Aitana Bonmatí leaves hospital and is expected to rejoin Spain squad for Euro 2025

MADRID – Spain midfielder Aitana Bonmatí near infirmary connected Sunday and is expected to rejoin the squad successful the adjacent fewer days to effort to play successful the Women’s European Championship, the Spanish shot federation said.

The two-time Ballon d’Or victor was hospitalized aft falling sick with a fever precocious Friday. She tested affirmative for meningitis.

“After respective days hospitalized with viral meningitis, Aitana Bonmatí has been discharged from the infirmary and volition articulation the Spanish nationalist squad successful the coming days,” the federation said successful its little statement, without giving much item astir her condition.

Bonmatí missed Friday’s affable triumph against Japan successful Madrid and was not expected to question with the remainder squad to Switzerland connected Sunday. It wasn't wide erstwhile she would travel.

Spain's archetypal crippled is against Portugal connected Thursday successful Bern. It volition besides look Belgium and Italy successful Group B astatine Euro 2025.

If Bonmatí's information doesn't improve, manager Montse Tomé inactive has immoderate clip to regenerate her with different subordinate up of the tournament.

Spain won the World Cup successful 2023 for its archetypal large women's trophy. It besides won the inaugural variation of the Women's Nations League successful 2024. It has ne'er won the European Championship.

The 27-year-old Bonmatí has won the apical idiosyncratic grant for women’s shot for the past 2 years. The Barcelona subordinate was cardinal to Spain winning the 2023 Women’s World Cup.

Bonmatí’s vision, dribbling skills, passing and goals person besides been captious to Barcelona reaching 5 consecutive Champions League finals, with the Catalan nine winning 3 titles.

Her lack would enactment much unit connected Alexia Putellas, herself a two-time Ballon d’Or winner, and chap Barcelona midfielder Patricia Guijarro to pb Spain successful Switzerland.

Three years ago, Putellas tore her ACL 3 days earlier starting the 2022 European Championship. Spain was eliminated successful the quarterfinals without its then-top player.

Spain should inactive beryllium favored successful its opener against Portugal, a squad it bushed doubly successful April — including a 7-1 location triumph — successful the Nations League.

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