Aitana Bonmati Fires Spain into Euro 2025 Final with Extra-Time Winner Over Germany to Set Up Clash with England
Story written by Okafor Joseph and Myra Okafor for SpringnewsNG Media Limited.Date: July 24, 2025 | Basel, Switzerland
Spain’s Women’s National Team has advanced to the UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 Final after a historic 1-0 extra-time victory over Germany, with midfield maestro Aitana Bonmati scoring the decisive goal to secure a dramatic win at the St. Jakob-Park Stadium in Basel.
In a fiercely contested semi-final on Wednesday night, reigning world champions Spain overcame a resilient German side, marking their first-ever competitive victory over Germany in nine attempts. The breakthrough came in the 113th minute, when Bonmati fired a low shot past German goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger at the near post, ending a tense deadlock and sending Montse Tomé’s side into their first-ever Women’s European Championship final.
Germany, eight-time Euro winners, were aiming for yet another final appearance but were stopped short for the first time at the semi-final stage since 1997. Despite creating several scoring opportunities, they were unable to beat Spanish goalkeeper Cata Coll, who produced a standout performance between the posts. It was also only the fifth time in 51 European Championship matches that Germany failed to find the back of the net.
The win not only ends Germany’s dominant record over Spain in major competitions (five wins and three draws in previous meetings) but also sets the stage for a blockbuster Euro 2025 final against England, the defending champions.
The clash, set for Sunday in Basel, will be a highly anticipated rematch of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup final, which Spain won 1-0 to lift their first-ever world title.
Spain’s journey to the final underscores their rapid rise in women’s football under manager Montse Tomé, and with stars like Bonmati in top form, they are now one win away from becoming European champions for the first time in history.
