By the time Barcelona Femení had levelled their 2024/25 Champions League goal difference within 25…
Aitana Bonmati
FC Barcelona Femeni sends cohort of team players to represent their countries, Spain shine while ready to face France, Netherlands knotted up and out of competition
Football is a game of numbers. Players wearing numbers, number of goals scored (or not scored), number of goals conceded (or not conceded), number of players on the pitch, number of defenders in a formation, to name a few. And no Pythagorean theorem, rather components of statistics and data. If we were to get into detail of people’s jobs in the football industry using numbers that would not limit but include scouts and analysts, coaching staff and management, physiotherapists and dietitians. In the case of FC Barcelona Femeni, who have rushed like a bull in a china shop this season with five victories in five matches played, numbers are meant to be built up and then break down records.
Spain advances into the semi-finals of the FIFA Women’s World Cup for the first time in their history with a scar. And not just any knee scab or band-aid bruise but rather a darker, deeper internal tear. A metaphorical win on paper but a literal loss on honor, morals and values.
64 matches. 32 teams. 736 players. 3 special Catalans. 2 host countries. 1 month long. 1 trophy. Benvinguts al FIFA Women’s World Cup.
