Barça Women has grown thanks to Alexia Putellas, Patri Guijarro, Aitana Bonmatí…, but also thanks to Sandra Paños (Alicante, 1992). The goalkeeper, who was at the blue and garnet club between 2015 and 2024, was a key figure in the growth and consolidation of the Catalan entity in the European elite. Now, after winning the league and the Concacaf Champions with Mexico's América, she is experiencing a new challenge in the United States with the San Diego Wave. “I was leaving my comfort zone, but I am enjoying it a lot,” explains Paños to the ARA on the verge of playing the play-offs of the North American league.