Spain beats Germany to repeat as Girls’s Nations League champion

MADRID — Clàudia Pina scored twice and Germany crumbled as Spain gained the Girls’s Nations League remaining with a 3-0 victory within the second leg Tuesday.

Vicky López additionally scored after Pina lastly broke the impasse after an hour performed with Germany stubbornly hanging on as Spain had carried out within the first leg, a 0-0 attract Kaiserslautern on Friday.

Spain was with out three-time Ballon d’Or winner Aitana Bonmatí, who broke her leg in coaching on Sunday and might be out for 5 months.

López took Bonmatí’s place and Spain dominated from the beginning. Esther González swept the ball simply previous the put up and Mariona Caldentey pressured a save from Ann-Katrin Berger early on because the followers roared encouragement.

Practically 56,000 supporters attended the match at Atlético Madrid’s Metropolitano Stadium, simply a file for the Spanish staff at house.

González tried her luck with an acrobatic scissors kick as Spain maintained its dominance. Mariona, López, and Mariona once more all had good possibilities earlier than the break, with Berger doing effectively to disclaim the latter.

Nicole Anyomi had a uncommon likelihood for Germany in a one-on-one with Cata Coll earlier than the halftime whistle, solely to tug her shot huge of the correct put up.

Pina received the celebration underway within the 61st when she breezed previous a German defender and performed a one-two with Mariona earlier than beating Berger with a low shot. Berger received her hand to the ball however couldn’t cease its progress inside the correct put up.

The 19-year-old López scored seven minutes later when she minimize in from the correct and unleashed a curling shot contained in the far put up.

Pina sealed the win within the 74th after getting a present of the ball from Germany’s Janina Minge. The Barcelona ahead set off for aim and let fly from round 20 metres previous the despairing Berger.

It was solely Spain’s second win over outdated foe Germany. The earlier got here on the European Championship final summer season when Bonmatí scored in additional time for a 1-0 win within the semifinals. Spain went on to lose to England on penalties within the remaining.

That was the one disappointment after reaching the finals of the final 4 main tournaments. Spain beat England within the 2023 Girls’s World Cup and bettered France within the 2024 Girls’s Nations League. Tuesday’s win over Germany makes it three wins from 4 finals.