This Saturday, FC Barcelona achieved an impressive victory in the La Liga F Meve Classic against Real Madrid, winning 4-0 at the Estadi Lluís Companies, a somewhat more even match than the scoreboard showed, and the larger local power of the region taking the Madridistas to seven points after a decisive match.
The current champions hope to regain the place they lost against the Madrid team last March, surprise the leaders once again and tighten the race for the league title. However, Pere Romeu’s team was stronger and left the match at least a step forward in competitiveness, leaving good chances in the middle and, above all, penalties with the score 2-0.
The first 45 minutes at Montjuïc were hectic, with “football video support” also noticeable, with clear chances in both areas, but in both areas the Blaugranas were better, with Aitana Bommati on the bench as the main novelty, allowing them to gain the upper hand against a competitive Madrid team that didn’t need as many balls to do damage.
Already one minute before the start of the match, Alexia Putelas’ header after receiving a cross from the right side was deflected off the post, but this was the point where the away team would suffer the most damage. And a few minutes later, another stick, perhaps more clear, from Naomi Ferrer considered her shot, which “Mapi” Leon managed to get in the way enough, but in the empty goal she too could not take the next, more forced shot.
From then on, the match went a little towards Pau Quesada’s team, with Yasmim getting little help in coverage and being tormented by Caroline Graham-Hansen, but Claudia Pina’s assist for Eva Pajor in the 15th minute made it 1-0.
The Polish forward was also a blow to the centre-backs, and immediately after making it 2-0, referee Paula Cebolada, in consultation with FVS, ruled it out for handball, allowing the scorer to score a second goal after initially making it 0-0. Immediately afterwards, Real Madrid equalized with a one-on-one through Linda Caicedo, but they were unable to break through the established Cata Col, and after a further attack from Graham Hansen, Pajor was able to disallow and make it 2-0.
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The final moments of the first half were equally hectic, and the Madrid team had good options to close the gap, especially with some action from Linda Caicedo and Caroline Weir, and a shot from Irene Paredes as she approached the goal line. Barça also threatened from a corner kick with a counter-attack from the goalkeeper and excellent control from Pina, taking a 3-0 lead, but Caicedo, who had fallen far behind, made a decisive cross just as Pahor stood in front of Misa Rodríguez.
In the second half, the pace was not as fast and we didn’t see many comings and goings, which slowed the pace and gave Barça their best chances. Graham Hansen narrowly missed Vaseline’s shot against the advancing Misa Rodriguez, and Pajor’s shot went wide when the Norwegian was in a good position to push the ball.
The coaching staff moved the bench, Bommati entered the field and Pau Quesada gave him oxygen, perhaps thinking of visiting Arsenal FC in the Champions League on Wednesday and Linda Caicedo, who was less energetic than in the first act. Then, in the final stages of the match, Real Madrid were able to get involved in a disputed penalty awarded by the referee for the knockdown of Cata Col against Atenea del Castillo, as a result of the FVS review. However, the Spaniard made a mistake on that play and stopped Caroline Weir’s shot.
Immediately afterwards, del Castillo stood in front of the goalkeeper, but this too could not break her in a last-ditch attempt to excite Real Madrid, who ended up demoralizing with two more goals. A goal from Sidney Schenterlieb after the loss to Irne Dorado and another goal from Aitana Bommatti, who put in a great cross from “Mapi” Leon into the goal, but was unable to clear the visiting defence.
Moreover, two more matches were already played on the 11th day, with Levante UD still stuck in a bad losing streak after losing 1-0 against Deportivo Abanca, who smiled again after seven games, and Madrid CFF defeating promoted Alhama CF El Pozo away (1-4).
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