![]() ![]() It's not difficult because my team-mates are really good and I like to play with them." I like to get to how we play (with Spain). "Sometimes here (in England), the ball runs faster than the players. Batlle admits switching between the two can take some adjustment. The end-to-end style of English league soccer contrasting with the more technical aspects prioritized in Spain. It doesn't matter if they are my friends or team-mates or not."īatlle is the only member of the current Spanish squad playing outside of her country. "Of course, I am a professional player so in the game, if I have to tackle them I will do it. ![]() Batlle tells me there will be no love lost during the course of the game. Then there is also the prospect of Batlle playing against her Manchester United team-mates, forwards Alessia Russo and Ella Toone. (Photo by John Peters/Manchester United via Getty Images) Manchester United via Getty Images Barclays FA Women's Super League match between Manchester City Women and Manchester United Women at The Academy Stadium on Februin Manchester, England. MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 13: Ona Batlle of Manchester United Women in action during the. I really like to play against great players because you will not be a great player if you don't play against them. She has speed, she is powerful so I think it's going to be interesting. "Well I think she's a really great player. A smile comes over Batlle's face at the thought of testing herself against Hemp once more. Next after Germany, Spain will face hosts England in Norwich where right-back Batlle may well have to stop the marauding winger Lauren Hemp, someone she came face-to-face with last Sunday playing for her club in the Manchester derby. "They are really good, and they are a really aggressive team so I think it's going to be a really good test for us." For Spain's run of matches without conceding a goal to make it past 1500 minutes tomorrow, Batlle believes her team will need to be at their very best. Spain have never defeated Germany, the eight-time European champions and currently ranked third in the world, in five previous encounters. We just want to give our best performance." "We just want to play our way as we would against any team. Only two of the three can qualify so will the teams facing each other tomorrow hold something back in anticipation of their crucial duel during the summer? "Of course not", Batlle insists. Germany are also one of the teams Spain will face in the group stage of the European Championship, with both also drawn against 2017 finalists Denmark. We just have to keep working on that and have to do what we are doing." I think we are doing well but we just have to keep doing that because now it's a more important moment because now we are going forward towards the Euros. "I think in the games we are trying to do the right things and be more focused. Many are now expecting the women's team to embark on a similar period of domination.īatlle believes that sticking to the traditional Spanish style of short passing and possession-based soccer is the only way their team can succeed. ![]() ![]() It is a record reminiscent of the Spanish men's team up to 2008 before a breakthrough by a golden generation of players, many also at FC Barcelona, won an unprecedented three successive men's international tournaments in four years. Despite qualifying out of their first round group in each of the last four championship finals, they have been eliminated at the next stage each time and have never won a knockout match at any major tournament. What Spain lack however, is experience of competing at the sharp end of a major tournament. ![]()
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