Barça says goodbye to the year with a pass to the Champions League quarterfinals

Barça passed the last procedure of the year and after beating Rosengård 7-0, they sealed their place in the quarterfinals of the Champions League.

Oliver Thansan
Oliver Thansan
21 December 2023 Thursday 03:26
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Barça says goodbye to the year with a pass to the Champions League quarterfinals

Barça passed the last procedure of the year and after beating Rosengård 7-0, they sealed their place in the quarterfinals of the Champions League. The Blaugrana close the year undefeated, both in the League, where they are the sole leaders, and in the Champions League, where they have won four in the four rounds of the group stage played so far.

Barça started a little cold, infected by the low temperatures of the night, but quickly got to work and reached the first quarter of an hour of the game. Keira Walsh opened the scoring after a combination between Mariona and Aitana, which left the ball back so that the Englishwoman could finish off a tight shot against the post at will.

The second would come in the 34th minute, the work of a stellar Caroline Graham Hansen one more night. The Norwegian received a backheel pass from Aitana and beat two rivals before beating Mukasa.

The Blaugrana team had more opportunities to increase the gap, such as a powerful shot from Claudia Pina or a header from Salma Paralluelo, but the Norwegian team's goalkeeper saved her team by avoiding a bigger rout at half-time.

As soon as the second half began, Paralluelo made up for the chance missed by the Rosengård goalkeeper with a double in four minutes. First, he received inside the area, controlled with his chest and sent a good shot into the back of the net to score the third. Right after, he took advantage of a defensive mismatch by the Swedish team to score the fourth.

The Blaugrana machinery was still in motion and Claudia Pina completed the little hand before Marta Torrejón, with a header, scored the sixth to celebrate her entry into Barça history. The one from Mataró yesterday surpassed Alexia as the second player who has worn the Blaugrana shirt the most times (409), only behind Melanie Serrano (517). The seventh and final goal was scored by the youngster from the reserve team Martina, who was also in charge of closing the win in Malmö a week ago with a shot that entered the back of the net after touching a defense.

Barça says goodbye to the year in style, with qualification for the quarterfinals in their pocket and leaders of League F. The best way to face the Christmas break before returning on Three Kings Day (6:30 p.m.) to the Johan Cruyff for Next for the Catalan derby against Levante Las Planas.