Tournament favorite Spain has swept through Group B with a third straight win at the Women’s European Championship in Bern.

Athenea del Castillo equalised for Spain against Italy on Friday night with one of the goals of the competition

Group B concludes today and Spain, already qualified for the quarterfinals, wants to finish the job against Italy by winning and securing first place.Before analyzing today, what happened yesterday?

Italy is undefeated after a 1–0 win over Belgium and a 1–1 draw with Portugal in its opening matches. If Italy beats Spain, it will leapfrog the reigning World Cup champions and finish atop Group C. A draw will be enough for Italy to guarantee a spot in the quarterfinals.

That proved to be premature, as Putellas returned to the pitch in April 2023 and was back in the Spain squad for that summer’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. She played seven times and provided an assist, but had not built up enough rhythm to show her best form.

England defender Lucy Bronze says Spain are just trying to deflect the pressure on to other teams by claiming the Lionesses are the favourites to win the European Championships.

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