From the last four Ballon D’Or Awards, Spain He has a new star.
18 years old Vicky Lopez She announced her arrival at the Grand Theater on Thursday, with the help of Spain in the opening 5-0 defeat Portugal in European Women’s Championship.
This was the biggest victory in Spain in the championship, as he won 4-1 Finland In Euro 2022.
Lopez added the second goal after just minutes Esther Gonzalez The first recorded, and has proven a continuous threat to the besieged Portuguese defense, which led to opportunities for Alexia Potters He played a decisive role before the goal of Gonzalez II.
Her performance was praised by Spain coach Montehome Tommy, even if she tries to control the prosperous expectations.
Tommy said: “She is a young player who must be patient.” “We have worked with her for a year, about two years. We have a lot of belief in her talent, and she is at a stage we were able to give her her record (from playing time) now. She responded well. She did the task she had to do well.”
Tommy said Lopez still has time to develop. “We have to continue helping her improve. She is very small, and we are here to help her continue to enjoy what she is doing.”
It is clear that Iman Tommy pays his fruits to the player.
“When I play with confidence, I play better,” Lopez told the media in the mixed area after Thursday. “When you play without confidence, it is bad. In the end, I am grateful for the confidence that I showed because I am trying to be myself in the field.”
Lopez played until the 81st minute when she spoiled the road Aitana BonmatíWhich started on the bench yet It is transferred to the Hospital for viral meningitis last week. Bonmatí won the last Ballon D’Or Awards. Potters won the previous two. All three players are teammates in Barcelona.
In 18 days and 342 days, Lopez became the youngest player in Spain appearing in the European Championship. I already set the record as the smallest country player when she first appeared last year.
Lopez became the youngest player to play in the best women’s league in Spain when she played with Madrid CFF, 15 years old. She joined Barcelona in 2022 and continued to break more records there because of her age, including becoming a smaller player in the club, male or female, to appear in Champions League.
“My family is the basis of my entire life, and of course my father,” said Lopez, whose mother died when she was 11 years old, and she is still looking forward to heaven.
Although Bonmatí is likely to play a larger role in the following games, LUTEZ will get more opportunities to shine. She is already thinking about the goals of the team.
“We are hungry for more,” said Lopez. “I think that if we continue to walk this way, play as a team and this luck is in front of the goal, we will be able to play a very good European championship.”
Even after that, Spain plays Belgium on monday (Back Et on FS1).
Report by Associated Press.
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