It was their first match-ball to proclaim themselves League champions and the Blaugrana did not fail against the modest Granada of Catalan Roger Lamesa. A placid match (1-4) in which the team enjoyed themselves to the sound of some stellar Rolfö and Hansen. There are now nine Leagues, the last five consecutively. A record that no one had ever achieved before in the women’s league. Only they could achieve it, those who are called to be legends of this sport. The collectors of titles, of individual and collective recognitions. A team that has been intractable in League F, only conceding a draw (1-1) against Levante and 15 points behind second-placed Real Madrid, with their match to be played tomorrow.
Barça started the day early in the morning, boarding their brand new customized Vueling plane, the same one that took them to London to qualify for the Champions League final, sporting a smile that foreshadowed all that was to come. had to arrive
Expectations to see the Blaugrana footballers live were high in Granada and Nuevo Los Cármenes had a great entrance. “Playing with the stars”, was the motto chosen by the club to announce the match against the best players in the world. The stands were a real party, and despite the defeat, they celebrated with magnificence Laura Pérez’s penalty goal, 3-1 before the break, and surrendered to the champions. The team was accompanied by Marc Vives, sports director, and the manager responsible for women’s football, Xavier Puig. President Laporta did not go, who was in Girona with the first men’s team.
The team came out fired up and Rolfö scored the first three minutes in, setting up an assist from Graham Hansen’s baseline. The Nordic connection would be repeated in the 3-0, but reversing the roles, with the Norwegian, Pichichi de la Liga, as the scorer. Rolfö would round off his night by scoring a penalty, just as he did at Stamford Bridge, to seal the cuerle triumph with 1-4.
With the final whistle came the Blaugrana celebration. After two seasons celebrating the League at home, in front of their fans, Barça once again proclaimed themselves champions away from the Johan Cruyff stadium. The last time this happened was in the 2020-2021 season, when the Blaugrana celebrated the title in Tenerife and left the memorable images of the celebration in the hotel pool. That year was also the year of Blaugrana’s first Champions League and the first treble. This year they can extend the feat with a title poker.
Jonatan Giráldez hugged his coaching staff and the players. This will be his last campaign at the club, but he will leave with three League titles under his arm in his three seasons in charge of the team. For the club it will be the ninth League title. No one has more trophies. Just like last year, it remains on the verge of the perfect league because of the draw at home against Levante, but it has not prevented it from lifting the title four days before the end of the season.
What happened in Granada is the best start to a month of May that could be historic. The Blaugrana opt for a poker of titles that they have never achieved before. They already have the Liga and the Super Cup in their pockets, won in January with a 7-0 thrashing of Levante. On May 18 they can add the Copa de la Reina if they beat Real Sociedad and they will have the opportunity to put the finishing touches on it on May 25 in San Mamés in the Champions League final against eternal rivals, Olympique de Lyon The dream has only just begun.
