Barcelona hammered Actual Sociedad 8-0 to win the Copa de la Reina in Zaragoza on Saturday as they moved one step nearer in the direction of finishing a primary ever quadruple.
Barça’s triumph at La Romareda sealed a home treble, with Liga F and the Spanish Supercopa already wrapped up, and now simply Lyon stand between them and a 4 trophy season when the 2 groups meet in subsequent weekend’s Champions League ultimate.
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Ona Batlle, Caroline Graham Hansen and Mariona Caldentey all helped themselves to braces in opposition to La Actual, with Salma Paralluelo and Clàudia Pina additionally on the right track as Barça gained the Copa for a record-extending tenth time within the membership’s historical past.
“The target is at all times to attain as quickly as potential, in order that at all times helps,” ahead Caldentey informed TVE after the sport.
“We have been enjoying nicely and when that occurs, all of us rating, all of us help and it is a huge win which we’re actually pleased with.
“We’re in good kind. That’s three out of 4 trophies now, so we now have one to go.”
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It took simply 5 minutes for full-back Batlle to open the scoring and the ultimate was successfully over as early because the thirteenth minute when Paralluelo headed dwelling to double the Blaugrana‘s lead.
A fast-fire double from Graham Hansen then prolonged Barça’s result in 4 and took the Norway winger’s purpose tally for the season to 32 in all competitions.
Batlle added the fifth, her second, earlier than half-time and Barça confirmed no indicators of easing up after the break, with two strikes from Caldentey sandwiching an effort from Pina arrange by Caldentey, earlier than the hour mark.
The scoring ended there however Barça had already racked up the biggest-ever win in a Copa de la Reina ultimate, bettering the 6-1 victory they recorded in opposition to Huelva in 2022.
Barça now set their indicators on Lyon, with coach Jonatan Giráldez, who will take over at NWSL facet Washington Spirit this summer season, aiming to exit by creating extra historical past.
The Catalan membership have by no means beforehand gained all 4 trophies in a single marketing campaign however they’re now one win away from doing simply that.
Nonetheless, standing between them and a fourth trophy of the season are French champions Lyon, who they’ve by no means beforehand overwhelmed.
Barça, the present European champions, will seem in a fourth consecutive Champions League ultimate in Bilbao subsequent Saturday and their fifth since 2019, of which they’ve gained two.
The 2 they’ve misplaced, although, have each been in opposition to Lyon, who’ve gained the competitors eight occasions, greater than another facet.
