Bronze highlights possible Spain weakness as England star prepares to face Barca teammates

And she knows full well the dangers - and weaknesses - that Spain possess having played with and against the majority of the squad in the past year.

The 31-year-old, who joined the Blaugrana in 2022, won the league title, Spanish Super Cup and the Champions League in her debut season.

Eight of her Barcelona teammates were included in Spain's World Cup squad, with the defender confident she knows how to beat them.

And Bronze has declared she is expecting another exciting battle against teenage forward Salma Paralluelo, who has scored twice at the 2023 World Cup so far.

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Speaking to talkSPORT about facing Spain, the Lionesses icon said: "They've been fantastic this tournament.

"Obviously they have suffered that defeat against Japan, but I play with 90 per cent of those players day in, day out.

"I know the qualities that they have, I think Salma has kind of burst onto the scene.

"But she's a player that I play against every single day in training.

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"She's a left winger, I'm a right-back, so we have good battles in training every day.

"But I'm super proud of her and all the Barca girls for what they've achieved - they've made history for Spain.

"I think everybody knows what to expect from Spain, lots of possession, that's what they like to do.

"Maybe they're a little bit vulnerable on the counter-attack which we've seen this tournament.

"But they certainly have some world class players in that team."

Listen to live commentary of the 2023 Women's World Cup final on talkSPORT, as England go for glory against Spain. Build-up from Australia begins at 10am, with the big kick-off at 11am.