Spain has made its mark

On Thursday night at the Wankdorf, the Spanish had the ball two-thirds of the time. They shot 23 times on goal, hit 9 shots on target, and scored 5 unanswered goals against Portugal (5-0) . So, it's clear that the Portuguese women are not among the top favorites for Euro 2025. But Spain more than did the job, "Spanish style," to boot. They took a whopping 18 chances from inside the box!

"What I particularly appreciated was the energy and confidence we showed. These are things we can build on," said coach Montse Tomé after the match. "We're perfectly on track to grow, and we know full well that we must respect all our opponents in this group stage." A world champion's speech.

"In a competition like this, it's very important to win the first match. And in this opening game, it's essential to score early," she continued. "We had some very good moments in the first half, which allowed us to quickly lead 4-0. The game plan was followed. I'm very happy with the team's overall performance." Next up is against Belgium on Monday in Thun, again against a team that is far from being among the continent's top teams.

Obviously, with the added emotions of a day like no other , it was complicated for the Portuguese. "I would just like to salute what the players were able to do in the second half, after the slap in the face in the first half," Francisco Neto said positively. Starting tomorrow in training, we will refocus solely on the game against Italy (editor's note: Monday at 9 p.m. at the Stade de Genève). Now, my main concern for my players is that they recover." And that they also rebuild their morale.