World champions and, now, finalists of the Eurocup 2025. Before playing the continental title against England This Sunday in Basel, the players of the Women's team They talk about what has changed in these years to see Space at the top. Aitana Bonmatí, Alexia Putellas –Bas twice winners of the Golden Ball – and Patri Guijarro explain the reasons in the media day Open to the press prior to that final.
Father It is the clearest when talking about the growth of Spain in these years. The Selection It had players of huge quality, but it was not until 2023 when that qualitative leap was made to improve and allow them struggles for titles. Thanks to that, in part, the Catalan is today the winner of the last two gold balls and Sunday could consolidate the leadership in the race for the third.
«It is a team that has changed a lot, which is much more mature, that has much more experience, that the games know how to compete», He started explaining the Barcelona player. He has directly pointed to the improvement of the conditions given by the Federation, since before they could not focus exclusively on sports, while today they have the same comforts as any elite soccer team: «We have grown a lot in many aspects, also physically. Before we had the talent, but we were not physically at the height of the great. Today we can compete against any 120 minutes if necessary, like the other day ».
Alexia Putellas He has also referred to what has improved in the national team to be able to be among the best in the world. Mollet del Vallés has referred to the “experience” They have the players “international”. They are a group that carry, in their hard nucleus, a lot of baggage, which has allowed them to climb at the level of knowing how to control the games at all times. “It was a matter of time,” Puthels acknowledges, which explains that, now, “the experience in what we do is reflected.”
He has also referred to this Patri Guijarro. The pivot, one of the best – not to say the best – player of the selection in this Eurocup, in terms of contribution and performance on the grass, has affirmed that they are now “aware” that “”There are different phases, different mini -your parties and different situations», Something they now control. «We have matured, We have known how to take the bad moments without precipitating and having cold head »he adds.
He puts as an example the most recent meeting, which measured Spain against Germany In the semifinals of the Eurocup. «With extension, having many occasions and we arrived at the extension, instead of saying 'we would have to win' or get nervous, We continue doing our game, trying to have occasions, defending 200%… and that competitive maturity, I think we have won it a lot in recent years And he is also helping us to have good results, ”concludes Guijarro.
