-chia-tay-som-euro-nu-196250712065237712.htm