The Spanish Super Cup, the League and the Queen’s Cup, won this Saturday in La Romareda, are already in the bag. But the big game trophy is missing, the title that shines the most, the jewel in the crown. Next Saturday in San Mamés, Giráldez’s Barça will seek not only to lift the Champions League but also to complete the perfect season. Bundle poker in a single campaign.
This important challenge remains for the historic and pioneering Barcelona team. Despite amalgamating a large number of trophies in recent seasons, it has never managed to lift all the titles in the same year. In the three previous years they have added three titles.
Namely, last season they won the Champions League, by beating Wolfsburg in Eindhoven, the League and the Super Cup, but they were left out of the Queen’s Cup due to Geyse’s improper alignment against Osasuna.
In the previous season (21-22) they won the League, the Cup and the Super Cup but lost in the Champions League final against the ogre Lyon. And in 2020-2021 they won the Champions League, the League and the Cup but lost on penalties in the semifinals of the Super Cup against Atlético.
In the current one, the League has been a walk as usual and they certified the title in Granada on May 4. As for the Spanish Super Cup, they defeated Madrid in the semifinals (4-0) and Levante in the final (7-0). It was January 21st.
They never lower their competitive pulse and in La Romareda this Saturday they demonstrated it again. The Champions League remains. The fearsome Lyon awaits them, but Barça wants to get even against the French. It would be his third Champions League, but, above all, it would be the perfect season.
Cata Coll, Patri Guijarro, Mariona Caldentey, Aitana Bonmatí, Graham Hansen, Engen, Bronze, Alexia Putellas and company will be there.
In a Barça that is so turbulent and inexplicable on many fronts, the women’s team represents stability, a job well done, quality and dedication. It won’t be because of commitment.