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Forbes
24-05-2025
- Sport
- Forbes
Arsenal Women Stun Barcelona To End Their Reign As European Champions
LISBON, PORTUGAL - MAY 24: Stina Blackstenius of Arsenal Women FC, players of Arsenal Women FC ... More celebrate the first goal during the UEFA Women's Champions League Final match between FC Barcelona and Arsenal WFC at Estadio Jose Alvalade on May 24, 2025 in Lisbon, Portugal. (Photo by Leiting Gao/) Arsenal Women won their second Champions League title to end the reign of FC Barcelona, the winners of the competition in the previous two seasons. A single goal from substitute Stina Blackstenius won the match, a result that had looked unlikely for most of the second half. Arsenal, who were the only previous English winners of the competition in 2007 in its previous guise of the UEFA Women's Cup, thus also became the first English team to win the modern UEFA Women's Champions League. Barcelona started with Claudia Pina, the top goalscorer in the Champions League this season with ten goals and suffered a major scare midway through the first half when their defender Irene Paredes turned a low Frida Maanum cross into her own net. After encouragement from the Barcelona players, the goal was reviewed by the Video Assistant Referee (VAR), who adjudged that Maanum had strayed marginally offside before receiving the ball. The goal was disallowed. LISBON, PORTUGAL - MAY 24: Players of Arsenal celebrate a own goal scored Irene Paredes of FC ... More Barcelona, which was later ruled out for offside during the UEFA Women's Champions League final match between Arsenal WFC and FC Barcelona at Estadio Jose Alvalade on May 24, 2025 in Lisbon, Portugal. (Photo by Jan Kruger - UEFA/UEFA via Getty Images) Arsenal were playing in a record 15th match in the competition this season having entered the competition at the First Qualifying Round and becoming the first third-placed placed team to reach the final of the subsequent UEFA Women's Champions League. For much of the first half, against the Spanish champions - who only had to play 10 games to make the final - Arsenal held their own. They defended resolutely and bravely , throwing themselves into challenges and offering a threat on the counter-attack. The holders stepped up the pace in the second half, pinning Arsenal back for long periods, leaving their forwards isolated. Pina had a shot deflected onto the crossbar before defender Ona Batlle slashed a shot from outside the area narrowly wide of Daphne van Domselaar's goal. Arsenal brought on Beth Mead and Stina Blackstenius midway through the second half and within minutes they offered more of a threat in attack. Blackstenius raced away to force a save from Barcelona goalkeeper Cata Coll. Minutes later, after Barcelona failed to clear a corner, Mead released Blackstenius with a clever reverse pass and the Swede steered the ball into the bottom corner of the goal. It was to prove the only goal of the match as Arsenal continued to defend heroically in the face of constant pressure from Barcelona who could not find a way through. On the day she joined 2007 champion Emma Byrne as the club's leading appearance maker in the competition, Arsenal captain Kim Little finally won the Champions League 19 years after she first appeared in European club football for Hibernian. Victory was the ultimate vindication in Arsenal's appointment of head coach Renée Slegers. The Dutchwoman was initially given the job on a temporary basis after the sacking of Jonas Eidevall in the wake of a humiliating 5-2 defeat to FC Bayern in the club's first group stage match in the Champions League. Barcelona were playing in their 100th game in the UEFA Women's Champions League, only the fourth team after Olympique Lyonnais, Arsenal and Wolfsburg to reach that figure. Coincidentally, the first of those was also against Arsenal in 2012, a crushing 0-3 defeat at the club's Mini-Estadi in front of just 1,354 fans. Today, the game at Lisbon's Estádio José Alvalvade was seen by thirty times as many spectators in attendance and millions more live streaming the game around on DAZN. Having signed the first exclusive deal to broadcast the tournament in 2021, it will be the last game DAZN will show live in the competition. Yesterday the European governing body UEFA, announced that they had signed a new four-year contract with Disney Plus for the television rights to stream the tournament within Europe.
Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
🚨 Major renewal at Barça Femenino, Irene Paredes signs on until 2027
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here. If the men's team is starting to shape up with renewals, the women's team is no less. FC Barcelona Femení is already looking towards the next season. On Wednesday, the club announced the contract extension of Irene Paredes, who will remain with the team until 2027. A key move for the blaugrana defense, as it secures their main captain for one more season than initially planned. Paredes will continue to be the cornerstone of the culé defense until 2027. Advertisement With this renewal, Irene Paredes will reach 150 official matches with Barça next season. Her career has seen her win 12 titles with the women's team, with two more still to be contested this season: the UEFA Women's Champions League final and the Copa de la Reina final. The renewal event at the club's offices was attended by the player herself, accompanied by her family, as well as President Joan Laporta, the director responsible for the Women's team Xavier Puig, and the Women's team sporting director Marc Vivés.
