"Just for a moment, cast your mind back to that summer's evening towards the end of July when Spain earned their first win over Germany. The illustrious newcomers (relatively speaking) needed the genius of Aitana Bonmati and her 113th-minute goal to eventually break down the resilience of the traditional trailblazers and book their place in their first European Championship final."
"Germany are beginning to find constancy and success under Wuck after several years of inconsistency when competing in the top echelon of the game. When playing well, they have always been among the best but have developed an uncanny habit of producing abject performances that resulted in an ignominious group-stage exit at the last World Cup. Questions remained throughout this summer (a 4-1 defeat at the hands of Sweden did little to help)"
Spain required Aitana Bonmati's 113th-minute goal to secure a landmark win over Germany and reach a European Championship final. Four months later Spain and Germany contest a two-legged UEFA Women's Nations League final in a different competitive context. Germany have begun to rebuild consistency and success under Christian Wuck after years of erratic results at the top level. Poor performances, including a World Cup group-stage exit and a heavy loss to Sweden, gave way to a resilient quarter-final victory over France that signalled an improved team trajectory. Key players such as Ann-Katrin Berger, Ena Mahmutovic, Rebecca Knaak and Sarai Linder have returned.
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