Spain are the favourites to win the women's European Championship this summer but star player Aitana Bonmati's illness ahead of the tournament raises another question mark around a side which, despite their obvious quality,

Two-time Ballon d’Or winner Aitana Bonmati has been discharged from hospital after being diagnosed with viral meningitis less than a week before Spain ’s Euro 2025 opener. The RFEF confirmed the 27-year-old will rejoin the camp ‘in the coming days’. The rest of the Spain squad will travel to Switzerland today.

Spain midfielder Aitana Bonmatí, the two-time Ballon d’Or holder, has been hospitalized with viral meningitis less than a week before the Women’s European Championship begins.