Spain beat Germany in Euro 2025 semi-finals
Bonmati smashes winner in extra time after goalless 90 minutes
Spain will face England in Sunday's final at 17:00 BST
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Rachel Brown-Finnis
Former England goalkeeper on BBC One at Stadion Letzigrund
This Spanish team tonight will have to get past Ann-Katrin Berger - she was sensational [against France]. She was the player that got them to this semi-final. Spain have the tough task of breaching her goal.
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The 'food wars' have been very amusing. Although I just had to google what a 'kartoffelsalat' is.
Sounds nice.
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Emily Salley
BBC Sport in Zurich
Let the food wars continue…
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Josie Henning
Former Germany defender on BBC One
I think it's quite funny that Spain want to turn it around and say that we are the favourites - I heard Aitana Bonmati saying that, and I thought 'Hmm, that's funny' because in Germany it's all Spain when you talk about favourites. It is a little bit weird that we are the underdogs but we are happy with it and fully ready to go.
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Emily Salley
BBC Sport in Zurich
German football reporter Sophie Affeldt: "The entire team mentioned before the start of the tournament that their team spirit is something very special and they proved this in the match against France.
"Everyone in this team is prepared to fight for each other and that was impressively demonstrated after the red card against Kathrin Hendrich in the quarter-final. This belief in their own strength and in victory can move mountains - even in Switzerland."
Siobhan Chamberlain
Former England goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Live Breakfast
If the final is against Germany then I think England will win. If it's against Spain then I think it might be a slightly different story... Although my heart says England.
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Ellen White
England Euro 2022 winner speaking to BBC Sport
On the possibility of England facing Germany in Sunday's final:
Germany have had a kind of up and down rollercoaster tournament. They're in a transition moment but they've got amazing talent. I love the way that they are with their mentality, their physicality, their structure, and they are so compact when they play that 4-4-2.
So again for England they just need to get into their rhythm, be patient, be able to create opportunities, but be clinical. If something goes wrong just to breathe and again if we need to suffer, we suffer. We've got the togetherness and the mentality to come back.
Karen Bardsley
Former England goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Live
England won't care who they play, they are in the final.
Spain are quality, they have been quality throughout the tournament. It would be a tasty rematch with the way the World Cup final ended.
They will go into the final with full self belief that they can beat whoever they face.
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I would rather play Germany but I think Spain will win 3-1.
Pete in Keighley
Come on Germany, I can't bare another England and Spain match
Matt
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Emily Salley
BBC Sport in Zurich
Sjoeke Nusken might be suspended for tonight's game, but she's playing her part for the team.
The Chelsea midfielder has become a ball girl and she gathers all of the balls up after the Germany players finish their warm-up session.
The German team finished their preparations a fair bit before Spain, who were practicing their shooting for quite a while. They might have needed a bit longer though - there were a lot of misses!
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T-minus 15 minutes...
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Jen Beattie
Former Scotland defender on BBC Radio 5 Live
Germany are usually known for being incredibly fit and very great on the ball. This is a team in transition but the players that have stepped in have been nothing short of amazing and exactly what their team needed.
I thought Hoffman deserves her start tonight. She's come into the line and stood out for me against France. You don't get a similar work rate from Lea Schuller and I understand the changes in defence. For me it's another team that know they have the capabilities to be compact and when they win the ball they have absolute fire power up top with Brand and Buhl. The counter attacks are going to be so key for Germany.
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Emily Salley
BBC Sport in Zurich
This is, without a doubt, Spain's biggest challenge of Euro 2025 so far.
They haven't played against a team higher than 13th in Fifa's rankings, while they won their three group stage games by a combined score of 14-3.
Hosts Switzerland put up a fight in the quarter-final, but a Spain win always seemed inevitable and they got the job done relatively comfortably in the end.
Eight-time champions Germany have never lost to Spain, and they showed their never-give-up mentality in a gritty last-eight tie with France, playing for over a 100 minutes with 10 players.
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Jen Beattie
Former Scotland defender on BBC Radio 5 Live
We're about to watch two giants of the European game. Germany's performance against France was nothing short of incredible. To go through with 10 players, not many teams can do that.
Now they come up against the World Champions, the ones that come in favourites, are scoring goals for fun. But this head to head is one to watch. I can't wait for it.
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Juan Carlos Amoros, head coach of Gotham FC where Ann-Katrin Berger plays, speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live: "I think she's definitley a very specially person for a lot of aspects. She's the ultimate professional. Her standards are incredibly high for herself and the team but also the way she's able to communicate and behave. Her attitude, calmness and positivity, she's always ready to do anything for the team. It's truly special.
"When the chance came [to sign her] it was a no brainer. I hadn't had the chance to work with her but I couldn't of been happier to make that decision because she, for me, at the moment is the best goalkeeper in the world and is a top person as well."
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All we have is now.
Those five words are tattooed on the neck of Germany goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger.
Not only do the words themselves hold meaning to Berger, but they physically mark her journey of recovery from cancer, covering up scars from her treatment.
Berger had been in the Germany squad that reached the final of Euro 2022, but during the tournament she had learned her thyroid cancer was back for a second time after four years of being cancer-free.
Fast-forward three years and Berger has not only made a full recovery, but she is back performing at the highest level for her country.
The 34-year-old was Germany's hero, making two decisive saves in a penalty shootout, as they defeated France in a chaotic quarter-final at Euro 2025.
Read more about Berger's journey here.
Germany's Berger with 'the save of the tournament'
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Emily Salley
BBC Sport in Zurich
Don’t let the Spain shirt fool you, these two are Germany fans!
