ANDWe are used to Barcelona dancing in evening dresses on the playing fields of half of Spain. Levante made the Catalans put on their overalls, but could not prevent another victory (4-0) for the team led by Jonatan Giráldez, whose rotations do not interfere with the operation of the culé machinery.
Aitana Bonmatí opened the can at minute 12. The one from Sant Pere de Riba received a diagonal pass from Mapi León, broke Nuria Mendoza with the waist, dribbled Viola Calligaris and with a left-handed drone placed the ball in the square. Levante did not collapse and continued to put high pressure on the rival. In one of those passages, Alba Redondo recovered a ball that filtered to Sandie Toletti so that the gala would stay hand in hand with Cata Coll, but her left-handed shot from the edge of the small area went high.
Despite playing without Asisat Oshoala (current Pichichi), Jenni Hermoso, Mariona Caldentey, Bruna Vilamala or Caroline Graham-Hansen, Barcelona’s offensive potential is unquestionable. Without being as protagonist as in previous duels, they once again generated opportunities to extend distances. Claudia Pina tried with a cross shot after assistance from Aitana Bonmatí that brushed the stick and Alexia Putellas got it, head first, after a cross from Pina’s own right hand.
The changes put gunpowder green
Shortly before game time, Jenni Hermoso jumped onto the pitch. And it only took 60 seconds to get noticed crashing a ball over the crossbar when heading a cross from Leila Ouahabi. Yes, the other soda was right shortly after, Lieke Martens, who ended a braided play between Alexia Putellas and Jenni Hermoso on the penalty kick.
The party fell asleep with the carousel of changes, but by then everything was ready for sentencing. Even so, the score was not closed until minute 94, when Jenni Hermoso closed the account from eleven meters after a penalty committed by Viola Calligaris.
