BarcelonaBarça’s defeat in the women’s Champions League final. Despite a disastrous start, Barça have been able to put their heart and soul into the Olympique de Lyon. Then the hot notes of the match.
Too much party for so many rivals. Barcelona needs joy and the women’s football team embodies the shortest path to achieve them. Barça sweep the league, play well, connect with a new generation of fans and appear in the Champions League final with very high morale, accompanied by the euphoria of thousands of Catalans who debuted in a big displacement. Even in Barcelona, the parade of champions was announced before going out to play. Too much previous party for so many rivals, the imposing Lyon, the dominant club on the continent. The distance has been cut, but the circle is yet to close.
To waste time is to be afraid. It is fair to insist that Barça, after this final, eat at the table of the great references of women’s football. Although the match was 0-3 due to a dazzling start from Lyon, Barça managed to get up to compete with all five senses until the end. Alexia’s goal came from before the break, and in the second half, with the French more eager to waste time than to propose, the Catalans had very clear opportunities to put fear into the body. Alas, if he gets to enter the shot from the middle of the field of Patri. Alas, if Oshoala had been the starter …
Disappointment with Graham. One of the big differences of this final with the precedent of 2019, that 4-1 that was a turning point, is Graham Hansen. Barça signed the Norwegian after that defeat and gained an imbalance that they did not have. Graham tends to be out of the rankings, but his talent fuels Barça’s leap in quality. That is why so much was expected of her in this reunion with Lyon. Much more than he has been able to overflow in front of Bacha, who has played a part of the game both in attack and defense. Part of the final is lost in this struggle.
Mateu Lahoz style. Arbitration does not serve as an argument to justify the defeat, but it has not gone to Turin either. To understand, the work of the Finnish collegiate Lina Lehtovaara has been reminiscent of the style of the illustrious Mateu Lahoz. That is, a tendency to let go and not to penalize contacts. Physically inferior to Lyon, Barça have accused this permissive criterion and have lost more matches than usual. At times, instead of trying to blow up the ball in offensive positions, Giráldez, too hasty, have abused to fight hand-to-hand with rivals. Poor asset management.
