Alexia, direct to the Balloon of Gold

If he Barça he left his pass to the quarterfinals of the Champions almost on track, Alexia putellas could begin to sign his name on the trophy of the Golden Ball. The captain of the Barça completed another exhibition before the Hoffenheim, signed a double and showed that at the gala on November 29, his candidacy starts as a great favorite to win the precious individual trophy in the Chatelet theater in Paris.

In minute 20, Alexia took the baton from Jenni to make it 2-0 with a masterful pitch. The one from Mollet del Vallés planted the ball in the front and, with a spectacular left foot, placed the ball throughout the squad of Tufekovic, who stood still without even being able to see the shell that entered her goal. Just three minutes later Alexia completed his double with another kick, although this time he had the collaboration of Tufekovic, who failed to block the ball and it slipped under his legs.

With these two goals, the captain already accumulates three goals on the Women’s Champions League and becomes the Pichichi of the team in this competition, with one more than Jenni.

In addition, among all the competitions, it adds 11 targets, just one less than Oshoala, despite the fact that the captain acts as a midfielder.

Alexia, happy for her goals and the team’s victory

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But beyond the goals, Alexia showed again in the field that she is the leader of a Barça that he is capable of not missing important casualties, such as those of Graham Hansen – absent for the second consecutive game after detecting a heart problem – or those of Mariona and Bruna, both injured with the national team.

Alexia he already took the award to UEFA Best Player and the best midfielder and now, with a new exhibition such as Hoffenheim’s, he is launching to take his first Golden Ball, which would also be the first of a soccer player from FC Barcelona,

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