Four days to go. The countdown is on. Similar to the FIFA World Cup or…
champions league
Live fast, travel often. Not exactly how the quote goes, but for Barcelona Femení the tail end of a domestic season in Spain and capping off European competition as champions means more time for training and less thinking for games. In this case, “l’equip” (the team) are heading across oceans and over borders to arrive 9,425 km away, or 5,856 miles away. Barcelona will be facing Mexican powerhouses Chivas Femenil in an international friendly at Estadio Akron near Guadalajara. And the people of Mexico are ready.
Similar to the excitement of Santa Claus coming to town once every year with a sack of presents to deliver down the chimney, one burst of excitement, or rather burst of emotion far from excitement for Barcelona Femeni fans is 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧 𝗠𝗘̀𝗗𝗜𝗖.
So it came to pass, and then it went. On Saturday, May 25th, Barcelona Femeni proved the fan “theory of three” to be true, and took home their third European title. And all in style.
Tonight. The UEFA Women’s Champions League Final. Barcelona Femeni fight for their third continental title.
Barça Femení are set to become the first women’s team to receive an official UEFA Fan Zone, at the UWCL Final
FC Barcelona draw record-breaking Norwegian novelists SK Brann in the quarterfinals of the UEFA Women’s Champions League
“After nine years defending the goal of the best team in the world, the time has come to end this stage.”
Ajax. Barcelona. Benfica. Brann. Chelsea. Häcken. Olympique Lyonnais. Paris Saint Germain. Europe’s elite have entered the quarterfinals.