After making their debut at the Johan Cruyff Stadium with a thrashing of Valencia, Barça had fun in their second game of the week, also at home. It was three goals, although it could have been more if they hadn’t wasted so many chances. The victory leaves Barça in the lead and Alexia Putellas makes history. The Barcelona captain scored 2-0 and tied with Jenni Hermoso with 181 goals as top scorers in the club’s history.
Barça came out plugged in, like a well-oiled machine, chaining passes and cornering Real Sociedad in their area. With Alexia on false nine and teaming up with Aitana, with a Graham Hansen who turned the right side into a freeway to have fun and with Ona Batlle’s arrivals from the left, Barça were unstoppable.
In just eight minutes, the Blaugrana took the lead thanks to a goal by Graham Hansen after a poor save by Basque goalkeeper Elene Lete. Giráldez’s team did not settle and pressed every ball until they suffocated Real, who did what they could in the face of the siege.
Barça only needed more success to go to the break with a wider advantage on the scoreboard. From the box office, a luxury spectator witnessed the match, English coach Sarina Wiegman, accompanied by Domènec Guasch, who has taken over the duties of sports director since Markel Zubizarreta confirmed that he was leaving, although the club has not yet officially appointed a successor
The second half started like the first, with Barça accumulating goals until Alexia Putellas’ shot went in to match Jenni’s tally in the club’s records. The captain looked tirelessly for the goal that would cement her completely in history, and she was close to it with a brilliant back-heel, but ended up going without the spoils, replaced by Oshoala with ten minutes to go . He will have to wait until Sunday, against Atlético, to continue trying.
Before the final whistle, Graham Hansen put the finishing touches on the game and scored his own double to seal the 3-0 that would be final.
