Barça returns from Malmö with another win in their bag (0-6). It was not easy, neither because of the freezing temperatures below zero degrees, nor because of the conditions of a fairly hard artificial grass, nor because of the significant losses of the team, but the Blaugrana complied with flying colors.
Hours before the match, Barça reported Mapi León's meniscus surgery. A complicated operation that will have a longer recovery than expected, so it will be necessary to see if the Aragonese plant arrives in time for the final stretch of the season. Despite his absence, as well as that of Alexia Putellas, Irene Paredes and Fridolina Rolfö, among the most important players in the infirmary, the Catalan team achieved a solid victory and remains undefeated in both the Champions League and the League.
Unlike the Blaugranas' last matches, the match started with good rhythm and exchange of arrivals. As soon as they started, Rosengård tried to surprise with a dangerous cross that Torrejón had to reject and Salma Paralluelo responded with a good shot on the counter that forced Mukasa to show off. Barça moved the ball quickly looking for spaces in the dense and orderly Swedish defense and Aitana Bonmatí found it. The Ballon d'Or winner hung the ball inside the area with such bad luck for the Malmö team that Jessica Wik ended up putting it into her own goal. First quarter of an hour into the game and the Catalan team was ahead on the scoreboard, although they did not have much time to celebrate. In the next play, Rosengård gave him a good scare, catching the Blaugrana defense by surprise, which had been confused in the throw-in after the goal and Andersson took advantage of it to crash a ball against the crossbar. A wake-up call to remind Barça that there was a lot of game left and they couldn't lose concentration. So he got to work and shortly before half-time Barça would put the victory back on track with two more goals. Salma Paralluelo made it 0-2 after a great triangulation by the Catalan team and Patri Guijarro scored the third with a powerful shot from the balcony of the area.
Rosengård came out more energized after passing through the locker room, actively looking for a goal that would help them get into the game. Despite the distance on the scoreboard, the Swedish team was brave, without giving up wanting to have the ball. But despite all the efforts, the Blaugrana team was much superior and Aitana Bonmatí would widen the gap in the 62nd minute, surpassing Mukasa with Barça's 200th goal in Europe. Before, the referee did not want to point out a clear penalty by Brown, who knocked down Mariona Caldentey in the area. But the Champions League does not have VAR in the group stage and the play could not be reviewed. Yes, she would point out shortly after a more rigorous foul by Öling on Pina that Mariona Caldentey would end up converting in the fifth and was about to get the sixth but her shot crashed into the post. The Balearic soccer player is good at the Swedish team. It was his first goal in the Champions League against Rosengård back in 2017 and last season he scored a double during his visit to Malmö (1-4). A sweet way to get rid of the thorn in the penalty that was not awarded.
Giráldez took the opportunity to distribute minutes among the youngest players, including the European debuts of Júlia Bartel, Dragoni and Martina, who made her debut by putting the final 0-6 after a corner already in added time. And from the freezing temperatures of Malmö, the Blaugrana will move on to the warm Canarian climate to face Tenerife this Sunday before closing the year against the Swedes at the Johan Cruyff on December 21.
