Irene Paredes has started her sixth season at Barça. She arrived in the summer of 2021 from PSG as an already consolidated center-back in elite football and, since then, has not stopped growing. She has been immovable, both for Jonatan Giráldez and for Pere Romeu, and together with Mapi León she has formed one of the best center-back pairings. “A moment comes when cycles end and you look for other challenges, it's the law of life. Barça will continue and the identity of this team will not be lost,” Paredes reflected after playing the last match of last season at the Johan Cruyff stadium, where Alèxia Putellas, Ona Batlle and Mapi León said goodbye.