2023-11-26 20:56:10
BarcelonaSense Alexia Putellas, Aitana Bonmatí, Mapi León, Fridolina Rölfo, Salma Paralluelo, Irene Paredes, Cata Coll, Keira Walsh, Lucy Bronze, Jana Fernández and Asisat Oshoala. With this eleven of relevant absences, Barça went out to play against Athletic Club due to the casualties and the technical decisions of Jonatan Giráldez. And, in any case, the end of the film was the same as always: Blaugrana triumph. The Catalan team, tired after the efforts made in the last 12 days between the two Champions League games and the League classic against Real Madrid, with 0-4 (with a goal and three assists from Caroline Graham Hansen) has improved a bit his image and has taken off the weight of completing the worst first half of the season on Wednesday in Frankfurt.
Not long ago, visiting the Athletic Club was the most complicated outing of the season in the Spanish league. In fact, it is the second team that has won the title more times after, precisely, Barça. Now, however, the Basque team, much rejuvenated, is not going through its best moment in history. Located at the bottom of the table, their primary objective is not to suffer in order to continue one more season in the highest category of state football. In addition, this time the match was hosted by the Lezama stadium, in the Athletic Club’s sports city. In this way, it has been impossible to approach the figure of 32,068 spectators who gathered at the new San Mamés to witness the same match in January 2020. Today there were 2,810 fans in the stands.
Giráldez has started two players with the number of the subsidiary: Martina Fernández and Vicky López, the author of the 5-0 against Madrid last Sunday. Martina has been favored by the notorious lack of cash that Barça has in the defensive axis, the area most punished by casualties. Without Mapi León, Irene Paredes and Jana Fernández, the Blaugrana coach has had no choice but to continue trusting Ingrid Engen in a position that is not her natural and to give a new opportunity to the 19-year-old central, who has fulfilled the order with note
Festival de Graham Hansen
Barça, a team that will benefit greatly from the stoppage for selections after a demanding November, found it difficult to dominate the game and Athletic Club took advantage of this to test Sandra Paños, who stopped in the 20th minute a dangerous shot by Clara Pinedo. Blaugrana’s answer came from the boots of Graham Hansen, but his attempt was deflected into the corner by Adriana Nanclares, the 21-year-old local goalkeeper. Even clearer were the later chances of Clàudia Pina and Marta Torrejón, which were also rejected by the local defence. Precisely, the 33-year-old captain, in forward mode, made it 0-1 in the 36th minute when she put her toe in to finish off a tense mid-range effort from Graham Hansen from the right wing.
And she went from assistant to scorer at the start of the second half. The Norwegian made one of her unstoppable drives, this time starting from the left side, and after leaving behind two Athletic Club players, she executed a shot from the front of the area that she did not reach thank you Without shining, Barça had done more than half the job. The last few minutes have seen the official debut with the Barça first team of the Italian Giulia Dragoni, who has just turned 17, and two more goal assists from Graham Hansen. The first served for Patri Guijarro to make it 0-3 and, the second, for Aitana, who came on in the second half, to make the final 0-4 after a double wall with the winger. The Catalan team is still the leader and full of victories with 10 games played and has a six point advantage over the second place, Real Madrid.
Athletic Club: Nanclares, Elexpuru, Landaluze, Maddi, Nerea Nevado (Peke, 90+3′); Sara Ortega (San Adrián, 83′), Itxaso, Pinedo (Garazi Facila, 83′), Mariana; Azkona (Jone Amezaga, 83′), Patricia Zugasti (Arana, 67′). Coach: David Aznar. Barça: Paños; Torrejón, Martina Fernández, Engen, Ona Batlle (Corrales, 83′); Patri Guijarro, Vicky López (Salma Paralluelo, 67′), Clàudia Pina (Keira Walsh, 78′); Graham Hansen, Mariona (Dragoni, 83′), Brugts (Aitana, 67′). Coach: Jonatan Giráldez. Goals: 0-1 Marta Torrejón (36′), 0-2 Caroline Graham Hansen (54′), 0-3 Patri Guijarro (87′), 0-4 Aitana Bonmatí (90+2). Referee: Paola Cebollada (Aragonese Committee). Yellow cards: Patricia Zugasti (16′). Red cards: None. Stadium: Lezama. 2,810 spectators.
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