Euros Analysis: Lionesses & Spain's Striking Games

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00:00But we have to start at the beginning with the Euros.

00:02This tournament has been taking the world by storm

00:05and showing that the women's game has a level

00:08that has nothing to envy the men's side.

00:11And that's why I'm here with Camila Ortiz and Alex Crespo.

00:14And we're going to break it all down.

00:15Camila, I know you've been watching a lot.

00:18I know that you've been a big fan of the Lionesses

00:21in this tournament.

00:23We know that the final is upon us.

00:25But let's talk about the semifinals.

00:27Talk to me about that game.

00:28Yeah, absolutely.

00:29I mean, this has been such an exciting tournament

00:31in the women's game.

00:33We just saw the quarterfinals.

00:35We saw England.

00:35The Lionesses, like you said, face Sweden.

00:38This was a very exciting match.

00:40England, the Lionesses just got the win off of PKs.

00:43And this is a repetitive cycle we're seeing with the Lionesses.

00:47I was very excited for this team,

00:49but I have been a little disappointed, to be honest,

00:51by their performance.

00:52We saw their match versus Italy, again,

00:55winning by scoring a goal in the 96th

00:57and the 112th minute.

00:59So they're kind of waiting to the end.

01:01You could ask, is this, again, they know when to strike,

01:04or are they falling a bit behind, is my question.

01:06Yeah, without a doubt.

01:07One of the big issues that this team has been showing

01:10is that they have opportunities to put these games away,

01:13and they have allowed what you consider lesser competition

01:17to, you know, take space on them.

01:19But somehow, they've been winning every single game

01:23that has gone beyond regulation in history with this coach.

01:27No elimination game that has gone to extra time

01:30has been lost by the Lionesses.

01:32Another big game, Alex, España.

01:35What a team.

01:36My favorite team of the competition.

01:37They are in the final.

01:39But before that, they had a great game

01:40that was hard against Germany.

01:42I mean, that's right.

01:44I mean, we saw an amazing game.

01:46Germany versus España.

01:48These teams are never letting us down.

01:51I mean, we saw some world-class football from both sides.

01:54It was a very even match.

01:550-0 for the full time.

01:56And then they go into overtime.

01:58And Bonmati, who else but the Ballon d'Or winner,

02:02to score the goal after being in the hospital

02:04just a few weeks ago with meningitis

02:06and coming back and showing that she is still world-class.

02:10Without a doubt, that's why Spain is one of my favorite teams

02:12to win this competition.

02:13For many, it is their competition to lose.

02:16The final is upon us this Sunday.

02:18Camila, what is your prediction?

02:20Do you feel like La Madre Patria is going to take this tournament

02:23or the Lionesses will continue the reign?

02:25Because this is a team that has become an usual winner

02:29of the tournament, whereas Spain,

02:31they're still trying to win their first one.

02:32This is going to be a difficult match.

02:34I don't know if I have a clear winner,

02:36but if I had to choose, I would put my money on Spain

02:39just because they are playing so well.

02:41We saw in that game versus Germany,

02:43the attack was relentless by Spain.

02:46But again, I don't think this is going to be an easy match

02:48by any means.

02:49No, without a doubt, they will fight till the end.

02:51But I do believe that this mistake that England

02:54has been able to paper over through the last games

02:57will be very difficult to control

02:59because Spain has so much depth,

03:01especially in the top third,

03:03that it's scary to think that they will not take

03:05the opportunity that Britain has been doing.

03:08But on the other side, Alex,

03:09on that game that we saw with Germany losing to Spain,

03:12I want to talk for a moment about the goalkeeping level

03:15in the whole tournament.

03:16It has been off the charts.

03:18Berger was a standout in that game.

03:20Unfortunately, she wasn't able to put the team forward.

03:24Another case was the Sweden goalkeeper

03:26establishing a record four stops on a penalty shootout,

03:30and she wasn't able also to score her penalty

03:33to make it to the next round.

03:34But Camila, what do you think about the level overall

03:37and the perception around the world

03:40of the level of the women's girls after this tournament?

03:42I mean, I think the level has been remarkable.

03:45We are seeing...

03:46I want to focus again, like you said,

03:47on the goalkeepers, the defenders.

03:49We have seen top-notch defending this, you know, tournament.

03:53We haven't seen a lot of high volume of goals

03:55because the defenders are playing so strongly.

03:58Yeah, and Alex, you were talking about Bon Mati,

04:01one of the players that have a history

04:03of not only excellence but also grit

04:07and showing that these women,

04:09sometimes they are, in my opinion, fiercer than the guys.

04:12The guys tend to be a little bit soft.

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