{"id":45911,"date":"2025-10-08T05:14:21","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T09:14:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/barcelona-thrashes-bayern-7-1-in-the-uwcl-pajor-and-pina-stars\/"},"modified":"2025-10-08T05:14:21","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T09:14:21","slug":"barcelona-thrashes-bayern-7-1-in-the-uwcl-pajor-and-pina-stars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/soccer\/barcelona-thrashes-bayern-7-1-in-the-uwcl-pajor-and-pina-stars\/","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona thrashes Bayern 7-1 in the UWCL: Pajor and Pina, stars"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Barcelona Crushes Bayern Munich in Women&#8217;s Champions League Opener<\/h2>\n\nEwa Pajor and Cl\u00e0udia Pina shone with braces in Barcelona&#8217;s resounding victory over Bayern Munich, marking the start of their campaign in the UEFA Women&#8217;s Champions League.\n\nBarcelona, seeking to regain the title after being defeated in last season&#8217;s final, demonstrated their power from the start. Alexia Putellas, the team captain, opened the scoring with a great goal in the fourth minute.\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&#8220;This kind of nights is what the Champions League demands of you,&#8221; Putellas commented. &#8220;We learn as much from defeats as from victories.&#8221;<\/p><cite>Alexia Putellas<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\nPajor quickly extended the lead with a spectacular finish. Esmee Brugts and Salma Paralluelo also joined the party, leaving the score at 4-1 at halftime, despite Klara B\u00fchl&#8217;s goal for Bayern.\n\nIn the second half, Pajor completed her brace, demonstrating her goal-scoring ability. Pina, top scorer of the previous edition, also joined the celebration with two goals, sealing the victory.\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&#8220;It was a perfect night,&#8221; declared Barcelona coach Pere Romeu, who highlighted the quality of the game as the most gratifying.<\/p><cite>Pere Romeu<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a3.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2025%2F1007%2Fr1557080_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg\" alt=\"Ewa Pajor celebra con Cl\u00e0udia Pina despu\u00e9s de marcar en la victoria del Barcelona sobre el Bayern M\u00fanich.\" title=\"\"><figcaption>Ewa Pajor celebra con Cl\u00e0udia Pina despu\u00e9s de marcar en la victoria del Barcelona sobre el Bayern M\u00fanich.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\nIn another match, Juventus defender Cecilia Salvai celebrated the tenth anniversary of her debut in the Women&#8217;s Champions League with two goals in her team&#8217;s victory against Benfica. Salvai scored the decisive goal in the final minutes, adding to her goal in the first half, which equalized the score after Lucia Alves&#8217;s initial goal.\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2025%2F1007%2Fr1557032_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg\" alt=\"Cecilia Salvai anot\u00f3 dos goles en la victoria de la Juventus sobre el Benfica.\" title=\"\"><figcaption>Cecilia Salvai anot\u00f3 dos goles en la victoria de la Juventus sobre el Benfica.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\nThe women&#8217;s tournament adopted a league format, similar to the men&#8217;s. The teams that finish in the top four places will advance directly to the quarterfinals. The teams ranked between 5th and 12th place will play a playoff round, while the last six will be eliminated.\n\nIn another result, OH Leuven of Belgium drew 2-2 against Paris FC, after coming back from a two-goal deficit.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barcelona Crushes Bayern Munich in Women&#8217;s Champions League Opener Ewa Pajor and Cl\u00e0udia Pina shone with braces in Barcelona&#8217;s resounding victory over Bayern Munich, marking the start of their campaign in the UEFA Women&#8217;s Champions League. Barcelona, seeking to regain the title after being defeated in last season&#8217;s final, demonstrated their power from the start. 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