The female Barça yes it complied and certified their qualification for the quarterfinals of the Champions League as group champion with a great choral match against Arsenal in an imposing setting such as the Emirates Stadium, with remarkable attendance of spectators. Barça scored four goals that would have been more had it not been for the excellent performance of the local goalkeeper, Manuela Zinsberger, who excelled on various occasions, especially in a double save from Caroline Graham Hansen with a header and Jenni Hermoso after the rejection . The comeback of the norway After his heart problems, it was undoubtedly great news for a magnificent Barça that gave their rival no choice, with goals from Jenni (2), Aitana and Rolfo.
Fridolina it was one of the great protagonists, with a superb performance starting from the left side. He gave an assist, that of 0-2, to Hermoso and scored a great goal, the third, with a missile from outside the area that practically sentenced the match in the discount of the first half.
Before, Aitana had put those of Jonatan Giráldez ahead by taking advantage of un error de Beattie in the exit of the ball. Aitana held on to Zinsberger’s exit, overcame it and adjusted the ball to the bottom of the tights.
In any moment Arsenal disturbed the Catalans despite the fact that the absence of Patri Guijarro due to Covid (he must remain in London) disrupted Giráldez’s plans. And, on the occasion that they had, already towards the end, Ragged cloths with the foot the finish of Mead.
Alexia stood as a middle center, with Aitana near her and Mariona more advanced between the lines, with Jenni in front as ‘nine’, in an arrangement practically 4-2-3-1 output. The English team, who needed to win to have options to be leader of the group, did not press up as they feared they could do and succumbed to Barcelona’s cohesion.
Seen for sentence
When Jenni hit the center of Rolfo on goal, the game was seen for sentence and the Swede ended the contest with a goal from outside the area before the break. The comeback Graham Hansen’s second-half score (he nearly scored and assisted Jenni for the fourth goal) was the icing on the cake. In addition, Mead, after laps, gave him a penalty that the referee did not sanction. Just missed a goal from Marta, systematically booed by the public after an action that cost him a card in the first half. He threw the crossbar. Pity.
Now, in the draw it is already safe that will not touch PSG, leaders of Group B, while Chelsea and Lyon touch the first place in their respective groups.
DATASHEET
Arsenal FC: Zinsberger (3); Maritz (1), Beattie (1) (Sorensen (2), 80’), Catley (1), McCabe (2); Parris (2), Little (1), Maanum (1) (Walti (2), 60’), Foord (2) (Miedema (1), 60’) Nobbs (2) (Iwabuchi (1), 60’); Mead (3)
FC Barcelona: Cloths (3); Marta (2) (Jana (2), 64 ‘), Paredes (3), Andrea Pereira (3), Rolfo (4) (Melanie (2), 84’); Alexia (2), Aitana (4); Crnogorcevic (2) (Engen (3), 64 ‘), Mariona (3) (Leila (2), 80’), Martens (2) (Hansen (3), 64 ‘); Jenni Beautiful (4)
Goals: 0-1, Aitana (22’); 0-2, Jenni (28’); 0-3, Rolfo (45’+1)
arbiter: Anastasia Pustovoitova (1). Tarjetas a Marta (21´), Foord (26’), Alexia (30’), Walti (60’). Mead (90’ + 1)
Viewers: 12,232 at Emirates Stadium