England, Italy, Spain and Germany, the finalists of the Women's Eurocup 2025.
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Spain will face Germany and England will be measured with Italy in the semifinals of the female Eurocup that takes place in Switzerland.
This Tuesday, Geneva will host the duel between English and Italian, while Zurich will host the crossing between Spanish and German, which promises to be an early final.
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It will be the first semifinal in Spain in this tournament since 1997, while Germany will seek to extend its record with a ninth continental title.
The German team got among the four best after eliminating France into a dramatic penalty batch (6-5), after a 1-1 draw in a match marked by adversity.
Kathrine Henrich was expelled at minute 13 after review of the VAR, and two minutes later Grace Geyoro converted 1-0 for France from the penalty spot. Sjoeke Nüsken tied a header in 25, and although a penalty failed in the second half, Germany resisted with ten players until the definition was forcing. Ann-Katrin Berger was the great figure: he looked in the extension and stopped two penalties in the batch.
Spain, on the other hand, dominated Switzerland with a forceful 2-0 thanks to the goals of Athenea del Castillo and Claudia Pina, both in the second half. Although he missed two penalties and crashed three shots on the stick, Montse Tomé's team was much higher, with Aitana Bonmatí, the best in the world, as a great figure.
The other semifinal will be between England and Italy, after a dramatic English triumph against Sweden. The current European champions tied 2-2 in regulatory time after a spectacular comeback in three minutes, with goals from Lucy Bronze and Michelle Agezang, both assisted by Chloé Kelly, key from their admission. The penalty shootout was chaotic: 14 shots were executed and only five were converted. England won 3-2 thanks to the decisive shortcuts of Hannah Hampton, an indisputable figure of the party. Sweden, who had begun winning with goals from Asllani and Blackstenius, said goodbye to the tournament after wasting his great start.
Italy completes the list of semifinalists after beating Norway 2-1 with an agonizing header from its Christian Captain Tirelli in the 90th minute, which unleashed a historic party in Geneva. It is the first time since 1997 that the Azzurre arrive at this instance, and they celebrated it in style: first on the court, then in the locker room and at dawn in the parking lot, singing with speaker included. Under the driving of Andrea Soncin, who assumed after an internal crisis in the 2023 World Cup, the Italian women's team has managed to revitalize his image and unite a hobby hit by the absences of the male team in recent World Cups.
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