"in spite of the absence of their injured superstar Aitana Bonmati. The world champions were playing their first game since their Ballon d'Or-winning midfielder Bonmati was ruled out for around five months after undergoing surgery on a broken leg but they demonstrated the extensive depth of talent across their classy team as they eventually played some ruthless football to dispatch with their rivals at the Estadio Metropolitano in Madrid."
"All of the goals came inside the final 30 minutes of the second half of the second leg, but Spain could have been comfortably in control before half-time on home soil. The game was won when Claudia Pina scored twice, either side of Vicky Lopez's delightful finish, to deliver a 3-0 second-leg victory, after Germany had previously created but failed to convert several good chances in the goalless first leg in Kaiserslautern."
Spain reaffirmed their status as the world's leading team by outclassing Germany to retain the Women's Nations League title despite Aitana Bonmati's absence. Bonmati is expected to miss around five months after surgery for a broken leg. Spain demonstrated extensive squad depth and produced ruthless football at the Estadio Metropolitano. All goals arrived in the final 30 minutes of the second leg, with Claudia Pina scoring twice and Vicky Lopez adding a delightful finish to secure a 3-0 second-leg victory. The win provided a trophy for head coach Sonia Bermudez and marked a third major success since the 2023 World Cup.
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