The queen knocks down Badalona's wall and Barça will play in another final

Sant Joan DespíBarça and Atlético de Madrid will face each other again on Saturday, May 16th at the Gran Canaria stadium. It will be a rematch of last year's Copa de la Reina final – with a 2-0 victory for Barcelona – after the Blaugrana lived up to expectations against Badalona Women following a 0-0 draw in the first leg (4-1), and Atlético Madrid eliminated Tenerife on Tuesday (2-1). But the first goal of the match – and of the tie – was a long time coming. Alexia Putellas opened the scoring just before halftime, and from then on, the game slowed down. The captain, from the penalty spot, made it 2-0, while Kika Nazareth and Ewa Pajor completed the scoring. Lice Chamorro scored Badalona's lone goal (4-1).

Barça will be in a Copa de la Reina final for the fourteenth time. It's football, but Badalona faced an almost impossible task at the Johan Cruyff Stadium. Barça hasn't lost a two-legged tie since the season In 2017-18, they fell to Olympique Lyonnais in the Champions League quarterfinals (1-3 on aggregate). Badalona tried to maintain the 0-0 scoreline for as long as possible, although they had chances to take the lead with shots from Irina Uribe and Elena Julve after long passes behind the Barcelona center-backs. Pere Romeu's team also created danger through Salma, Alexia, and Vicky, and found the net after a through ball from Claudia Pina to Alexia Putellas. The midfielder finished perfectly, but the play was ruled offside. The goal didn't come initially, but it did on the second attempt. A good run by Patri Guijarro down the left wing ended with a cross that the midfielder from Mollet del Vallès sent into the back of the net. And once the first goal arrived, the game slowed down. Badalona tried to equalize with a good start. In the second half, a handball by María Llompart resulted in a penalty, which Alexia Putellas converted to make it 2-0.

With both of the visiting team's starting goalkeepers, María Valenzuela – who had a very good game in the first leg – and Antonia Canales, sidelined with injuries, Carla Abdón made her debut in goal at the Johan Cruyff Stadium. The goalkeeper had a good game, but could do nothing about Kika Nazareth's third goal and Ewa Pajor's fourth, which secured Barça's place in the Copa de la Reina final in Gran Canaria. Earlier, Lice Chamorro had scored for Badalona, ​​while Gemma Font made a good save to prevent a 3-2 scoreline. The match, however, drew a small crowd to the Johan Cruyff Stadium due to a scheduling conflict with the men's first team, who played the second leg of their Champions League round of 16 tie at Camp Nou at 6:45 pm.