Lionesses Crowned Euro 2025 Champions After Dramatic Penalty Win Over Spain

KEY POINTS:

• England’s Lionesses defeated Spain in a dramatic penalty shootout to win the UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 title on after a 1-1 draw.

• Chloe Kelly assisted the equaliser for Alessia Russo and scored the decisive penalty.

• Hannah Hampton, stepping in for the retired Mary Earps, proved vital with shootout saves and key savings throughout the game.

• England showed their true resilience, coming from behind after losing to Spain in the 2023 World Cup final.

• The match featured injuries,  strategic moves, and heroic last minutes performances.

England’s Lionesses victory over Spain in 5-4 penalty shootout was another historic moment carved in a dramatic Euro 2025 final in Basel. The game ended in a 1-1 draw after extra time, with Sarina Wiegman’s team displayed incredibly as they come back from behind after Marina Caldentey’s header in first half put Spain ahead.

Chloe Kelly, coming as a substitute, once again delivered, by first assisting Alessia Russo’s equaliser and then piled it up by calmly scored the decisive penalty. She was the hero of Euro 2022, her impact was proved vital, especially after Lauren James left the match early due to injury.

Goalkeeper Hannah Hampton’s stellar penalty shootout performance and several vital saves during extra time has earned her as a key player. Validating her controversial selection over the retired legend Mary Earps to kept England alive against a formidable Spanish side.

Salman Paralluelo created numerous chances but the La Roja couldn’t convert them.  This victory led by the England’s Lionesses today was not just to revenge for their World Cup final loss to Spain in 2023, but there’s more to it, also to solidify their dominance in European women’s football by defending their continental title successfully.