Spain coach Montse Tome felt her aspect deserved extra after La Roja suffered an agonising penalty shootout defeat to England in the Euro 2025 final.
The world champions, who beat England within the 2023 World Cup closing, had been favourites to dethrone the Lionesses and declare the European title.
And so they appeared primed to do exactly that when Mariona Caldentey put Spain forward with a Twenty fifth-minute header.
However Alessia Russo levelled for England within the 57th minute, and Sarina Wiegman’s aspect held agency in further time, regardless of the extra half hour being dominated by Spain.
Spain had been made to pay for failing to make that superiority rely, with Caldentey, Aitana Bonmati and Salma Paralluelo unable to transform from 12 yards, the latter’s miss permitting Chloe Kelly to safe glory for England.
“I believe this staff deserved extra. I believe we labored onerous for a very long time to achieve this second, to achieve this closing towards a high-level nationwide staff as an occasion and what we noticed within the sport makes me suppose that the staff deserved it,” Tome instructed her post-match press convention.
“It is a sport, you need to know the way to lose, and as we speak we missed the penalties.
“I believe we had been higher, however soccer is a sport the place the perfect staff doesn’t at all times win. England are a superb nationwide staff, they confirmed their stage throughout the match. They draw, after which they defend themselves to get the penalties.
“That is our occupation. what we labored for, what they labored for deserved a distinct ending.
“That’s why as we speak I’ve the sensation that we nearly reached it, however it’s gone. I actually worth all of the work executed — we wrote historical past throughout the entire match, and the staff was good.”
