OLYMPIC GAMES PARIS | Crespí: "It was a very tough match on an emotional level; now, on to the final"

We have lost days of life due to the accumulation of nerves and tension, but we are now in the grand final of the Olympic Games. Our women's water polo team will play their third gold medal match in their history after the finals in London 2012 and Tokyo 2021. The victory on penalties against the Netherlands opens the doors to gold wide open for us.

PAULA CRESPÍ

"It was a very tough match, we got off to a very good start, then they equalled us and even went to the penalty shoot-out. Emotionally, it was a match full of many things, but we're in the final and going for that last match," said Paula Crespí.

"This is sport, it can happen. It's true that they are a very powerful team and it was clear that they were going to have a reaction. In the end we got to penalties and the shootout went our way. I trust everyone a lot and I knew that Martina was going to appear and Maica was going to score...", added Crespí.

JUDITH FORCA

For her part, Judith Força commented that "I'm very happy not to have given up at any time. Emotionally it's been tremendous. There's been a lot of tension, you think about everything we've put behind us, sacrifice, training. We've never seen them lose, we had to keep going and keep going...".

"The semi-finals of the Olympic Games are not easy at all. We had lost the last two finals against them, we knew we would have to suffer. Now we have to rest and prepare for the final," said Forca, who added that "we know them very well, they understand Spanish because most of them play in Spain, it was a double-edged sword."

RFEN communication. Mixed zone source: (c) Visibilitas. Photo: Spain, after a victory that gives us the ticket to the Olympic final / (c) COE