It was freezing cold in Malmö. Not even Ona Batlle, accustomed to low temperatures after her seasons at Manchester United, left her thermal in her locker room. Temperatures that made Aitana shiver while the Champions League anthem played and she adjusted her gloves before the start of the match. Barça was cold. The last few weeks have been counted by bad news and, after the serious injury to Mapi León and its recovery, which will be much longer than expected, the team landed in Sweden wanting some good news. However, as soon as they entered the stadium they came face to face, again, with the bitter reality of the Champions League. Without a press room and with artificial grass that shines like plasticexemplified a new clash of realities, a new confrontation of the different situations that coexist in the highest European competition.
Those differences, once the initial whistle sounded, faded for a few moments. The Swedes, accustomed to this type of surface and with the Barça team going with extreme concern, marked a rhythmic first few steps. The ball was not flowing, despite the fact that it took the Blaugranas just over ten minutes to intimidate a brave Rosengard at the start. The Swedes tried it, emulating last season’s decent performance, where they were sweeter than this year. However, The calm did not last long and, to magnify the results crisis that the team led by Karl Joel Kjetselberg is going through, Jessica Samuelsson gave Barça the first. The defense of the local team accompanied the ball to the back of the net after a center from Aitana that did not reach Salma Paralluelo.
The goal bears the name:
𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐦𝐚 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐥𝐨 ⚽️ pic.twitter.com/feoJAgJzwZ— FC Barcelona Femení (@FCBfemeni) December 13, 2023
Rosengard’s desperation was devastating, aware that they had done the hard work for the culés. With the can open, Barça took revenge for an inconclusive start and Salma, now, signed her usual goal. The athlete and soccer player does not stop adding numbers as one of the players with the most future in the world. She is firmly committed to some of the best brands in the world, such as Nike, and after a stratospheric World Cup, she continues to mark her destiny with the culé jacket. Game yes, game too, she is the reference in attack, the killer who scares away the defense and intimidates the goalkeepers. Against the Swedes he took a right hand near the penalty spot after a delicious new center by Ona Batlle.
Before added time, he asked for passage Patri Guijarro. The one from Palma, despite not being a decisive player in front of goal, is essential in the center of the field. And, from time to time, she scores authentic goals that have already been your particular signature. Beyond the balcony of the area, with his right foot and a powerful shot placed in the opposite corner. a delighta gift that added the third to the scoreboard that shortly marked the break.
Without slowing down
Amid applause, the 22 players jumped onto the field. Aitana, concentrated, replaced her headband, with his sights set on the ball that was already waiting in the central circle. After a couple of attempts, the Ballon d’Or added to the score. The best soccer player in the world continue with overflowing confidence and hunger intact. He continues to put in stellar performances and score goals of all colors. Against Rosengard he signed it by chance, almost. He caressed the ball at mid-height, in an effort to poke it at the height of the shield, he ended up almost accidentally pushing it into the net to add the goal 200 for the culés in their history in the Champions League. Aitana is sweet and has no intention of slowing down.
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With the game decided, the Swedes resigned and the culés grown, Claudia Pina fell inside the area. The referee did not hesitate to point out the maximum penalty, something that did not happen in a previous very clear action that the non-existent VAR in the group stage could not correct. Mariona Caldentey He caught the ball and, with a hypnotic movement, placed it on the penalty spot. He took three steps, the last two at the wrong time, and sank the ball into the goal next to the right post. Barça, totally unleashed, continued installed in the Swedish area and Martina Fernandezone of the young promises of La Masia who debuts with a goal in this Champions League.
Defeat, reaffirmation and consolation. Barça returns to Barcelona undefeated in the Champions League, wearing its crown around Europe with authority and with its sights set on the infirmary. Good news about the grass to forget the sorrows that diminish the culé squad every week.