Time of India
20-05-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
EA FC 25 Lautaro Martinez TOTS Honourable Mentions SBC tasks, solutions, and more
Image via EA The Lautaro Martinez TOTS Honourable Mentions SBC is the newest introduction to EA FC 25 , and it gives you a wonderful opportunity to acquire a 95-rated striker. He has extremely good stats and playstyles, which will help you dominate your opponents in the game. You have a total of seven tasks to complete, and building the necessary teams will provide you with the special Lautaro Martinez card in the game. It will end up costing you approximately 420-450 thousand coins to complete the different tasks. Here are all the details you need to know about the new EA FC 25 Lautaro Martinez TOTS Honourable Mentions SBC. EA FC 25 Lautaro Martinez TOTS Honourable Mentions SBC tasks Listed below are the seven tasks of the new Lautaro Martinez TOTS Honourable Mentions SBC: Task 1 – Argentina Squad rating: Min. 85 No. of Argentine players in the squad: Min. 1 Task 2 – Serie A Squad rating: Min. 86 No. of Serie A players in the squad: Min. 1 Task 3 – Top Form Squad rating: Min. 86 No. of TOTS / TOTW players in the squad: Min. 1 Task 4 – 88-Rated Squad Squad rating: Min. 88 No. of TOTS / TOTW players in the squad: Min. 1 Task 5 – 89-Rated Squad Squad rating: Min. 89 No. of TOTS / TOTW players in the squad: Min. 1 Task 6 – 89-Rated Squad Squad rating: Min. 89 No. of TOTS / TOTW players in the squad: Min. 1 Task 7 – 90-Rated Squad Squad rating: Min. 90 Once you are done, you can claim the 95-rated Lautaro Martinez TOTS card in EA FC 25. EA FC 25 Lautaro Martinez TOTS Honourable Mentions SBC cheapest solutions The following players will prove to be the cheapest solutions for completing the SBC: Task 1 – Argentina Rodriguez 83 Pavard 84 Irene Paredes 88 Isak 85 Marc Cucurella 82 Martinez 84 Walsh 85 Tonali 85 Weir 84 Viggosdottir 84 Mahrez 85 Task 2 – Serie A Mane 84 Lobotka 82 Bernardo Silva 88 Ruben Neves 84 Pavard 84 Giugliano 84 Reiten 88 Diani 88 Dani Olmo 84 Shaw 86 Vlahovic 84 Task 3 – Top Form Casemiro 84 Rudiger 88 Mane 84 Coman 84 Diogo Jota 85 Mbock 84 Nkunku 84 Alba Redondo 84 Vitinha 85 Dani Olmo 84 Sut 91 Task 4 – 88-Rated Squad Griezmann 88 Rudiger 88 Dimarco 84 Irene Paredes 88 Greenwood 84 Foden 88 Dallmann 84 Ruben Dias 88 Mead 88 Baltimore 84 Svanberg 92 Task 5, 6 – 89-Rated Squad Maddison 85 Odegaard 89 Huth 85 Aleix Garcia 84 Miedema 85 Bright 85 Palmer 85 Russo 85 Adams 92 LaBonta 93 Arokodare 93 Task 7 – 90-Rated Squad Alexander-Arnold 86 Miedema 85 Mateo 85 Katoto 88 Williamson 85 Nico Williams 85 David 92 Adams 92 McCutcheon 92 Sut 91 Kurtz 92 You can also use some fodder cards that aren't of use in your Ultimate Team. Get IPL 2025 match schedules , squads , points table , and live scores for CSK , MI , RCB , KKR , SRH , LSG , DC , GT , PBKS , and RR . Check the latest IPL Orange Cap and Purple Cap standings.
Yahoo
20-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Pina inspires Barcelona to emphatic WCL first-leg win against Chelsea
Irene Paredes (second right) celebrates with her teammates after scoring Barcelona's third goal. Photograph: Alberto Estévez/EPA Barcelona hold a commanding position in their Women's Champions League semi-final against Chelsea ahead of next Sunday's second leg at Stamford Bridge after demonstrating their quality in an emphatic 4-1 first-leg victory. Advertisement Chelsea are bidding to reach the European final for only the second time and could still win a quadruple of major trophies this term in Sonia Bompastor's first season in charge, but they will now require an unlikely-looking comeback and the performance of their lives if they are to have any chance of overturning this deficit in London. Related: Barcelona 4-1 Chelsea: Women's Champions League semi-final, first leg – live reaction The scoreline could have been worse for Chelsea but for Hannah Hampton's early penalty save, at a time when the tie was level at 0-0, when the former Ballon d'Or winner Alexia Putellas was denied from the spot. That kept the home side at bay but not for long, with Putellas classily slipping a through ball into the path of Ewa Pajor for the Poland striker to open the scoring. Chelsea improved defensively after the break but were undone by a masterful team goal as Barcelona made it 2-0 with a move that involved 18 passes before substitute Clàudia Pina turned in from inside the six-yard box. Pina herself had played the 13th pass of Barcelona's flowing move from deep inside her own half before sprinting upfield to turn home the cross. Advertisement Sandy Baltimore's crisp strike into the far corner with 16 minutes remaining offered Bompastor's team a glimmer of hope to bring the scoreline back to 2-1, but a far-post header from an unmarked Irene Paredes restored Barcelona's two-goal advantage soon after. Pina then struck again from close range in the 90th minute to severely hamper Chelsea's hopes for the second leg, and make the hosts' advantage on the scoreboard more accurately reflect their dominance. The Norway winger Caroline Graham Hansen, who had been a doubt for this first leg after missing Saturday's Barcelona training session because of illness, was named amongst the starting side and began the game impressively, giving the Chelsea left-back Baltimore plenty to think about in the early stages. Graham Hansen saw a short deflected wide, after the hosts' holding midfielder Patricia Guijarro had seen a low effort deflected into the arms of Hampton, while Chelsea struggled to hold onto the ball long enough to mount many meaningful attacks in the opening exchanges. Download the Guardian app from the iOS App Store on iPhone or the Google Play store on Android by searching for 'The Guardian'. If you already have the Guardian app, make sure you're on the most recent version. In the Guardian app, tap the Menu button at the bottom right, then go to Settings (the gear icon), then Notifications. Turn on sport notifications. Barcelona's early pressure eventually led to a penalty when Nathalie Björn handled Paredes's header and the Hungarian referee Katalin Kulcsár correctly awarded the spot-kick after consulting with the screen after a VAR check. Putellas opted to send her strike straight down the middle and the England goalkeeper Hampton, who had dived slightly to Putellas' right, made the save comfortably with her feet. That proved to be one of the only moments of celebration for the travelling Chelsea fans and ultimately this was a game which highlighted Barcelona's superior skill as they appear to be on course to knock Chelsea out at the semi-final stage of this competition for the third straight season.
