April 02, (THEWILL) – There have now been 50 victories in 50 games for Primera Ibedrola champions Barcelona. Since the women’s team began playing at the Estadi Johan Cruyff in 2019, they have won 26 of their 26 games in the Liga Iberdrola.
On Saturday, that imperial form continued as the Catalan ladies came from behind to put six past Villarreal and reach their 26th victory. And, all of the champions’ goals came in the second half, with Barca trailing 1-0 at the interval.
Claudia Pino’s hat-trick in under a quarter-hour was instrumental, with Anna Maria Crnogervic, Ingrid Syrstad Engen, and Caroline Graham-Hansen adding the other goals for a team that has already been crowned champion and is now striving for a historic perfect season of wins.
The visitors’ standout player was Salma Paralluevo, who scored a fantastic solo goal in the 12th minute.
However, it was the blaugrana who went on to control the game, and it was disappointing to see that none of their efforts were rewarded in a first half full of fantastic chances.
Everything that was not working before the break started working after the break, as Barca took the lead in just three minutes into the serving 45 minutes.
It was smooth sailing from then, with four more goals to come, including a sensational Pino hattrick and a fantastic end to a historic week for the Barca women’s team.
Jude Obafemi is a versatile senior Correspondent at THEWILL Newspapers, excelling in sourcing, researching, and delivering sports news stories for both print and digital publications.
