Barcelona Femeni’s push for a 3rd successive UEFA Girls’s Champions League title has been blocked by Arsenal.
Pere Romeu’s facet headed into the ultimate at Sporting CP’s Estádio José Alvalade as robust favourites to win on the again of one other dominant home marketing campaign.
The Catalan giants defended their Liga F and Spanish Supercup titles from 2024 with a Copa del Reina remaining spot in opposition to Actual Madrid already within the diary.
Nevertheless, there won’t be a repeat of the 2024 trophy quadruple, because the Gunners upset the percentages within the Portuguese capital.
Arsenal finish Barcelona’s European dream in Lisbon
Barcelona managed the early phases, with out actually threatening Arsenal, and the English facet noticed an early objective dominated out.
Irene Paredes’ personal objective was chalked off by VAR following an offside within the construct as much as the possibility being created.
Arsenal then carved out the higher openings, however Barcelona improved after the restart, regardless of being unable to search out that all-important objective.
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The essential second got here with quarter-hour to go as substitute Stina Blackstenius crisply fired dwelling from Beth Mead’s excellent cross.
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That allowed Arsenal to dig throughout 11 minutes of added time as Barcelona’s European dream fizzled out.
Barcelona Femeni’s Champions League
That retains the Catalans because the third most profitable facet within the competitors’s historical past behind Eintracht Frankfurt on 4 and Lyon on eight.
Romeu’s expenses nonetheless have two extra video games left to play this season as they tackle Actual Madrid within the Copa del Reina remaining on June 7 in Huesca.
They’re already by to the ultimate of the Copa Catalunya Femenina however a date for his or her conflict with Levante Badalona has not been set by the RFEF at this stage – however is predicted to be after the opposite remaining.
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