A stroke of genius from Alexia Putellas to seal another rout for Spain.

BarcelonaA crank against Portugal (5-0) and a scandalous thrashing of Belgium (6-2). The Spanish national team, led by Barça players who are enjoying a good moment, such as Alexia Putellas and Claudia Pina, continues to advance steadily in the Eurocup. After a first half that was more tight than expected and with the return of Irene Paredes to the center of defense, in the second half the Spanish steamroller overcame a Belgian team that, with very little, managed to give Montse Tomé's team two scares.

Alexia opened the scoring after 20 minutes of play, but, shortly after, a mistake between Patri, weak in marking, and Nanclares, terrible in coming out, allowed Justine to equalize from a corner. Spain would react in kind: Paredes headed in a goal from a corner kick six minutes before halftime. They could have gone on to a better scoreline after a combination on the edge of the box between Alexia, Pina, and Vicky ended with Janssens saving just off the goal line, which would have meant Spain's third goal.

After the restart, Tomé had to fuss with Vicky, who was replaced by Aitana after the break. Ribes's player came close to scoring with the first ball she touched, cutting in with her right foot and firing in with her left foot. But Belgium would cause another scare. Against them, Eurlings was quicker than Ona Batlle to finish, powerful and precise. The goal was initially ruled out for offside, but after a VAR review, it was confirmed that Paredes had broken the offside rule.

The Spanish national team steamrolled in the second half.

Belgium knew how to exploit very little. Spain's reaction was immediate. A lightning-fast transition between Patri, Aitana, and Alexia ended with the captain finding Esther González's excellent run to push the Spanish team forward once again. The connection between the three Barça midfielders was precise and swift, so much so that it caught the Belgians off guard, unable to stop them and defend the equalizer they had secured just two minutes earlier.

Belgium's two goals would only end with a warning: Mariona, picking up a rebound from a corner kick served by Pina, would score the fourth. The Belgian team, in disarray since the mirage of 2-2, only managed to trouble Nanclares once more, with a long-range shot from Cayman that the goalkeeper saved without too much trouble. Pina, with a tight shot from the edge of the box, sealed a new victory. crank. It wouldn't end there: Alexia, with a brilliant save from a corner, would complete the rout.