The Spanish women's team plays this afternoon (7pm, La1) the second match of the qualifying phase for the Euro 2025 against the Czech Republic. 'La Roja', which debuted with an impressive win (0-7) against Belgium, is looking for its second victory to put its place in the final phase on track.
It will be the first match for Montse Tomé's team on Spanish territory after playing the first match in Belgium. The Plantío de Burgos, with more than 12,000 tickets sold, has sold out the poster and there will be a festive day to accompany the recent Nations League champion.
In sports, Spain is the favorite to win another victory in a group whose most dangerous rival will be Denmark, whom 'the red' will face in the next international break in the month of May. The last time the Spanish team faced the Czech Republic was this same year, in February, during the group stage of the Nations League. A duel that 'the red' clearly won by 3 goals to 0.
“Playing against Spain is like playing against Barcelona. It is the best team in the world,” acknowledged the captain of the Czech Republic, Sevilla player Klara Cahynova, in statements to the newspaper Marca, where she confessed that the Spanish team was the only rival they did not want in their group. “We just have to stop the bus and hope that they are not right,” she resigns.
The Czechs enter the duel after losing 1-3 against Denmark, Spain's next rival, on the first day of the qualifying phase.
“We hope they withdraw, just like Belgium did,” Montse Tomé acknowledged yesterday, who seemed confident: “We know them well because I have faced them four times.” After the 0-7 against the Belgians, the Spanish coach does not believe that her team is going to relax on this second day: “This group has a lot of ambition and their feet on the ground.”
Tomé will not be able to count on Laia Codina. The Arsenal defense left the national team's training camp yesterday due to physical discomfort and returned to their club to continue his recovery.
