The legendary rivalry between Barcelona and Real Madrid once again lit up Spanish football, this time in the women’s division. On Saturday, Barcelona delivered a commanding performance, defeating Real Madrid 4–0 and avenging their recent 2–1 loss in La Liga. The Catalan side’s response was emphatic, showcasing their strength on home soil.
Eva Pahor Shines as Barcelona Takes Full Control
Returning from a knee injury, Eva Pahor stole the spotlight with two brilliant goals in the first half at the Estadio Olímpic Lluís Companys. Her early brace set the tone before Sydney Schärtenleib and Aitana Bonmatí added two more strikes, sealing a convincing victory and reaffirming Barcelona’s dominance over their league rivals.
“𝑩𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒂 𝒄𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒂 𝒑𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒗𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒊𝒓𝒔𝒕 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒍𝒆,” 𝒔𝒂𝒊𝒅 𝒂 𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒎 𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒚𝒔𝒕 𝒂𝒇𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒄𝒉.
Despite the heavy scoreline, Real Madrid showed moments of promise. They found the net twice before halftime, but both goals were ruled out due to offside—decisions that left the visitors frustrated.
Missed Chances Hurt Real Madrid
Madrid had an opportunity to pull one back from the penalty spot later in the game. However, Barça goalkeeper Kata Coll denied Caroline Weir’s effort with a superb save, extinguishing any hope of a consolation goal.
“𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒅 𝒈𝒐𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒉𝒚𝒕𝒉𝒎 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒄𝒉,” 𝒂 𝑴𝒂𝒅𝒓𝒊𝒅 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒇𝒇 𝒎𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒅.
Looking ahead, Real Madrid will next face defending champions Arsenal in the Women’s Super League, while Barcelona prepares for a big clash against English champions Chelsea.
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