Gothenburg, Sweden. (Agencies) – The women’s FC Barcelona has been crowned champion of the UEFA Women Champions League by beating Chelsea FC 0-4 and thus bringing another continental tournament to their windows.
The Barcelona reached excellence this Sunday achieved its first Champions League in history by sweeping Chelsea in the final with a practically perfect performance that elevates this team to the altars of European football and the history of the Barça club.
The generation of Alexia Putellas, Aitana Bonmatí, Caroline Graham Hansen, Sandra Paños, Jennifer Hermoso, Lieke Martens and company completed a match that will be remembered for decades, especially a first half in which in the 36th minute Barcelona already won by 0- 4 with goals from Putellas, Bonmatí, Graham Hansen and Melanie Leupolz at own goal.
“Today Spanish football has also won. I hope that today they realize that we have burst the door that we had been knocking on for years ”, explained Guijarro at the foot of the field at the TV3 microphones.
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The midfielder celebrated having “made history” by lifting the Champions League for the first time for the Catalan team and for a Spanish team thanks to the “chip change” made by the Barça squad after losing the final two seasons ago.
“We have left the final very on track in the first 45 minutes and that has been key to ending it like this,” said the player, who acknowledged that they had “that bit of luck that is needed” by scoring three goals so early in the game.
Chelsea manager Hayes on FC Barcelona: “With an own goal and a penalty and we are already losing 2-0. That is the difference. Everything went well for them: they received the touch of green and made it possible. They are a wonderful team and they deserve it. ”
