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The new Catalan derbies don't scare Barça either.

The Blaugranas extend the sweet hangover from the Champions League against Levante Badalona (0-2) and Aleixa achieves a new milestone

Alba Caño, from Puiggrós, fighting for the ball during the match
02/05/2025
2 min

BarcelonaA heavily rotated Barça extended the aftermath of another Champions League final qualification with another 2-0 victory. The Blaugrana machine, which has featured young players from the start such as Lleida native Alba Caño and Swiss Sydney Schertenleib, never tires of winning. This time, the victim has been Levante Badalona, ​​​​a project that has undergone a revamp this season but, like last year, ends the campaign fighting to avoid relegation.

No new Catalan derby can scare this Barça, a team steadily moving toward a new La Liga title and maintaining a four-point gap on Real Madrid at the top of the table. The goals that would have opened the scoring came in the second half. In the first half, Pere Romeu's team dominated the ball, as expected, and had as many as 12 shots to none for the home side. But only two among the three suits.

After the break, Romeu brought in some Patumas, but just as Ewa Pajor, Aitana Bonmatí, and Alexia Putellas were coming onto the pitch, the Blaugranas opened the scoring. From a set piece, Patri Guijarro set up Marta Torrejón to score her second goal of the season. From then on, everything went downhill for Barça, accompanied by a large group of fans who made their presence felt despite not playing Johan Cruyff.

Alexia came out to distribute sweets, and Pajor almost took advantage of one, but her shot hit the woodwork. The captain, who had come into the match very fired up, would search for the goal a few minutes later with a powerful header after a good cross from Vicky that Maria López deflected with a great save. Vicky would come into the action again, this time looking for Pajor in the heart of the box. Her pass was intercepted by Cubedo with a clear handball. It was a clear penalty. Alexia, who missed a penalty against Chelsea, scored again from the penalty spot. A goal that marks a historic milestone: it is her 149th in La Liga and surpasses Jenni Hermoso as Barça's top scorer in the competition.

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