Alexia Putellas is the woman of the moment. He not only collects titles but also pulls the Barcelona car. A goal of his in the 91st minute served to defeat Real Madrid, maintain the full number of victories this year and put his team in the Super Cup final.
The azulgrana jumped onto the green of the main field of the Ciudad del Fútbol de Las Rozas like the one who plays at home. Not in vain, half of the Spanish team -which usually trains on this stage- is from Barcelona. Despite the willful work of a Real Madrid that wants to close the gap with the eternal rival (there is not much in the budget, but there is in terms of team and experience), it was the Catalans who took the reins of a game that was difficult to catch rhythm.
They were close to taking the lead with shots from Rolfö and Martens after lateral crosses They narrowly missed out before the sighs of the white fan -the majority in the stands- who watched with pride how their team kept their pulse on the scoreboard. With ten minutes to go before intermission, Barcelona had the clearest with a ball to Jenni’s post after a filtered pass from Alexia. The connection between the two best players on the planet at the moment was annulled, however, by a millimeter offside.
Zornoza sent a ball to the post in the middle of the culé domain
Barcelona increased the intensity at the start of the second act and bottled Real Madrid in their field. He came with intention and brushed the goal on different occasions: a shot from the edge of the goal by Jenni, another from Leila’s penalty spot, a header by Irene and a rebound that Rolfö inexplicably missed from the edge of the six-yard box. Mastery without effectiveness is like beer 0.0, which looks like the goal but is not enough to enjoy what is desirable. And in the middle of the Barça downpour, Zornoza was the rainbow of Real Madrid. The Madrilenian received in the front, accommodated the ball to her left foot that she has as a glove and crashed the ball into the post.
As the match wore on, Misa had to put on her heroine cape. The Canarian goal signed an outstanding performance seasoned with great stops. It was the kryptonite of the azulgrana, disoriented when reaching the last minutes with the game undecided.
And so it came to the last minute where, who else, Alexia Putellas appeared. The azulgrana captain picked up the rejection of a ball crashed on the post by Oshoala to send the leather to the bottom of the net. It was the 91st minute and everyone was thinking about extra time… except her, who had already traced in his mind the path to the final.
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