It was an open secret, but it has now become official. Mapi León and Ona Batlle will not continue at Barça next season. The Barça club –which on Tuesday announced the departure of Alexia Putellas– closes a successful cycle to make way for a great batch of youngsters who want to "conquer the world", as the Barça captain described at her farewell event. The Aragonese centre-back – who is expected to join Michele Kang's London City (owner of Olympique Lyonnais) – leaves after nine seasons, 27 titles and 313 matches with Barça, and the Vilassar de Mar full-back would return to England to Arsenal.

Alexia Putellas is the big name in this final stretch of the season. The captain's contract ends next June, although she has an option for another year. The player from Mollet del Vallès is very happy at Barça, "the club of her life," but she isn't thinking about her future right now. Alexia is highly motivated and focused on the remainder of the season. The midfielder has stood out in the last two victoriesHis three goals have given him a lot of confidence ahead of the most demanding matches. The club explains that they are in "ongoing talks," but according to ARA, the renewal will not happen immediately.

Barça displayed their quality, overcame all external obstacles, and qualified for the Spanish Super Cup final by defeating Athletic Club 3-1 in the semifinals, with one player standing out: Ona Batlle. The Catalan full-back—who has been in the spotlight in recent days following comments from her agent suggesting that Barça should sell the Camp Nou to renew her contract—was key with a goal and an assist to turn the match around. The Blaugrana had to play with ten women for the entire second half after Kika Nazareth's controversial sending-off just before halftime, but they lived up to expectations and will face Real Madrid—who did the job against Atlético de Madrid 3-1—next Saturday at 7 p.m.