Spain’s final preparations for the Women’s European Championship have been upended. Again. Three years ago, Alexia Putellas tore an ACL days before the competition.

Spain striker Aitana Bonmatí has been discharged from hospital after recovering from viral meningitis and will re-join the squad in the coming days.

She is a very important player and we will wait for her until the end.” This is how Tome announced Bonmati’s hospitalisation just a few days before the start of the Euros in Switzerland. While her team-mates were in action on Friday,