One more Cup in the Canary Islands

Barcelona won its twelfth Queen’s Cup after beating Atlético de Madrid (3-1) at the Gran Canaria stadium. The goals from Pina, Brugts and Salma They gave the Blaugrana their third title of the season and demonstrated once again that, at least in national territory, they have no known rival.

The two technicians made small adjustments to what could be considered their gala teams. Romeu, whether or not he was thinking about next week’s Champions League final, left Paredes and Bonmatí on the bench; Herrera, without giving up his 1-3-5-2saved the bullets from Gio and Otermín, betting on one more block of containment.

Barcelona took control of the match at the opening whistle and, although Atlético wanted to set a discordant note with midfield pressure and counterattacks, it seemed that the Blaugranas would only have to tune up to play the perfect melody and translate it into a goal.

The red and white caused the ‘oops‘in the stands with two consone from Jensen that Mapi reached during the retreat; and another from Alexia, who took advantage of a slip by Camara, but missed the pass to Amaiur. The blaugranas, for their part, knew how to ripen the apple until they managed to knock it off the tree. Pineapplewho had already tried it with a shot going inwards, running into Lola’s fists, surpassed the red and white goal when they reached the midpoint of the first act at take advantage of a loose ball inside the area and print a trademark thread.

With the wound open, Barcelona took the opportunity to delve deeper into it and in just six minutes scored two more goals. First it was Brugts who finished off Vicky’s cross into the back of the net – with his face – from the right hand. Then Salma who took advantage of a bad control by Fiamma when trying to get a ball under the sticks to push the ball into the cage.

The first shot on goal for the red and white team was a shot from 30 meters by Jensendesperately, which ended up in Cata’s hands without any problem. The replica was a Pajor’s cross-shot that hit the crossbar and a volley from Alexia that ended up in Xènia’s abdomen. The first act closed with a absolute dominance of the Blaugrana: statistically, sensorially and on the scoreboardof course.

Nothing changed after passing through the locker room. Barcelona was able to score the fourth in a corner taken by Mapi that Guijarro headed against the crossbar and in a Batlle’s right hand from the front that crashed into the wood again.

Herrera moved the bench after the hour of action, bringing on Gio and Luany and a minute later Atlético closed the gap with a powerful right hand from Bøe Risa from the front. To add some epic to the final, Zeus gave an unexpected downpour which forced part of the respectable people to seek shelter and take out their umbrellas. Romeu sought to stop the possible red-and-white reaction by bringing Kika and Serrajordi into the green. The Portuguese was pushed by Fiamma in a shot attempt in which he lost his balance. The Barça coach asked for a review, but Olatz, after consulting with the FVS, understood that there was nothing punishable.

There were minutes for Aitanawhich received the biggest ovation of the night. Also for Torrejón, the player who has won more Cups (13) than her own team (12) and who may be, who knows, facing one of the last games of his career.

Atlético consumed its bullets with the entry of Otermín, Bartel and Chinchilla, but If it is already difficult to compete against Barcelona from tactical rigor, it is even more so with the simple push of courage and heart..

In the last minutes Tension and warnings increased in both teams and desperation in the red and white team.who stayed alive thanks to Lola’s good interventions, but was unable to close the gap and emulate the ‘miracle of Leganés‘ (the 2023 final). The match ended with five minutes added on and the final whistle gave rise to a new Barcelona cup celebration. And there are 12.