Arsenal in Lisbon shocked favored Barcelona

Arsenal won in Lisbon Women’s Champions Leagueafter beating Barcelona in the finals by 1-0. This is the second title for Arsenal in the history of this competition, for the first time the London women won it in the 2006/07 season. The winning goal is in the 75th minute scored Stina Blackstenius After the Beth Mead pass, which entered the game as a replacement.

Barcelona, ​​who has won this prestigious title three times in the last four seasons, has been in the match against Arsenal Favorite. Catalans had a major part of the match in the possession of the ball (67.8 percent) and triggered as many as 20 shots towards the Arsenal door. Nevertheless, Arsenal actresses took their opportunity and won.

The pride and culmination of a career

The match was tense from the beginning. Arsenal had the opportunity to be goal in the 21 minutes when Irene Paredes from Barcelona diverted the ball into its own net after pass Fride Maanum. However, VAR repealed the goal because of the offside. To a decisive moment occurred in the second half when they entered the game Beth Mead and Stina Blackstenius. In the 75th minute, Mead sent an accurate pass that Blackstenius turned into a goal, which was enough to win.

Austrian goalkeeper Manuel Zinsberger Photo: Filipe Amorim/AFP

Barcelona, ​​which scored 19 goals in the previous three games and kept the net intact in the last four games, failed to find a way to the Arsenal Network. This was for the first time in 41 games that Barcelona did not score, which further emphasized the exceptional achievement of Arsenal.

The excellent Aitana Bonmati was not enough to win Barcelona. Photo: Pedro Nunes/Reuters

Captain Kim Little is the rise of the cup handed over by the UEFE President Alexander Cheferinlabeled the highlight of his career and highlighted the pride he feels for his team and club. “I’m so proud of the girls. I’m glad we have achieved this together. Today we came and did exactly what we set, « she said after the match.