Benfica favourite thrives at Barcelona | OneFootball

Kika Nazareth, much loved at Benfica, is closer to winning yet another title with Barcelona. On the afternoon of this Sunday, May 3, the Catalan side secured their place in the Women’s Champions League final after seeing off Germany’s Bayern Munich with a 4-2 win.

, coming on in place of Alexia Putellas, who had already scored twice in the match against the Bavarians. As such, the blaugrana are now closer to reclaiming the competition.

The match itself started in the best possible way for Barcelona, who were already 1-0 up by the 13th minute thanks to a goal from Salma Paralluelo, but Bayern Munich responded quickly and made it 1-1 in the 17th minute. Before half-time, Putellas proved decisive and put the Catalan club back in front at 2-1.

In the second half, Barcelona once again came out stronger, with the captain grabbing her second of the match and putting Kika Nazareth’s team 4-1 ahead. Before Putellas scored her second personal goal, Ewa Pajor had made it 3-1 for the home side. The Germans still pulled one back to make it 4-2, but it was not enough to avoid elimination.

With this result, the team from the Catalan capital overturned the draw they had brought back from Germany and booked their place in the final, where they will face Lyon. In the last five seasons, the Catalans, who recently celebrated the league title, have won three editions of the Champions League (2021, 2023 and 2024).

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