The Blaugrana Jana Fernández is one of the new additions to the list that the Spanish soccer coach, Montse Tomé, has provided this Wednesday for the matches of the third and fourth days of the qualifying round for the 2025 Euro Cup that her team will play. against Denmark. “Inma and Jana are two players that we know well and who have come with us in the lower categories. Jana is a very intense defender and Inma has proven to be a player with a goal,” said the coach about the Barcelona player and also about Inma Gabarro, of the Seville.
The two of them and Oihane Hernández from Real Madrid are part of a squad of 24 players from which defender Sheila García and forward Esther González are dropped compared to the previous international commitments against Belgium and the Czech Republic. Furthermore, Ivana Andrés, a world champion who has been summoned several times without being called, is not there either.
In total, there are nine Barça players who are called up for these two matches, and Tomé, as has been happening since before the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, still cannot count on Barcelona players Patri Guijarro and Claudia Pina. The same thing happens with her partner Mapi León, although in her case she has not yet been discharged from the hospital after suffering a serious injury. All three consider that the changes they request have not yet been consolidated.
The nine Barcelona players will reach this call after playing in two finals in a row. The first, the Queen’s Cup, was won by beating Real Sociedad in La Romareda. The second, the Champions League, will be this weekend in Bilbao against the almighty Olympique Lyon. “For us it is a gift that these footballers play in these finals. It is information. Because what we play I feel is also equivalent to finals and Champions League matches. And the Olympic Games every day will be a final,” said Tomé, who is glad that Alexia has renewed with Barça “because it was what she wanted.”
Spain, which won the first two games of the qualifying phase and will play Belgium (0-7) and the Czech Republic (3-1), will face Denmark on Friday, May 31 at 7:00 p.m. in Velje and on Tuesday, June 4 at 9:30 p.m. in Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
– Goalkeepers: Misa Rodríguez (Real Madrid), Elene Lete (Real Sociedad) and Cata Coll (Barcelona)
– Defenders: Ona Batlle, Irene Paredes, Jana Fernández (Barcelona), Olga Carmona, Oihane Hernández (Real Madrid), Laia Aleixandri (Manchester City/ING), María Méndez (Levante) and Laia Codina (Arsenal/ING).
– Midfielders: Tere Abelleira, Maite Oroz (Real Madrid), Aitana Bonmatí, Vicky López, Alexia Putellas (Barcelona) and Jenni Hermoso (Tigres/MEX).
– Forwards: Athenea del Castillo (Real Madrid), Mariona Caldentey, Salma Paralluelo (Barcelona), Lucía García (Manchester United/ING), Eva Navarro (Atlético de Madrid), Inma Gabarro (Sevilla) and Alba Redondo (Levante).