Yahoo
27-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Spain wants a more affordable VAR in its women's liga and coaches' challenges
Barcelona's Irene Paredes, second right, scores her side's second goal during the Women's Champions League, quarter-final first leg, soccer match between VfL Wolfsburg and FC Barcelona in Wolfsburg, Germany, Wednesday, March 19, 2025. (Swen Pfoertner/dpa via AP) Barcelona's players celebrate their side's third goal during the Women's Champions League, quarter-final first leg, soccer match between VfL Wolfsburg and FC Barcelona in Wolfsburg, Germany, Wednesday, March 19, 2025. (Swen Pfoertner/dpa via AP) Barcelona's players celebrate their side's third goal during the Women's Champions League, quarter-final first leg, soccer match between VfL Wolfsburg and FC Barcelona in Wolfsburg, Germany, Wednesday, March 19, 2025. (Swen Pfoertner/dpa via AP) Barcelona's Irene Paredes, second right, scores her side's second goal during the Women's Champions League, quarter-final first leg, soccer match between VfL Wolfsburg and FC Barcelona in Wolfsburg, Germany, Wednesday, March 19, 2025. (Swen Pfoertner/dpa via AP) Barcelona's players celebrate their side's third goal during the Women's Champions League, quarter-final first leg, soccer match between VfL Wolfsburg and FC Barcelona in Wolfsburg, Germany, Wednesday, March 19, 2025. (Swen Pfoertner/dpa via AP) MADRID (AP) — The Spanish soccer federation will ask FIFA for permission to introduce a more cost-effective video review system in the women's liga next season. The federation wants to give coaches the ability to challenge on-field decisions similar to those used in sports leagues in the United States. Thursday's announcement of the intention to use FIFA's so-called Football Video Support (FVS) system came after a Barcelona goal was incorrectly disallowed for offside in the women's clasico against Real Madrid on Sunday. Madrid earned its first ever win over the Catalan rival in the women's game. Advertisement The federation said having the new system would be a step toward implementing full VAR in the women's game. VAR is fully operational in the men's liga but not in the women's. FIFA, which trialed the new system in a youth competition last year, said on its website that FVS was designed to be portable and more affordable than traditional VAR that requires greater infrastructure, including more cameras at stadiums and constant monitoring by VAR match officials. FIFA said it started looking into an alternative system after it 'received requests from a number of member associations to find a more affordable system to support referees in their decision-making.' It said FVS was aimed at 'meeting the needs" of associations that can't implement VAR "because their human and financial resources are limited and very few cameras are in use in their competitions.' Even matches with only one camera, whether human-operated or automated, can have FVS in place, according to FIFA. Advertisement Coaches can challenge a call 'by twirling their finger in the air and giving a review request card to the fourth official,' FIFA said. Coaches are expected to have two challenges, and if the review results in the original decision being changed, the team doesn't lose the challenge. Major sports leagues in the United States, including the NFL and the NBA, offer coaches challenges. After goals are scored, FIFA said the fourth official will check the footage on the monitor and inform the referee if there was any clear and obvious irregularity. A fully finalized version of the system that Spain could potentially use has not been presented yet, though FIFA has said that FVS must include 'minimal stadium connectivity or fixed installation, with the possibility of being installed pitch-side and/or within the TV compound.' Advertisement The instant-replay functionality should provide images 'from at least one camera angle to assist officiating decisions effectively,' and the setup 'must be lightweight and transportable by a single person for ease of deployment in a range of different stadium environments.' FIFA acknowledged that because FVS involves a small number of cameras, 'the replay footage will often be inconclusive and thus the original decision may not be changed.' If the technology malfunctions, the match must be played or continue without FVS, FIFA said. ___ AP soccer:
