He FC Barcelona has scored 2-6 at Real Madrid to get the quarter-final tie of the Champions League femenina. An eye-catching match played this Wednesday at the Alfredo di Stéfano Stadium, the first of three classics in nine days.
The second leg will be played on April 2 at the Camp Nou, as in the 2022 tie. In between, on Sunday the same rivals will meet in a match of the F League on the same stage, which can be seen live, open and free telesport y RTVE Play (21:00).
There is no way. No matter how many steps forward the Madridalways has the Barça one more tour beforehand. There is a lot of quality in the legs of the white footballers, they have improved certain tactical aspects to assimilate the idea of Pau Quesada in this his first season… to end up scoring a couple of goals.
They still lack the conviction that the Blaugranas do have for this type of match. Even without finding his best version or having the best soccer player in the world –Aitana Bonmatí– injured are intimidated in the classics. There is a gene, especially in players trained in The Masiawhich makes them give 110% when they see a Madrid shield in front of them.
Barça gets it back on track in a quarter of an hour
Not even a quarter of an hour had passed and they were already 0-2 ahead. Madrid had tried to put into practice the tactic of stealing in very advanced positions and taking advantage of the power of Naomi Feller or the dribble of Linda Caicedo. It was about exciting a large crowd of the Alfredo di Stefanowith many young people in the seats
A genius of Patri Guijarro in association with Alexia Putellas to put all that to rest. Chopped pass from the first and transfer of the double Ballon d’Or to the Pole Ewa Pajor so that the ‘pichichi‘of the Champions will increase his income (minute 3).
The second was a succession of unfortunate actions, but which showed that difference in conviction: a cross from the right by Vicky López and a header by Esme Brugts that he touched with his glove Misa Rodriguezbut the ball rose and slipped into the goal under the somewhat passive gaze of the French central defender Lakraar (minute 13).
Misa she made up for it by saving the third five minutes later with a heads-up win over the Polish Pajor. The captain of Madrid has recovered the level to be international again, as demonstrated in the previous call for Sonia Bermudez.
But the main damage had already been done and the locals had to go in tow before a Barça who allowed himself to play more calmly, even liking it at times.
It was difficult for Madrid to shake off their complexes, but after half an hour they finally managed to find the association of Athenea del Castillo with a filtered pass to Linda Caicedowho left Irene Paredes with speed and dribbled Cata Coll to shorten distances (minute 30).
Not even like that. Three minutes later Barça opened the gap again with a Paredes goal heading a corner taken by Claudia Pinawho is becoming a specialist. They did not give the meringues time to celebrate the first goal in four classics this year.
In that 33rd minute they were already 13 in favor of the culés to just one for Madrid this season and they were five away from reaching 100 against their eternal rival in the total count. Dabritz He had a good chance after stealing the ball from whoresbut he found himself Coll well placed. It was one of the little things that Madrid did in the final minutes of the first half, in which they went a little more on the attack.
Madrid clings to Linda Caicedo… and little else
The break did not diminish the Madridistas’ momentum after the restart and there was more ball movement near the goal area. Barça. The speech of the step forward, of the balance of forces, had to be seen at some point, since in the first part it was absent except for the flash of Caicedo.
However, as in a carbon copy of the first part, another flash of quality, in this case of Clara Serrajordi leaving three rivals with a roulette wheel and filtering the pass to Peer, It was Barça’s fourth (minute 56). Second for the Pole in the match, sixth in the current Champions League and 13th in the modern classics against Madrid, surpassing whores.
Pere Romeu interpreted that the youth player Serrajordi had fulfilled and gave him rest to give way to the veteran Caroline Graham Hansenanother that in the past has shown to be motivated in these duels.
The Norwegian took the lead in the first time she had to go down the wing and put the ball in when the goalkeeper arrived. Vicky Lopezwho scored the fifth (minute 64). Before he tried Feller get Madrid back into the game, but stopped Coll.
The slight glimmer of hope that the white team has for the future has its own name: Linda Caicedo. At 18 years old he is becoming the key piece of Madrid and he showed it with a great goal by the top corner, impossible for him to stop. Cata Coll (minute 66). Next season he could partner in attack with his compatriot Mayra Ramirezcurrently of Chelsea.
In the respective wheels of change, it is worth highlighting the return of Mapi Leónwho received the medical discharge the day before and entered the call. In Madrid we also saw the return of Lotte Keukelaar.
By then the game was already broken and the attacking plays followed one another, but always with a greater sense of danger for the sad-faced Misa. In one of those the Danish Holmgaard knocked down inside the area Graham Hansena penalty that put on a plate to Alexia match with Pajor in the classics: 13. Barça beat Madrid and equaled that historic men’s win in 2009.
There will be a return, but it is not only the huge difference, but the feeling that the journey that Madrid has left is more years than goals. Barça is missing two to reach 100 and with the doors of the Camp Nou open.
