“It was hard to sleep but today is another day,” Ona Batlle said. The morning after a 2-0 defeat by Germany and Spain were trying to process something they had not experienced for a long time: 1,221 days had passed since they had last been beaten. Now they have to ensure it doesn’t happen again against Denmark. One loss in three years can be overcome; two in four days would be a disaster, the end of their Euros.
A draw on Saturday against Denmark would be enough to take Spain through, although it will be England who await. History had beckoned on Tuesday and defeat hit hard. “We were really gutted; it wasn’t the result we wanted,” Leila Ouahabi said. “But we knew it could happen. Now we have to turn the page and think about Denmark.”
