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The Barcelonae, who dominated the whole match, won easily on Sunday (4-1) against Chelsea in the first leg, and took a big step towards the Champions League final. Barça is very close to playing Lisbon its fifth consecutive European final, after winning the last two editions. The teammates of the Double Ballon d'Or (2023, 2024) Aitana Bonmati will have to confirm this broad victory next Sunday (3 p.m.) in London at Stamford Bridge.
Under the eyes of their male counterparts Lamine Yamal and Gavi at the Johan-Cruyff stadium, the Catalan once again showed their technical superiority on Sunday in the interview, by their passes and their vision of the game. In the first period, they were embarrassed by the Chelsea goalkeeper, Hannah Hampton, decisive several times in particular by stopping the penalty of Alexia Potellas, (9th).
But the other golden ball of this galactic workforce (2021, 2022) caught up by serving subtly in the depth Ewa Pajor, which, after a good call, deceived the door of a beautiful strike (1-0, 35th). Barely getting into play, Claudia Pina doubled the bet (2-0, 70th) before scoring a double at the end of the match, served by Putellas (4-1, 90th). A few minutes before, Irene PARDES – left alone at the second post on a corner – had already increased the scoring of a head (3-1, 82nd).
Towards a new final against OL?
The players of the London coach Sonia Bompoastor, the only one to have stopped Barça over the past four years in the Turin final in 2022 with Olympique Lyonnais, held in the first period, before cracking after the hour of play. The French Sandy Baltimore reduced the scoring (2-1, 74th) of a cross shot, but suffered defensively on its left side, taken by the Norwegian Caroline Graham Hansen.
At the head of the English championship, the Londonians will have to achieve a feat to be able to see Lisbon, and play a new final, the last dating back to 2021, already lost against Barcelona (4-0). Last year, the Catalanes had already eliminated Chelsea in the semi-finals before winning the Champions League against OL (2-0), which they could find on May 24. The two teams won the last nine editions, six times for the French, three for the Spanish.
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