Bern, Switzerland – Ladies and gentlemen, abeg make we gather here as Spain prepare to kick off their UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 journey against their neighbors, Portugal, on July 3. You fit say the pressure dey on dem as reigning champions so dem dey eye the trophy wey dey shine like diamond for Switzerland.
But make we no lie, e no be all smooth sailing as sickness don do small jaga-jaga for their camp. Two key players don get issues recently. Number one na Aitana Bonmatí, wey just recover from viral meningitis, and she still dey iffy for this match. Na wah! E no easy to be star, sometimes person go just dey hospital fit chop hospital food instead of football food!
Coach Montse Tomé dey optimistic on top their condition but we know say she go reason am well. E be like say Bonmatí go start from bench today, so make we dey watch out for her if she fit shine later. Then we get Cata Coll, the goalkeeper, wey dey battle with tonsillitis, so na two big names don chop small prep wahala before the big day.
As we dey follow the gist, Captain Irene Paredes dey serve suspension after she collect red card back in Czech Republic during qualification. She go park for sidelines as dem dey play Portugal. You sure say Paredes dey vex, but no be her fault o!
But make we talk about Portugal, dem don yaff well well as dem don qualify for their third consecutive Euro since 2017, although dem don’t really fizzle pass group stage. Dem just dey try hold their ground and stop Spain from turning them to goal feast like before (remember that 7-1 match wey Spain carry dem chop?).
Match go dey show live on FOX for US and ITV1 for UK, so grab your drink, sit down well, and make we watch the drama unfold. If you sabi some Portuguese players like Ana Borges and Fátima Pinto, you fit shout as dem dey ginger their side to glory!
The stage don set, fans dey gree, and e go be plenty goals and action as these two teams face-off. Who you think go carry the day? Na Spain wey dey carry favorites tag, or Portugal wey dey bring underdog vibes? Na perplexing question wey I dey reason here!
