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Spain celebrates the start of the European Championship: 5-0 victory over Portugal delights fans!
Spain gets off to a strong start in the 2025 European Women's Football Championship with a 5-0 win against Portugal. Aitana Bonmatí celebrates her comeback after meningitis.
Spain celebrates the start of the European Championship: 5-0 victory over Portugal delights fans!
The Spanish women's national football team returned to the Women's European Championship in Switzerland on July 2, 2025 with an impressive start. In the Wankdorf Stadium in Bern, the players showed an outstanding performance and clearly defeated Portugal 5-0. Already in the first half, Esther González (2nd and 43rd minute), Vicky López (7th minute) and Alexia Putellas (41st minute) ensured a convincing lead of 4-0. In the final spurt, Cristina Martín-Prieto scored the final score in stoppage time.
A total of 29,520 spectators watched this spectacle, in which Spain not only shone with their technical skills, but also with clever passes from captain Putellas and Mariona Caldentey. The Portuguese team, coached by Francisco Neto, could still feel good about the result, so clear was the dominance of the Spanish team.
Emotional moments and the return of a top player
The emotional gesture was commemorated before the game: the fans paid tribute to the deceased national players Diogo Jota and André Silva with applause and posters. In the midst of this rebellion, Aitana Bonmatí, who was recently treated in hospital for viral meningitis, also returned to the pitch. The 27-year-old FC Barcelona midfielder, who had been closely following developments from the hospital in the previous days, celebrated her return from the 81st minute. Bonmatí, who was crowned world footballer in the previous two years, is an important pillar in the team and national coach Montse Tomé had already announced that they would be waiting for her.
The women's European Football Championship lasts until July 27th. In Group B, Spain will not only face Portugal, but also have Belgium and Italy in their sights. Italy was already convincing on the first matchday and won 1-0 against Belgium.
Viewers can look forward to seeing what other surprises the European Championships have in store and whether Spain, which has never won the title at the Women's European Championships, can finally bring home the crown. The next games definitely promise excitement and are a must for all football fans.
For more information about yesterday's developments in Bern, you can read ka-news here. The latest updates on Aitana Bonmati's health situation can be found on ZDF today, and current details of her return to the team are also on Rhein-Zeitung.