Barça closed a demanding week by rediscovering victory after giving up the first draw in history at the Johan Cruyff against Levante. This Sunday, against another tough rival such as Atlético de Madrid, the Blaugrana once again added three points thanks to goals from Salma Paralluelo Paralluelo and Vicky López, in a duel marked by the return to Barcelona of former Blaugrana Ana-Maria Crnogorcevic . The Catalan team goes into the national team break as the undisputed leader of League F, having added 52 of a possible 54 points.
Atlético gave the ball to Barça, who played practically the entire first half in the Colchoneras' field. A Blaugrana monopoly that did not translate into goals thanks to the rival's good defense and the interventions of a successful Lola Gallardo.
Claudia Pina tried her luck on more than one occasion through powerful shots from outside the area and Caroline Graham Hansen with her runs on the right wing. The Norwegian was a real nightmare for the defense but the red-and-white goalkeeper thwarted all of Barça's '10' attempts one after another.
Giráldez's team found themselves with a lot of people in the area and from outside they couldn't be successful either. Not even the Blaugrana were lucky with the set piece, as they wasted all the corners and fouls. It was precisely after Salma Paralluelo sent a free-kick wide that the Aragonese would find the goal. A great pass from Esmee Brugts, today acting as a false '9', which Paralluelo defined perfectly to open the scoring and put the well-deserved 1-0 that the Catalan team had been looking for for some time.
Manolo Cano's team only created danger when they stole the ball and tried to go on the counterattack quickly, but they were unable to surprise the Blaugrana defense. In fact, Atlético's only clear chance in the entire first half was a free kick taken by Eva Navarro on the stroke of half-time that went wide, rubbing the crossbar.
The second half started with a standing ovation for Ana-Maria Crnogorcevic. The former Blaugrana returned to what was her home until last summer and the fans showed her their affection when Manolo Cano brought her in to play the last 45 minutes.
A second half in which the general dynamics of the match did not change, with Barça monopolizing the chances. After five minutes Aitana had the score 2-0 with a great pass from Claudia Pina, but her control slipped a little before a very attentive Lola Gallardo anticipated the midfielder to catch the ball.
At the hour mark, Atlético also had the tie in their hands in a controversial action in which the Blaugrana claimed a foul. And Ajibade stole the ball from Engen after a push and faced the goal of a confident Cata Coll, who neutralized all the danger.
As the minutes passed, Barça got closer to the red and white goal with more danger until they arrived. Ona Batlle sent a powerful shot that Lola Gallardo failed to catch and Vicky López, very attentive to the rebound, took advantage of it to beat the Colchonera goalkeeper and seal the match at 2-0.
