María Méndez will be the holder in the semifinals of the Eurocup contra Germany. The sanction to Laia Aleixandri leaves only one option to Montse to cover that position, since it only has three plants in the call. Without the new signing of Barcelona, a new opportunity comes to Real Madrid. The Central has already played two meetings in this championship and will play again against the Germans in a historical event.
So far this Eurocup, Méndez He has played two meetings. The first one was that of debut, against Portugal. On that occasion, the selection thrashed the Lusas 5-0, in a clash in which they barely gave back options. Then, he started for the sanction of Irene Paredes, who saw a red in the classification phase for the Eurocup.
Then came the game against Italia. So, Montse Tomé gave him the alternative instead of Aleixandri. The player, warned, was not of the game before the blue And, instead, the Asturian entered. The Real Madrid Central set a good meeting in the clash that allowed the Spanish team to certify its classification as a group first, which led her to measure in the quarterfinals against Switzerland.
In that meeting, Méndez He returned to the bench, but the yellow one Aleixandri saw her returns to ownership before the Germans. The defense of Barcelona may not be sanctioning accompanying the axis to Irene Paredes, What opens the door to the Real Madrid player in a match in which Spain will look for the first final of a Eurocup in its history.
The central is one of the clear and future bets on this team. At 24, he aims to be the central of this selection for many years, taking over for walls. Herein Eurocup, He will play the most important match of his career, since he began to be habitual with Spain after the 2023 World Cup.
María Méndez, in a historic appointment
Méndez It has been confirmed in recent years as one of the best in its position. Formed in the Oviedo, He left to Deportivo de la Coruña In 2019, where he made the leap to Levante. There he stayed four years, until 2024, being one of the captains of the team, despite his youth. Last summer he signed for him Real Madrid, to which he arrived with the Liberty Letter.
The season of María Méndez It could not be better. Although the Real Madrid ended up falling in the Champions League rooms, against Arsenal, and in the semifinals of the Cup against Barcelona, they achieved the runner -up of the league, enduring the Catalans until the end. The defense consolidated in the axis of the rear next to Maelle Lakrar, also marking six goals, in a sample of its aerial domain both in its own and rival area.
Now, he will have to play the most important game of his career. A duel that will form together with Paredes in the Defense Center and where you must stop one of the best teams in this championship. The Ovetense will play the semifinals of the Eurocup, in a match that aims to be the most complicated against a Germany who already ruined the feast of Spain last year in the Olympic Paris Gamesleaving it without bronze.
