Colombian player Linda Caicedo makes her debut in the Women’s Champions League with Real Madrid, facing Norwegian side Valerenga at the Alfredo Di Stéfano stadium. The match, which is scheduled for 1:00 pm (Colombian time), will mark the start of the playoff for access to the group stage of the 2023-2024 season.
Linda Caicedo debuts in the Champions League with Real Madrid
Real Madrid, considered the favorite in this tie, will seek to assert its home status and secure a place among the 16 teams that will fight for the title starting on November 14, along with the current champion, FC Barcelona.
The Madrid team has had a good start to the season, with four wins in its four league games. However, in their last match against bottom team Villarreal, they came close to dropping points at home, as they only won thanks to a controversial goal in the 90th minute.
Real Madrid coach, Alberto Toril, chose to rotate several players in the last league match with the aim of resting his key players for the confrontation against Valerenga. footballers like Linda CaicedoKathellen Sousa, Athenea del Castillo, Naomie Feller and Tere Abelleira, who were on the bench in the last match, are set to start this Wednesday.
The Madrid team relies on its strength at home, where they are usually solid defensively, and on the experience acquired in previous years against high-level rivals such as French PSG, English Chelsea and Manchester City, to achieve a good result before travel to Norway.
Real Madrid already has experience facing Norwegian teams, since last season they faced Rosenborg in the same round and eliminated them with authority after a 5-1 aggregate score.
For its part, Valerenga, which occupies second position in its league, has a greater experience in competitions, since it had to overcome the previous round against the Belarusian Minsk (1-3) and the Scottish Celtic (2-2 and pass through penalties). The Nordic team is coming off a 4-2 victory against Arna-Bjornar and will probably choose to defend close to its area and seek to surprise on the counterattack.
Linda Caicedo, exponent of Colombian women’s soccer, will debut in the highest club tournament
For Linda Caicedo, considered a jewel of Colombian soccer, this will be her first official match in the world’s top club tournament. With her arrival to this competition, the Real Madrid forward carries with her several recognitions that could represent personal trophies in the coming days, such as the Ballon d’Or or the Puskás award.
In addition to this, Linda Caicedo arrives at a good time, having maintained a constant performance since the beginning of the Iberdrola Women’s League. Although she has not yet managed to score goals, she has participated in all the games, being a starter in three of them and a substitute in the last one. Her performance average is 7.0, having provided an assist in the first match against Valencia.
Now, in the international tournament, the Colombian forward hopes to contribute to her team gaining an advantage in the first match, this Wednesday, against Valerenga, which will be key for the return match on October 18, where Real Madrid will seek to ensure its passage to the group stage.
2023-10-11 14:59:23
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