The 2025 Women's European Championship was held in
. Spanish international
was the top scorer of the tournament with four goals; her team mate Alexia Putellas, Sweden's
and Cristiana Girelli of Italy also came close with three goals each.
Holders England, managed by
, finished second in Group D after victories against
and the Netherlands - who they beat
- and a loss to France, the group winners. In the quarter finals, they faced Sweden, beating them 3-2 on penalties, and beat Italy 2-1 in added extra time in the semi-finals, thanks to a late goal from
. Previous World Cup winners Spain, managed by
, finished top of
after beating Italy, Belgium and Portugal; they faced Switzerland in the quarter-finals, followed by multiple winners
in the semi-finals.
In the final itself,
put Spain 1-0 up in the 25th minute, but
equalised for England in the second half. The final was ultimately decided by a penalty shoot-out; the last time this had happened was in the first tournament in 1984, when
- funnily enough - beat England. England goalkeeper
played a crucial role in the shoot-out, saving two penalties, and was subsequently awarded Player of the Match. One consolation for Spain was that
, who was playing for Barcelona at the time, was awarded Player of the Tournament. The Young Player of the Tournament award, meanwhile, went to England's
, who was 19 years old at the time.
