Germany's Klara Buehl (R) and Spain's Irene Paredes battle for the ball during the UEFA Women's Nations League soccer match between Germany and Spain at Fritz-Walter-Stadion. Uwe Anspach/dpaDPAFri, November 28, 2025 at 9:50 PM UTC·1 min readA dominant Germany were held 0-0 at home by Spain in the first leg of their Nations League final on Friday.
Christian Wück's Germany bossed the opening period and went close through Klara Bühl, Jule Brand and Nicole Anyomi as Carta Coll was forced into several smart stops.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe Spanish team improved in the second half and Esther González hit woodwork. However, stars Alexia Putellas and Aitana Bonmatí failed to shine.
Over 38.000 fans roared Germany on and Bühl continued to be a threat, striking a post herself. Shekiera Martinez also spurned a glorious opportunity for the Germans late on.
But the visitors will be the happier ahead of the second leg of the final on Tuesday at the Metropolitano in Madrid.
World champions Spain, who lost this year's Euros final to England, are gunning to retain the Nations League title they won last year.
The German women have not won a big tournament since taking gold at the 2016 Olympics and are after revenge following their Euro semi defeat to the Spaniards.
Germany's Selina Cerci (L) and Elisa Senss (R) battle for the ball with Spain's Olga Carmona during the UEFA Women's Nations League soccer match between Germany and Spain at Fritz-Walter-Stadion. Uwe Anspach/dpaAdvertisementAdvertisement
