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World champions Spain are taking on record eight-time Euro winners Germany in a tantalising Euro 2025 semi-final in Zurich today.
The winner will advance to face England in Sunday's final.
If – and it is a big if – Germany do progress here, they're going to arrive in Basel as the (barely) walking wounded. Sarai Linder has injured her ankle ligaments, Giulia Gwinn is in a knee brace, and Rebecca Knaak is visibly struggling. They are running out of defensive options.
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Ann-Katrin Berger with what I call the “Mikel Arteta”: a slightly dubious sit down on the pitch for an injury of questionable origin.
You can understand why though: Kleinherne and Kett had made two rather frantic, choppy fouls within a short space of time.
It looked like Germany were struggling to breathe, metaphorically, with Spain's increased pace of thought and deed.
That little break allowed them the chance to do just that.
81' Germany 0-0 Spain
Chance here for Germany to re-set as Ann-Katrin Berger goes down clutching her leg and requesting treatment from the physio.
All the players have gone for a drink and the physio was slow to come on and offer treatment — as if they expected this to be a ploy to halt Spain's momentum.
It looks to be a genuine request for assistance anyway.
76' Germany 0-0 Spain
Pina comes off and Del Castillo is on in her place.
She scored in the quarter-final against Switzerland from the bench.
Time for an impact sub.
75' Germany 0-0 Spain
Can either side find a winner?
Spain are stepping up the pressure now and it's backs to the wall defending for Germany.
Aitana Bonmati, who has the ball on a string, by the way, says it's go time.
Momentarily frustrated after a bounce pass back to the offside Ona Batlle after a throw-in, she yells in frustration… then reacts by circling her hands to indicate an upping of the tempo.
Like a cox dictating the rhythm of the boat, Bonmati is determined to turn the screw with 15 minutes left.
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Spain are physically superior to Germany.
If you had told this to the most experienced players on the team, such as Irene Paredes, Alexia Putellas, or Esther Gonzalez, ten years ago, they probably wouldn't have believed it.
Maybe a hot take, but since we’re talking about subs: I would like to see what Vicky López can do to inject some urgency and craft to Spain’s midfield, which has been lacklustre and not creative enough in the second half.
With Salma Paralluelo on the pitch now, Spain need someone who can play her balls in multiple ways that can keep tempo with her pace.
70' Germany 0-0 Spain
That was a tempting cross from Pina, as a low ball skipped across the area and just inches too far ahead of Bonmati.
Berger made the decision to leave it — that was close enough to leave the two-time Ballon d'Or winner wincing at another opportunity missed.
So Esther Gonzalez, the smiling assassin of velvet touch and ruthless edge, is hauled off. She looked so sharp tonight, in stark contrast to Germany's No 9 Hoffmann.
I'm surprised the ineffective Caldentey, or even Pina, were not taken off to allow for Paralluelo's introduction.
What is Montse Tome's obsession with playing Salma Paralluelo as a centre forward? It's not her natural position and she is not making the most of her qualities, which are causing imbalance on the wing and taking advantage of her speed.
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67' Germany 0-0 Spain
She's heading off and on in her place is Paralluelo.
She offers something very different in attack for Spain. Can she break the deadlock?
Spain's goal seems inevitable. They have stepped up a gear, but the German defence remains solid, as it did when they cleared a shot from Aitana Bonmati with a sliding tackle.
Bonmati, incidentally, is returning to her best form in this match. So far, this is her best performance in this Euros.
63' Germany 0-0 Spain
And we have our first change.
Dabritz goes off, with Dallmann on in her place.
62' Germany 0-0 Spain
That was a great chance for Germany as Buhl, played in on the left by Hoffmann, draws a save from Coll.
Germany could punish Spain on the break like that if they can find their clinical edge.
Not often you see Aitana Bonmatí express frustration with a slam of her fist to the ground.
Those curling left-footed shots tend to end with ecstatic cheers, not a Sophia Kleinherne block that Berger seemed to have also had well covered anyway.
Spain tends to channel these kinds of frustrations into the good kind of anger, but something about the unease Germany’s defence is causing them feels different.
It’s been unrelenting and unified.
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57' Germany 0-0 Spain
Spain get the corner from Germany clear and in the blink of an eye they're up the other end.
Bonmati twists, turns and gets a shot away but Kleinherne gets a leg to it to deflect the shot over the bar. That's top-class defending.
55' Germany 0-0 Spain
She's been fighting hard up against Ona Batlle and after winning a corner, Buhl waves her arms to ask for more from the crowd.
Let's see if they can produce something here.
Though Spain's strength from the bench is well documented — I mean, Paralluelo, Lopez, Del Castillo? Wow — Germany have some serious options too.
Linda Dallmann, Sydney Lohmann, Laura Freigang, Lea Schuller and others are all well capable of making a significant impact.
Indeed, it appears Dallmann might be the first to enter the fray.

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