The best rival on the best scene
The best rival on the best scene
Women’s FC Barcelona arrive for the first time at the new San Mamés as undefeated leaders with a balance of 53 goals in favour and 5 conceded
The end of the first leg of the Primera Iberdrola is near. It will be the fifteenth round of the league that faces, for the first time this season and for the first time in the new San Mamés, Athletic Club and FC Barcelona. The Blaugrana team has impressive numbers this season 2019/2020 in which it is also aspiring to win all the titles it contests, including the Women’s Champions League. It has not lost any match, has given a draw against Rayo Vallecano and has a devastating balance in the goalscoring aspect with 53 goals in favor and 5 against.
As it could not be otherwise, Barcelona has the pichichi of the league in its lines. Jennifer Hermoso, who returned to FC Barcelona from Atlético de Madrid this summer. The striker has scored 15 goals, while Nigeria’s Oshoala has scored 23, two more than the entire red-and-white squad. But the danger of the team directed by Lluis Cortés is not limited to two players. Up to 20 players from the Catalan team have made their debut with their respective national teams. A whole international team that makes FC Barcelona a world-class team.
The Blaugrana team also wants to hold on to a precedent that was set in 2013. It happened in the former San Mamés, FC Barcelona, who only needed to win, won the league title by beating Athletic Club 2-1 in front of more than 26,000 people. The truth is that in the last two seasons the lionesses have competed head-to-head with the Catalans and lost by a single goal (0-1 in 2018/2019 and 1-2 in 2017/2018), although we have to go back to 2014/2015 to find the last victory at home against Barça. Erika Vázquez scored in the 95′ to leave the victory in Lezama.