Women's European champions The Netherlands women's football team made their first Olympic games, and core Lieke Martens said: "Looking forward to winning the first Olympic gold medal".
Dutch star Lieke Martens, 28, the 2017 FIFA Player of the Year, had a fantastic season last season with Barcelona women. "I remember when I was young, I didn't dare to imagine the opportunity to appear in the Olympics, but looking at the development of the national team in the past few years, I slowly found that there were opportunities, and now my dream has finally come true."
In an interview with FIFA, Martens continued: "If you can bring Barca's good fortune to the national team and win a medal for the Netherlands, it will be an unforgettable memory". Mattens played for Barca women's football team for 4 years, leading the way last season to win the women's Europa League, women's La Liga and women's Spanish Cup, achieving the "Treble" hegemony.
"The past season has been remarkable, I hope to achieve a good result with the Netherlands in East Austria, although it is not a favorite, but can not give up any opportunities, just like no one has imagined our success in the past few years, the most important thing is to play out their own style". The Netherlands is the fastest-rising team in recent years, not only becoming the European Cup champion, but also the runner-up of the 2019 World Cup, which is in the same group as China, Brazil and Zambia.