Spain ready for Nations League final despite Bonmati injury

VIDEO SHOWS: SPANISH TEAM TRAINING / SOUNDBITES FROM SPAIN COACH SONIA BERMUDEZ & CAPTAIN IRENE PAREDES / FILE FOOTAGE OF PLAYER AITANA BONMATI  RESENDING WITH COMPLETE STORY SHOWS: MADRID, SPAIN (DECEMBER 1, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) 1. VARIOUS OF SPAIN TEAM PLAYERS INSIDE METROPOLITANO STADIUM 2. SPANISH COACH SONIA BERMUDEZ WITH PLAYERS 3. GOALKEEPER, CATALINA COLL, AND MIDFIELDER, MAPI LEON, LAUGHING 4. VARIOUS OF PLAYERS RUNNING ON PITCH 5. BERMUDEZ TALKING TO STAFF 6. SPANISH TEAM PLAYER TRAINING 7. BERMUDEZ WALKING INTO PRESS CONFERENCE (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) SPANISH COACH, SONIA BERMUDEZ, SAYING: “Aitana is an important player for us, but we know we have 24 players who are prepared to play tomorrow, to give their best. They are all very prepared, they are very excited, that’s what they told us. They are very motivated.” 9. PRESS CONFERENCE 10. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) SPANISH COACH, SONIA BERMUDEZ, SAYING: “I would love to play because the players deserve it. We have a generation who has fought to reach finals, they have turned around Spanish soccer.  I also want to recognize that because of how they play, they have achieved for 70,000 people to come here tomorrow. I think that is historic.” 11. PRESS CONFERENCE 12. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) SPANISH COACH, SONIA BERMUDEZ, SAYING: “We know Germany will play hard, don’t expect a game where Germany don’t play hard because it’s a final. Both teams want to win. We believe we did good defence on our last match, our team is prepared for any situation during the match. Both teams will want to possess the ball, we’ll try to have it.” 13. FORWARD, MARIONA CALDENTEY, MIDFIELDER, ALEXIA PUTELLAS AND CAPTAIN, IRENE PAREDES TRAINING 14. PAREDES RUNNING 15. GOALKEEPERS TRAINING  16. CENTER-BACK LAIA ALEIXANDRI 17. VARIOUS OF PLAYERS PASSING 18. PAREDES PASSING 19. BERMUDEZ WATCHING TRAINING 20. SPANISH CAPTAIN, IRENE PAREDES, SITTING AT PRESS CONFERENCE 21. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) SPANISH CAPTAIN, IRENE PAREDES, SAYING: “The stadium will be completely full. As team captain, I want to thank the people attending tomorrow. Be loud, a lot of people are supporting us, we are thankful. Of course, it will be different compared to the Germany match. We had a small group of Spaniards, but naturally the Germans were louder.  LAS ROZAS, SPAIN (FILE – JULY 9, 2024) (RFEF-Must not obscure logo) 22. SPANISH SOCCER PLAYER AITANA BONMATI SCORING GOAL DURING TRAINING SESSION LAS ROZAS, SPAIN (FILE – JULY 5, 2024) (RFEF-Must not obscure logo) 23. VARIOUS OF BONMATI DURING TRAINING SESSION 24. BONMATI DRINKING WATER LAS ROZAS, SPAIN (FILE – JULY 9, 2024) (REUTERS-Access all) 25.  VARIOUS OF BONMATI PLAYING WITH BALL STORY: Spain are confident ahead of this week's UEFA Women’s Nations League final against Germany despite the absence of Ballon d’Or winner Aitana Bonmati, coach Sonia Bermudez said on Monday (December 1). The midfielder fractured her left fibula during a training session on Sunday while preparing for the second leg the Spanish Football Federation said. Despite her absence, the team are hoping a packed Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid – home to Atletico – will cheer them to victory, captain Irene Paredes said during a press conference.  Spain, the reigning champions, drew 0-0 in the first leg in Germany. (Production: Michael Gore, Nina Lopez)

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