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2 days ago
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The 3️⃣ key questions ahead of the Copa de la Reina final
FC Barcelona and Atlético de Madrid bring the curtain down on the women's football season in Spain with the Copa de la Reina final in Huesca. With the Women's Euro on the horizon and the proud memory of the Champions League final in Lisbon, the Blaugrana stars want to redeem themselves with a new title that will allow them to return to being the great national dominators. For its part, Atlético de Madrid is looking to take a title back to the capital against the big favorites. A historic duel in Spanish football This final between Barcelona and Atlético de Madrid is the fourth that both clubs have played in this competition, becoming the most repeated confrontation for the title. Additionally, it is played in an unusual setting for a final, the El Alcoraz stadium in Huesca, which gives it a special character for both the local fans and several Aragonese players who will be on the pitch. The memory of 2026 Barcelona arrives as a clear favorite: it has won six of the last eight editions and has a streak of 21 consecutive victories in the Cup. Advertisement Despite the accumulated fatigue from the international calendar, the team seeks to close the season with the national triple crown (League, Cup, and Super Cup). For its part, Atlético de Madrid, which has two Cups in its record, trusts in repeating the feat of 2016, when it defeated Barça. Although they have lost all direct matches against the Blaugrana this season, they arrive with hope and without pressure. Several players at home A spectacular atmosphere is expected at El Alcoraz, with sold-out tickets and a capacity for more than 9,000 fans. The match will feature the participation of several Aragonese players such as Salma Paralluelo, Mapi León, Marta Cardona, and Patricia Larqué, who will feel at home in such a special match. Advertisement This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here. 📸 PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA - AFP or licensors
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2 days ago
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The 3️⃣ standout players from the Copa de la Reina final
Barça was crowned champion of the Copa de la Reina and we bring you the three great figures of the final. Claudia Pina Without a doubt, the great figure of the match has been the Barça number 9. She opened the scoring and then sealed the goal of tranquility. Without Pina, there would be no title this afternoon. Her quality to define was above average. Ewa Pajor There can't be goals without assistants and Ewa Pajor was key to the construction of each Barça attack. Advertisement Additionally, she left with the assist on Claudia Pina's first goal in the final. Esmee Brugts In the last figure of the match, we have to mention Esmee Brugts, who had to take charge of the center due to Mapi León's absence. Now, it didn't weigh on the Dutch defender at all. She played a great final and provided tranquility from the back. This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here.
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2 days ago
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🚨 Barcelona seal domestic double with Copa de la Reina victory
Barcelona Femení claimed a domestic double after a 2-0 win over Atlético de Madrid in the Copa de la Reina final. Scorers: Pina 25', 75' Clàudia Pina broke the deadlock midway through the first half by meeting Ewa Pajor's cutback to the edge of the penalty area and firing past Lola Gallardo. Advertisement Atleti's attempted fightback after the interval saw Gio Garbelini almost haunt her old club by seizing on a Cata Coll error but was denied by an offside call in the build-up. Pina compounded the Colchoneros' misery by claiming a brace with a sublime first-time volley after the ball broke for her from a half-clearance just outside the box. The Blaugrana have now won the Copa five times in the previous six seasons and extended their record as the competition's most successful team with 11 victories. 📸 JOSEP LAGO - AFP or licensors
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3 days ago
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The 3️⃣ key questions ahead of the Copa de la Reina final
