Spain arrived in Switzerland as the pre-tournament favourites, with Opta predicting they had a 25% chance of winning the title.
“We don’t like the idea of being favourites. We know what it takes to be here, what we suffered, we have to be focused,” Spain captain Irene Paredes said.
However, La Roja underlined their credentials as favourites further by storming past Portugal, Belgium and Italy by an aggregate score of 14-3.
They saw off a spirited Switzerland side in the quarter-finals before moving past Germany thanks to an extra-time winner as they beat the eight-time European champions for the first time in their history.
“During the whole tournament we have been writing history,” said Spain boss Montse Tome.
“Getting to the semis and the final for the first time, beating Germany for the first time. We have been accomplishing objectives and that’s the reason we’re here.”
Spain could become the first European nation to lift the World Cup and the Euros at back-to-back tournaments since Germany won five in a row between 2001 and 2009.
“We are a team who don’t see this game as a pressure but as an opportunity to continue writing history, do something big and to let people enjoy it,” Paredes added.
Not only is it a chance for Spain to continue writing history, but winning would allow the players to celebrate properly – without the cloud of controversy that followed their World Cup win hanging over the group.
