England’s gutsy, industrious and confident performance against Spain perhaps mattered more than the result but boy did they need a big win, too.
It’s fair to say the past few months have not been easy for Sarina Wiegman’s side, the context around two wins from five games since their European Championship qualifying campaign a little lost. But a win for the European champions against the World Cup holders Spain to put them level on points with Portugal in their Nations League group lifts a pressure that perhaps shouldn’t be there.
