Mariona Caldentey’s Heroic Play Leads FC Barcelona Femenino to UEFA Women’s Champions League Victory

Mariona Caldentey has written her name in gold letters in the history of FC Barcelona. The forward of the Blaugrana team created a spectacular play to assist Fridolina Rolfö in the third and last goal that made them champions of the UEFA Women’s Champions League.

Jonatan Giráldez’s team managed to turn around a game that began losing by two goals against VfL Wolfsburg and el PSV Stadium de Eindhoven.

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FC Barcelona became champion of the UEFA Women’s Champions League two years later. The culé team managed to overcome an impossible match with a double from Patricia Guijarro, a goal from Rolfö and a spectacular assist from Mariona.

“I thought: ‘Mariona as you shoot her, sending her to the fifth amphitheater and I said pass her on and send her another goal.’ A little suffered, but she tastes better that way”affirmed the forward.

“Mariona is always right,” added Laia Alexandri when congratulating his partner within the Spanish team. A unique and special situation after achieving the most important European title at club level.

“Well, it was time. I think we deserved it and the people who have been able to come to see us also deserved it. The first was without an audience and going 2-0 at half-time and being able to come back has been incredible”, Mariona continued.

A complex comeback that was created by the union of the group and the psychological treatment of Jonatan Giráldez in the locker room after the disaster of the first parte as Mariona commented post game.

“He told us that everyone had to trust, that we were capable of doing it, that we had to be positive, that if we put one in, the rest would come out alone and he was right”he assured.

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Mariona: The team has shown to be mature and mentally strong

A very talented group of footballers have won two UEFA Women’s Champions League titles in the club’s history in two years. Although along the way there have been painful defeats like the final last year against Olympique de Lyon.

“I think we deserve it, last year we suffered. We started the game badly, ghosts could have come to people’s heads and the team has shown that it competes, that it is mature and that it is mentally strong. Now the season has finished as we wanted, there is a lot of work behind it and we deserve a good party”, stated Mariona.

“In Budapest it happened to us and in Turin it happened to us, especially if you concede a quick goal, you get out of the game quickly. Today the reaction has been the opposite. Obviously it’s football and anything can happen, but today we have been fair winners”finished the forward culé.