She is a hard worker and broke into the senior Spain side last year which shows the talent she possesses and I know she will have a great impact for us. Stoney was delighted to secure her target as she explained “Ona is an exciting young full-back with fantastic pace and a real attacking mindset, her style of play fits perfectly with the philosophy we have at the club. I can’t wait to meet my new team-mates and help to contribute to as much success as I can.”
To have the chance to come over to play in England and really push myself as a player is very exciting. On signing for the club she told the club website “It’s an honour and a pleasure to sign for Manchester United to work with Casey Stoney and be a part of this team is a fantastic opportunity. She becomes the clubs second signing after they announced Lucy Staniforth last week as Manchester United prepare for the 2020-21 season. I think we can do it.Manchester United have made their second summer signing as Spanish full-back Ona Batlle joins from Levante.īatlle who has spent the past two seasons with Levante has signed a two year deal with Casey Stoney‘s Red Devils.īatlle spent her youth career at Barcelona and has also played for Madrid Club de Fútbol.īatlle has been part of the senior Spain national team since 2019 and has five senior international caps to her name.
But that's going to be a boost for us because we know everything and we are ready for them. "They are very strong and they are playing in England, so they have that. Everyone there is a good player," she said. They have a really good squad and it is not just the starting players. "We've seen a lot of their games and I think they play really well, really good. Only once previously have Spain gone three in a row without defeat against England, doing so between 19 (four games).Įchoing the views of team-mate Bonmati, Ona Batlle is optimistic of advancing to the semi-finals, where a showdown with one of Sweden or the Netherlands may await. However, Spain are unbeaten in the past two of those meetings, beating England 1-0 in the SheBelieves Cup in 2020 (1-0) and drawing 0-0 against them in the Arnold Clark Cup in February. "Įngland and Spain have faced each other on 15 previous occasions, with the Lionesses (six) winning twice as many games as La Roja (three) across all their meetings. But we think we can beat them if we improve our style and play better. "We have seen their three group games and they did very well.
We know that they are a good team and they have had many good performances. "We played against England in the Arnold Clark Cup. "I'm not scared and I think my team-mates aren't scared either. "It's motivating," said Bonmati, who plies her club trade for Barcelona. Spain are ranked one place above England in the latest FIFA rankings, however, and Bonmati does not see any reason for her side to fear the rampant hosts in Brighton next week. Just as remarkably, the Lionesses have conceded just three goals across those 17 games under Wiegman and never more than once in a single contest, keeping 14 clean sheets in the process. La Roja beat Denmark 1-0 at the Brentford Community Stadium on Saturday through a late Marta Cardona goal to set up a last-eight showdown with a much-fancied England side on Wednesday.Įngland won all three of their group matches, scoring 14 times and conceding none, while they have netted at an average of 5.8 goals per game in their 17 matches under Sarina Wiegman (98 goals in total). Spain are "not scared" of facing England in the European Women's Championship quarter-finals and are extra motivated to eliminate the tournament hosts, according to midfielder Aitana Bonmati.
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