Zoe just has a soft spot for La Roja, but she will be rooting for her home country this evening.
Hoping to get to the final, Mika is confident that Germany would triumph against the Lionesses.
“I think we can beat them. In the other games England is not as strong as they were in the past so I think it’s manageable.”
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Germany's route to the semi-final was a tumultuous one and summed up perfectly in their dramatic quarter-final win over France.
Kathrin Hendrich received a red card for pulling the hair of Griedge Mbock, leaving Germany with 10 players and 1-0 down after Grace Geyoro converted the penalty.
Image source, Getty ImagesSjoeke Nusken quickly responded with an equaliser for Germany but things were still level after extra time.
Image source, Getty ImagesStep up Ann-Katrin Berger.
The German keeper made a string of outstanding stops and scored in the penalty shootout to send Germany into the semi-finals.
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Adam Millington
BBC Sport journalist
Germany must recover from the physical demands of a quarter-final in which they were a player short for 107 minutes, and they must do so with fewer players available.
Hendrich is suspended following her red card, while Chelsea midfielder Sjoeke Nusken is banned after receiving two yellows.
And Germany are severely lacking in full-backs: Sarai Linder is out of the rest of the tournament with ankle ligament damage sustained against France and captain Giulia Gwinn has been sidelined since picking up an injury in their opening group game.
Spain have nearly all of their squad available, with only suspended defender Laia Aleixandri unable to take part.
Another key advantage for Spain will be their squad depth, with an ample number of high-quality players available to bring off the bench.
Such depth has proved important at Euro 2025, with Athenea del Castillo coming on and breaking the deadlock in their quarter-final victory over Switzerland.
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In a tough match against tournament hosts, Spain twice failed to convert from the penalty spot with Mariona Caldentey and Alexia Putellas both missing.
Image source, Getty ImagesBut Athenea del Castillo finally opened the scoring for the world champions, three minutes and 24 seconds after being brought on as a substitute.
Image source, Getty ImagesClaudia Pina then made it 2-0 with a sublime curling strike in the 71st minute to send Spain into the semi-finals.
Image source, Getty ImagesBonmatí sends Spain to Euro 2025 final to face England
Aitana Bonmati scored a stunning extra-time winner against Germany to send Spain to the final of Euro 2025 and set up a World Cup final rematch with England.
With the game goalless after 90 minutes, the two-time Ballon d'Or winner turned brilliantly before squeezing her strike past Ann-Katrin Berger in the 113th minute.
Germany pushed hard in the few remaining moments, but Cata Coll made a diving save to keep out Lea Schuller and ensure Spain reached their first Euro final.
They will meet Sarina Wiegman's Lionesses in a repeat of the 2023 World Cup final which Spain won 1-0 thanks to Olga Carmona's first half goal.
Neither team could break the deadlock in normal time, with Ann-Katrin Berger and the post denying Spain, while Germany squandered chances of their own through Klara Buhl and Giovanna Hoffmann during the first half.
La Roja continued to dominate possession after the break, but Germany's backline remained stubborn despite having played for more than 100 minutes with 10 players in their quarter-final against France.
Christian Wuck's side came agonisingly close to finding a late winner just before end of 90 minutes, with a deflected strike from Buhl threatening to loft over Coll's head.
But the Barcelona keeper parried it away just in time before brilliantly stopping Carlotta Wamser's follow-up effort to force extra time.
And with little to separate the teams, Bonmati stepped up when it mattered once - showing why she has twice been named the world's best footballer with a silky turn and a clean finish.
Scenes: Spain celebrate reaching Euros final
Spain had made their journey to the semi-finals look easy.
They won their three group stage games by a combined score of 14-3 before defeating a spirited Switzerland 2-0 in the quarter-finals.
But moving past eight-time champions Germany proved to be a much tougher task.
Germany had defied the odds against France - winning in a penalty shootout, having got through 107 minutes with 10 players after Kathrin Hendrich's sending off for foolishly pulling Griedge Mbock by her hair in the box.
Wuck's side were forced to dig deep again, and showed resilience against a dominant Spain, who had 66.9% of possession.
But Germany's luck ran out as Bonmati drilled home her low strike, with Berger helpless to back up her quarter-final heroics.
While Spain would have preferred to have got the job done in normal time, it is a triumph that will provide them with a massive confidence boost before the final as they did what they never have done before - defeated Germany.
With Spain frustrated as Germany limited their chances, head coach Montse Tome made changes - bringing on Salma Paralluelo and Athenea del Castillo.
The duo made an immediate difference, adding a spark to Spain's attack.
Paralluelo found herself in dangerous areas in the box on a number of occasions, although the Barcelona forward failed to sort her feet out when the ball was fizzed into her path.
For Germany, Buhl was a constant threat on the counter-attack while she performed her defensive duties brilliantly, tracking back to ensure Claudia Pina and Olga Carmona had a quiet evening up front.
Germany lost a Women's Euro semi-final for the first time since 1993, ending a run of seven consecutive progressions from this stage (1995, 1997, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2013 and 2022).
Spain recorded their first victory over Germany, at the ninth attempt (after three draws and five losses).
Germany's Ann-Katrin Berger has made more saves than any other goalkeeper at Euro 2025 (23).
In a repeat of the 2023 World Cup final, England await in Sunday's showpiece at St Jakob-Park in Basel (17:00 BST).
Germany exit the tournament, but they will be back in competitive action in October when they face France in a two-legged semi-final in the Nations League.
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