Spain once again achieved glory in Seville. The women’s team was proclaimed champion of the Nations League after beating France (2-0) in the final held in La Cartuja, a milestone that joins the conquest of the World Cup last summer. “What more could you ask for?” asked Aitana Bonmatí, scorer of the first goal of the game and MVP of the game, after citing the two trophies won.
“Here we are raising another Cup. This team has no roof,” the Catalan continued into the TVE microphone. The one from Sant Pere de Ribes explained that she is “happy to win one more title”, something that “seems easy” because after “everything achieved”, she has the impression that “it is an obligation to win, but it is not easy at all.” . She highlighted that the Spanish have been “justly deserving of the victory.”
Bonmatí highlighted that the team had “a fairly complete first half, although with some inaccuracies,” and highlighted that the second goal at the “beginning of the second half” allowed them to “control France quite well.” That goal, the one of tranquility, was the work of Mariona Caldentey, his teammate at Barça.
The Mallorcan was exultant for having “almost annulled a great rival”, which makes the Spanish “fair winners”. Mariona’s analysis, however, was not without self-criticism when she recognized that Spain has “been a little inaccurate with the ball, more than usual” but she has known how to compensate for her losses by being “effective up front.”
“We won the World Cup and now the Nations League. This shows that we are here to stay. We are going to continue fighting to win more titles,” added the Balearic forward. For Mariona, something that “makes the difference is being able to play games like this at home, in front of so many people”, since La Cartuja recorded a magnificent entry and she hopes that “hopefully” the fans “who have come had a good time and want to repeat “.
On the opposite side, France accepted the defeat and the superiority of the Spanish team without palliatives, especially its coach, Hervé Renard. “Technically it is of an exceptional level. I was lucky to face Spain (men) with Morocco in 2018, with a midfield with Iniesta and Busquets and I have the same feeling tonight,” commented the French coach.
