JAKARTA - Aitana Bonmati apologized for her failure to execute a penalty in a 12-even shootout. He admitted that he was surprised that he could not bring Spain to the Euro Women's 2025 champion after losing to England in the final in Basel, Switzerland, Sunday, July 27, 2025.
Bonmati, Mariona Caldentey, and Salma Paralluelo all failed to execute a penalty while England defended the Euro Women's trophy on penalties after drawing 1-1 to two extra rounds.
"I was shocked. We gave everything. I have to apologize for my penalty failure and congratulate the UK."
"However, we played well. We did a better team even though it wasn't everything you had to score."
"For me, England is a team that can play badly, but still wins. There are teams that don't need much to win," Bonmati told RTVE.
Spain fired 22 shots compared to eight English shots for 120 minutes. However, apart from Caldentey's header in the first half, they were unable to penetrate the shot of Hannah total which was heavily guarded by Lioness.
Meanwhile, Bonmati - the Ballon d'Or winner - managed to return to Spain to appear at Euro Women's 2025 after battling virus meningitis.
He was later named the Best Player, while his team-mate, Esther Gonzalez, won the Golden Boot with four goals.
Bonmati compared this defeat to Barcelona's surprise defeat to Arsenal in the Champions League final in May 2025.
"I was devastated, we worked very hard for this. The same thing happened to us in the Champions League with my club, Barcelona."
"Since the 70th minute, we have controlled the game. We are a better team. England is not (forward), but no one is to blame. We won and lost together."
"Right now, with this frustration, with this pain, it feels so cruel. It feels all bad, but I think we are the ones who have done our best (in this tournament), who have played their best," said the midfielder.
In fact, Spain -- 2023 Women's World Cup winners -- hopes to win Switzerland's first Euro Women after reaching the final for the first time in their history.
Captain Irene Paredes, who led Spain to victory over England in the 2023 World Cup final, feels La Roja also deserves to win the Euro Women's 2025 final.
"We deserve more, but who doesn't deserve more?" England had the bit of luck they had throughout the tournament.
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"I'm sure we will succeed, but we didn't. We both had important moments, but overall we were better at playing games and creating better chances."
"However, this is not a matter of possession and creating chances, this is about scoring goals. They scored goals that I think can be avoided, then finally (in the penalty shootout round)," said the defender.
Montse Tome coaches also feel the same way.
"I think this team deserves more. I think we worked hard for a long time to reach this moment, to reach the final against the top national team."
"What we saw in this game made me think that this team deserved it."
"It's a sport, you have to know how to lose. Today we failed to execute a penalty," Tome said in a press conference after the match.
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