Midfielder Aitana Bonmati has joined up with Spain’s Euro 2025 squad in Switzerland after having therapy for viral meningitis.
The 27-year-old missed the 3-1 pleasant win over Japan in Leganes final week after lacking coaching and being taken to hospital in Madrid to be handled.
Bonmati, who has received the previous two Ballon d’Ors, was discharged from hospital on Sunday however is unlikely to play in Spain’s opening group recreation in opposition to Portugal in Bern on Thursday.
“[Bonmati] is so necessary for us and we are going to look forward to her, no matter occurs, till the tip,” mentioned Spain coach Montse Tome.
The European Championship begins on Wednesday, with World Cup winners Spain the favourites to win the match.
Barcelona’s Bonmati has scored 30 objectives in 78 video games for her nation and was a key member of the aspect that received the 2023 World Cup and 2024 Nations League.
Meningitis is an an infection of the protecting membranes that encompass the mind and spinal twine and might be critical if not handled rapidly.
Viral meningitis is much less critical than the rarer bacterial variant and most circumstances enhance on their very own inside seven to 10 days and might usually be handled at house.