Spain beat France to win inaugural Women's Nations League
Aitana Bonmatí scored to help Spain beat France 2-0 in the Women's Nations League final on Wednesday, giving the world champions another trophy.
Ballon d'Or winner Aitana Bonmatí and Mariona Caldentey scored a goal each for Spain in front of 32,657 fans at La Cartuja Stadium in southern Spain. It was a record crowd for Spain's women's team in the country.
Spain also holds the men's Nations League title, having beaten Croatia in the final in June.
"Really happy to win another trophy. What more can you ask for? It's incredible what we have achieved," Bonmatí said. "It seems easy, that winning is an obligation for us, but it's not easy at all.
"We have so much ambition and, despite some rough patches, here we are lifting another trophy. We deserved the win. The first half was quite good, albeit with some lapses. I think we controlled France quite well in the second half. This team has no ceiling. We keep demonstrating that. We have won the Nations League and now we want to win the Olympics."
Spain had its breakthrough tournament at the World Cup in New Zealand and Australia, winning the title in their third appearance.
"We always want more. Now is the moment for all the staff and players to savour and enjoy," Spain coach Montse Tomé said. "You've seen on the pitch against a great opponent how we managed to limit them to very few chances and control the game. Our play has been evolving. We have a great group of players."
The celebrations were marred by one of the country's worst crises, though, as the then-president of the Spanish soccer federation, Luis Rubiales, kissed player Jenni Hermoso on the lips during the awards ceremony to spark an outrage in soccer and Spanish society in general. Rubiales eventually resigned, and
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