FC Barcelona draw record-breaking Norwegian novelists SK Brann in the quarterfinals of the UEFA Women’s Champions League
Alexia Putellas
“After nine years defending the goal of the best team in the world, the time has come to end this stage.”
We’ve made it to a new year. New goals, new challenges, new competition, new trophies. And for Barcelona Femeni, this superstar team is no stranger to Copa de la Reina, “the Queen’s Cup”. Held annually and hosted by the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), Copa de la Reina is a playoff style elimination competition between clubs in Spain from different divisions of leagues.
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.
Barça Femení’s transfer window is officially closed with five departues and two signings. Here is a preview of the 2023/24 season.
64 matches. 32 teams. 736 players. 3 special Catalans. 2 host countries. 1 month long. 1 trophy. Benvinguts al FIFA Women’s World Cup.
El Barça Femení derrotó por 7-0 al Atlético de Madrid en el Estadio Ciudad Deportiva de Las Rozas con goles de Caroline Graham Hansen (x3), Lieke Martens (x2), Ingrid Engen y Fridolina Rolfö y se quedó con la Supercopa de España.
El Barcelona venció por 1-0 a Real Madrid con un tanto agónico de Alexia Putellas en el tiempo adicionado y obtuvo el pase a la final.
Xavi Hernández appeared at the press conference to talk about Saturday’s game against Real Betis, the game against Bayern, Dembélé’s contract situation and more.