FC Barcelona and Atlético de Madrid bring the curtain down on the women's football season in Spain with the Copa de la Reina final in Huesca. With the Women's Euro on the horizon and the proud memory of the Champions League final in Lisbon, the Blaugrana stars want to redeem themselves with a new title that will allow them to return to being the great national dominators. For its part, Atlético de Madrid is looking to take a title back to the capital against the big favorites. A historic duel in Spanish football This final between Barcelona and Atlético de Madrid is the fourth that both clubs have played in this competition, becoming the most repeated confrontation for the title. Additionally, it is played in an unusual setting for a final, the El Alcoraz stadium in Huesca, which gives it a special character for both the local fans and several Aragonese players who will be on the pitch. The memory of 2026 Barcelona arrives as a clear favorite: it has won six of the last eight editions and has a streak of 21 consecutive victories in the Cup. Advertisement Despite the accumulated fatigue from the international calendar, the team seeks to close the season with the national triple crown (League, Cup, and Super Cup). For its part, Atlético de Madrid, which has two Cups in its record, trusts in repeating the feat of 2016, when it defeated Barça. Although they have lost all direct matches against the Blaugrana this season, they arrive with hope and without pressure. Several players at home A spectacular atmosphere is expected at El Alcoraz, with sold-out tickets and a capacity for more than 9,000 fans. The match will feature the participation of several Aragonese players such as Salma Paralluelo, Mapi León, Marta Cardona, and Patricia Larqué, who will feel at home in such a special match. Advertisement This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here. 📸 PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA - AFP or licensors
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25-05-2025
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Barca start plotting return to women's Champions League throne
One of the factors which has made Barcelona's women's team so successful in recent years is their hunger for silverware, knotted with their technical quality and renowned passing game. So it was no surprise that despite the tears and devastation of their Champions League final defeat by Arsenal on Saturday, they immediately started plotting a course back to next year's final, in Oslo. The golden confetti ballooning into the air is so often for them. "Tomorrow we'll get back up and start trying again for next year," pledged one of the team's leaders, Alexia Putellas. Coach Pere Romeu insisted that desire to win was "in the DNA" of the players and the club. To reclaim their crown the first step is analysing what went wrong, not just on a sizzling afternoon in Lisbon, but also during the season, even though Barca won Liga F for the sixth year running. The Catalans fell to a first ever defeat by rivals Real Madrid, one of two losses in the league after going the whole of the previous season unbeaten. Despite admitting the need for "self-criticism", coach Pere Romeu seemed reluctant to do that, at least in the immediate denouement of the Lisbon final, as 15,000 Barca fans trudged out disappointed. "There are some things we didn't do well, (but) this doesn't undo the work of a season," he said after the surprise defeat at the Jose Alvalade stadium. "This was not a good game but we have another trophy to go for, (the Copa de la Reina), which we're really excited about." However Barcelona's success is not measured by the Spanish cup, instead by the small handful of matches in the final stages of the Champions League, where they battle Europe's best sides and can truly test their level. This year they came up short in the final, with Arsenal better organised, calmer, and executing their gameplan to perfection. After Stina Blackstenius broke the deadlock with a quarter-of-an-hour remaining, Barca had no response. Romeu's substitution of Champions League top goalscorer Claudia Pina was a strange choice, with the forward provoking their only clear chance with a deflected shot which hit the crossbar. The coach's selection of the experienced Fridolina Rolfo, 31, ahead of up-and-coming Esmee Brugts, 21, at left-back also did not work out. - 'We will be back' - Barcelona need to give their youngsters wings. Although a two-time Ballon d'Or winner, veteran Putellas, 31, was ineffective against Arsenal and 18-year-old Vicky Lopez might have had the invention and speed to find a way through instead. On the right wing Caroline Graham Hansen was far from her best and at 30, for a winger, is perhaps approaching the end of her peak years. Versatile defender Laia Aleixandri, 24, is set to arrive on a free transfer from Manchester City this summer, and the 24-year-old should strengthen the sagging core of Barca's defence. Neither Mapi Leon, 29, nor captain Irene Paredes, 33, who scored an own goal in the final, which was ruled out for an offside, has been close to their best this season. Swiss midfielder Sydney Schertenleib, 18, has also shown plenty of promise. Aitana Bonmati, 27, was one of the few Barcelona players who were at least close to their usual standards and will continue as the team's key figure as they set their sights on a seventh Champions League final in eight seasons and try to maintain their domination of the women's game, despite this setback. "It hurts a lot... but we will be back," pledged Bonmati, who also boasts two Ballon d'Or trophies, just seconds after the full-time whistle in Lisbon. rbs/bsp
