Barça Femení amends its mistake in the Champions League

Great victory (9-0) by the culés against debutants Hammarby on matchday 2

FC Barcelona beat Hammarby Fotboll 9-0 this Wednesday at the Estadi Johan Cruyff, during matchday 2 in the group stage of the Women’s Champions League, guided by the doubles of Claudia Pina and Caroline Graham Hansen to sign the first culé victory in this European season 2024/25 and thus make amends for the defeat of the first day.

That 2-0 defeat during their visit to Manchester City had meant a false step for the current champions of this tournament, so the home opener seemed key to dispelling uncertainty. Furthermore, facing Barça Femení was a debutant in the Champions League, Hammarby, who finally paid the price.

Of course, equality was maintained until minute 10. It was then that Graham Hansen appeared at the left peak of the rival area and passed to Pina, who quickly combined with Alexia Putellas; The Blaugrana captain gave a touch of her heel so that the ball returned to Graham Hansen, who saved the Hammarby goalkeeper’s exit and scored from below.

In the 24th minute, Pina crystallized the dominance that the local players had begun to show and did so with the score 2-0 inside the Swedish area, after a play started and accelerated by Aitana Bonmatí until she opened the ball to the right wing, where Graham Hansen crossed for Ewa Pajor’s shot attempt; Although the Pole failed, Pina was attentive behind her.

Just before half-time, Putellas made it 3-0 with a beautiful header at the penalty spot, from Patri Guijarro’s cross from the right side. At the restart, Pere Romeu’s pupils did not slow down; In fact, they increased it and that became 4-0 (53′) scored with a header by Mapi León, coming off a corner.

Shortly after, Pina scored his double thanks to a left-footed shot from the side of the Hammarby area, although the most remembered thing about that goal will be Bonmatí’s beautiful assist in the purest Michael Laudrup style. The 6-0 was the work of Pajor, clinching a pass from Graham Hansen at point-blank range after an individual play by the Norwegian to the baseline.

Graham Hansen herself made it 7-0 in the 75th minute, taking advantage of a cross from Guijarro at the far post from the left wing and on a changed foot. Graham Hansen’s prominence continued to provoke the penalty in the 90th minute that made it 9-0, converted with a powerful shot by Fridolina Rolfö; Before, Esmee Brugts had gotten oil from a loose ball on the edge of the area after a bad clearance, making it 8-0.

Thanks to this overwhelming victory, the largest in its entire history in the top European club competition, Barça added its first three points of this campaign within Group D; The culés now occupy second position, behind Manchester City (6 pts.) that beat St. Pölten 2-3 in the other group match.

TECHNICAL SHEET.

–RESULT: BARÇA FEMENÍ, 8 – HAMMARBY, 0 (3-0, at halftime).

–ALIGNMENTS:

BARÇA FEMENÍ: Coll; Batlle, Engen (Paredes, min.66), Mapi León (Torrejón, min.76), Rolfö; Guijarro, Bonmatí (Brugts, min.77), Putellas (Nazareth, min.76); Graham Hansen, Pajor and Pina (Walsh, min.66).

HAMMARBY: Oak; Lennartsson (Holmberg, min.64), Carlsson, Nyström, Andersson; Joramo (Gibson, min.84), Miyagawa (Sorbo, min.64); Hasund (Vallotto, min.64), Blakstad, Wangerheim; y Tandberg.

–GOALS:

1-0, min.10: Graham Hansen.

2-0, min.24: Pina.

3-0, min.45: Putellas.

4-0, min.53: Mapi León.

5-0, min.58: Pina.

6-0, min.72: Pajor.

7-0, min.75: Graham Hansen.

8-0, min.86: Brugts.

9-0, min.90: Rolfö (p).

–REFEREE: Riem Hussein (ALE). He yellow carded Putellas (min.38) for Barça Femení, and Tandberg (min.60) and Andersson (min.90) for Hammarby.

–STADIUM: Johan Cruyff Stadium.