Barcelona Crowned Champion in the Catalan Derby
Barcelona demonstrated its superiority in the Catalan derby, defeating Espanyol with a score of 1-4. This triumph mathematically secured the eleventh League title for the Blaugrana team, the seventh consecutive. Despite Espanyol’s resistance, who managed to tie the match, Barcelona maintained their dominance and sealed a resounding victory. With the aim of securing the championship, Barcelona presented a team with rotations, thinking about the Champions League semi-final against Bayern Munich. The lineup, with an average age of 22.3 years, quickly demonstrated its potential. Barcelona’s strategy materialized quickly. Caroline Graham assisted Carla Julià, who, taking advantage of her experience, scored the first goal, putting the visitors in the lead (0-1, min. 2). Espanyol managed to tie the match thanks to a penalty converted by Laia Ballesté (1-1, min. 28). However, the home team’s joy didn’t last long. Caroline Graham scored again, restoring the lead for Barcelona (1-2, min. 30). Martine Fenger extended the lead with two more goals (1-3, min. 56 and 1-4, min. 83), securing the victory. The match was played at the Ciudad Deportiva Dani Jarque in Sant Adrià del Besòs (Barcelona), in front of 938 spectators.Technical Sheet:
- Espanyol: Salvador; Botero (Caracas, min.62), Domènech, Martínez, Vallejo, Perea; Baradad (Pablos, min.67), Ballesté (Peiró, min.82), Baudet (Arana, min.82), García (Durán, min.62); Browne.
- Barcelona: Cata Coll; Cámara (Llorella, min.76), Ranera, Torrejón, Julià; Serrajordi, Schertenleib (Guijarro, min.63), Domínguez (Pina, min.62); Hansen (Vicky López, min.45), Fenger and Nazareth (Putellas, min.63).
