Shortly after Rachel Daly’s devastating Nations League experience, Alisha Lehmann, an Aston Villa teammate, writes her a special birthday card that reads, “I love you always, my G.”

Consequently, what happened?

From the sidelines at Hampden Park on Tuesday night,

Daly observed England’s valiant attempt to defeat Scotland by a margin large enough to

overtake the Netherlands in their Nations League group and,

more importantly, secure Team GB’s qualification for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Paris.

Even though England won 6-0, the news of the Netherlands’ goal against

Belgium in the 95th minute crushed the hearts of the Lionesses shortly after the game ended.

Lehmann tried her best to cheer up her club-mate the morning after the previous night.

ALISHA LEHMANN’S QUOTES

With a message to her 16 million Instagram followers,

the international model from Switzerland wrote:

“Happy Birthdaaay to the one and only Rachel Daly.”

As usual, my dear, I love you. You deserve everything, so have the finest day possible.”

THE BIGGER PICTURE

The incredible occurrences on Tuesday night represent a rare glitch in Sarina Wiegman’s England’s comeback.

The team will be hurt by their Nations League exit,

but more than that, they will regret missing the chance to compete in

the Olympics and have a genuine chance of winning gold.

Being the best-ranked of Great Britain’s four countries,

the Lionesses were tasked with securing Team GB’s qualifying.

Lehmann and her Swiss teammates, meanwhile,

were demoted to League B of the Nations League after a miserable campaign that ended with a 3-0 loss in Italy.

ALISHA LEHMANN AND RACHEL DALY’S FUTURE?

When Villa travels up the M6 to play Manchester City on Saturday,

the two will need to pick themselves up and get over their disappointments from

their international experiences. After eight games in the 2023–24 season,

Villa is down in tenth place in the WSL standings with just two wins.

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