2024-03-20 20:52:03
Whoever says that the Champions League is easy has no idea. When that goosebump-inducing anthem plays, History or achievements don’t matter at all.. The most unknown team can destroy you. Barça, current champion, visited the Norwegian rookie Brann and made sure, once again, that lifting the European title is a task of perseverance and effort. They ended up winning (1-2), but did not close the tiewhich will be decided next week at the Johan Cruyff, with all tickets already sold.
Barça was thick on the Asane Arena grass. It was one of those days when you know the theory, but you get to the exam and the questions don’t quite give you confidence. That studied, that resonates in your head, does not take the form you expected and you are not able to capture it at the moment of truth. The Barça team navigated between frustration and stubbornness. The plays were put together fluidly, but the last passes or clear chances did not come in as if they had done so on multiple occasions. Despite the stuttering progress, Barça found the goal quickly.
Delicacy and brutality
Caroline Graham Hansen awakens a hypnotic glow. The Norwegian, named MVP of the duel, returned home, to her native country, very different from how she left. That girl who took the leap to fulfill her dreams stood on the green of the Norwegian stadium with the authority and elegance that defines her. That touch on the ball, that brilliant instinct that allows him to interpret the game and always be at the right moment. She was inside the small area, in front of the goal, when the ball fell at her feet. She had the prize in front of her. She trimmed as she minimally raised her eyes. She efficiently placed the ball on her right and, after a slight sigh, she smashed the ball almost vertically into the goal. Delicacy and brutality in a shot that put the culés ahead.
With some calmness with the score at 0-1, the Barça maintained control against a Brann who began to wonder how to stop the culés. The Norwegians knew that if the Blaugranas, despite not being on their best day, managed to string together a couple or three accurate chances, the score was most likely going to be pleasing. They pumped water out of the boat and, after a couple of counterattacks that put Barça on notice, they turned the game around before the break. After collective action, Cecilie Kvamme shot sole before Cata Coll, who could do little to prevent the ball from entering the net. Disbelief, joy and surprise radiated from the collective embrace in which the locals merged. The tie began again.
Kvamme celebrating the goal against Barça / EFE
Barça came out more accurate. He timed better and allowed himself to flow over the green. Less rigidity caused combinations that eliminated anxiety. And, with calm, Salma Paralluelo was decisive again. The Aragonese is sweet. With her magical left hand, while she increasingly looked more and more heeled and blocked by the Norwegian defense, she caressed the ball with care to put the score in the middle.
At 1-2, the score did not move any further. Barça took the victory in Bergen after a match in which it was difficult for them to prevail, situation that doesn’t happen often. The Brann stood up, looked them in the eye, and competed. With the tie open, Johan Cruyff awaits the final assault.
Brann’s file – Barça in the Champions League quarterfinals
FIRE: Mikalsen; Kvamme, Stenvik, Ostenstad, Tynnila (Ritter, m. 79), Lund; Kielland (Renmark, m. 79), Haugland, Engesvik (Eikeland, m. 56), Crummer (Aahjem, m. 79), Gaupset (Svendheim, m. 86). Técnico: Martin Peter Ho.
FC BARCELONA: Cata Coll; Bronze, Paredes, Engen, Ona Batlle (Rolfö, d. 73); Aitana, Walsh, Patri Guijarro (Alexia, d. 73); Graham Hansen (Vicky, m. 89), Salma (Brugts, m. 89), Mariona (Clàudia Pina, m. 80). Coach: Jonatan Giráldez.
GOALS: 0-1 (m. 9), Graham Hansen; 1-1 (m. 39), Kvamme; 1-2 (m. 71), Salma
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