Spain deserves more, says Tome after a penalty heartbeat

Spain’s coach Montse Tome felt her side deserves more after La Roya suffered Agonizing the penalty shootout defeat in England at the Euro 2025 finalS

The world champions who defeated England at the 2023 World Cup final were favorites to dethrone the lions and claim the European title.

And they seemed to be primed to do just when Marion Caldents brought Spain forward with a header from the 25th minute.

But Alesia Rousseau equalized to England in the 57th minute, and the country of Sarina Wigman held firmly for extra time, although the extra half hour was dominated by Spain.

Spain was made to pay for not being able to make the number of superiority, such as Caldents, Aytana Bonti and Salma Paraluelo failed to transform 12 yards, the latter missed to allow Chlo Kelly to provide glory to England.

« I think this team deserves more. I think we have worked hard for a long time to get to this point to get to this final against the national team at a high level as an event and what we saw in the game makes me think the team deserves it, » Tom told her press conference after the match.

« This is a sport, you need to know how to lose and today we have missed punishments.

« I think we were better, but football is a sport in which the best team does not always win. England is an excellent national team, they showed their level during the tournament. They paint and then defend themselves to obtain punishments.

« This is our profession. What we worked for, what they worked for for a deserving different end.

« That is why today I have the feeling that we almost reached it, but it is gone. I really appreciate all the work done – we wrote a story throughout the tournament and the team was good. »