Barça party at the Johan Cruyff
FC Barcelona won 7-1 against Athletic Club with goals from Claudia Pina, who scored a brace, Salma Paralluelo, who was the Player of the Match, Sydney Schertenleib, Carla Julià, Kika Nazareth, and an own goal from Naia Landaluze. Meanwhile, Daniela Agote scored the goal for the Basque team.
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The Johan Cruyff Stadium hosted Athletic Club for the match that closed out Saturday's action. The Basque side started by pressing the Blaugrana's build-up play, but Cata Coll, who returned to the starting XI after serving a suspension, was very alert to cut out the danger from the Bilbao team. Ten minutes into the game, Clara Serrajordi threaded a ball through to Alexia, who delivered a low cross for Salma Paralluelo, who was the MVP of the match, to only have to push the ball into the back of the net. Barely four minutes later, Carla Julià found Claudia Pina on the edge of the box. The attacker unleashed an unstoppable strike past Nanclares, who managed to get a touch on the ball but could do nothing about the shot from the Moncada and Reixach native, who doubled the lead. Despite the difference on the scoreboard, Barça continued to attack, but Landaluze cut out an action from Salma inside the area.
In the next play, Clara Serrajordi tried her luck with a high shot. The tempo dropped, and Athletic Club looked for Ane Azkona in attack, but the forward could not get past the culé defence. At the half-hour mark, Claudia Pina tried her luck with a direct free-kick that Nanclares collected without much trouble. The goalkeeper also anticipated a long ball intended for Carla Julià. Precisely, the culé attacker joined the Blaugrana party after dribbling past Nerea Nevado and sending the ball directly into the far post. And, just before the break, a cross into the area was finished by Carla Julià from inside the box. The Bilbao defence cleared the ball, but it fell to Sydney Schertenleib, who made it 4-0 at the end of the first forty-five minutes. After the break, both managers made changes from the bench. Kika Nazareth and Aïcha Camara came on for the culé side.
For their part, Daniela Agote came on for the Basque team in an attempt to reduce the deficit. Nearly half an hour into the second half, Kika Nazareth found Salma Paralluelo. The player from Zaragoza then found Claudia Pina, who, with a finish from inside the area, made it 5-0 to finally extinguish the visiting side's hopes. FC Barcelona continued to look for more goals, while Ane Elexpuru tried her luck with an effort wide. An error in Cata Coll's build-up play was seized upon by Elene Gurtubay, who spotted Daniela Agote. The winger did not miss, getting one back to put some gloss on the scoreline at the Johan Cruyff. Cata Coll prevented another goal from the Bilbao side, and Kika Nazareth scored a magnificent goal by volleying the ball on the edge of the area. The Portuguese player made it the definitive 7-1 after finishing a magnificent counter-attack by the azulgranas.