IFFHS CONTINENTAL NEWS - UEFA
Picture : Caroline Graham Hansen (10) and her teammates won in London before an impressive crowd !
UEFA WOMEN’S CHAMPIONS LEAGUE – SEMI FINAL 1
BARCELONA ON THE WAY TO THE FINAL
- Caroline Graham Hansen, one of the best wingers in the World since 5 years, scored the winning goal of Barcelona in London against Chelsea (1-0). Norway’s star was injured from october 2022 to March 2023 before her great comeback.
- Keira Walsh and Lucy Bronze, the two english players, were in London with Barcelona. They played before a impressive crowd at Stamford Bridge of 27 697 spectators !
- Barcelona won 60 Liga games in their last LA LIGA 60 games ! This is a World Record in women’s Top level football World.
- The last game between Barcelona and Chelsea was the UEFA Women’s Champions league final 2021 in Göteborg. Barcelona won 4-0 and earned their first Champions League title until now !
- FC Barcelona scored 36 goals in their last 9 European matches so far this season.
- Alexia Putellas, Ballon d’Or 2021 and 2022, IFFHS World’s Best Player 2021 and 2022, travelled to London after recovering from injury during 10 months. She can make her comeback next week maybe for the second leg !
- Chelsea was lucky at the last round. Olympique Lyon, the UEFA Women’s Champions League Record Club (8 titles in the last 1years), was qualified in the last minute in London, before a decision of the Referee to give a penalty for Chelsea . And Chelsea finished to qualify after the extra time in the penalty shoot out …
- Samantha Kerr, IFFHS World’s Best International Goal Scorer 2022, and Asisat Oshoala, number 1 in 2023 of the IFFHS World’s Best Goal Scorers ranking (18 goals) before … Samantha Kerr (17), were on the ground at Stamford Bridge without new goals !