Arsenal 0-4 FC Barcelona: Into the UWCL quarter finals as group winners

Arsenal 0-4 FC Barcelona: Into the UWCL quarter finals as group winners

Win at Emirates Stadium means Jonatan Giráldez's side are guaranteed top spot with a game in hand

It’s all decided! Barça will be going into the next round as group winners after winning all five of the games played so far!  Their latest victim was Arsenal, in the impressive Emirates Stadium, where great football and great goals from Aitana, Jenni Hermoso (x2) and Rolfo secured a 4-0 win.

 

There is still HB Køge Women to come at the Estadi Johan Cruyff next Wednesday, but the result of that game is immaterial.

The bad news is that Patri Guijarro tested positive for Covid before the game and will have to stay in London observing British protocols.

Great start

Barça hadbeaten the Gunners 4-1 in the home fixture, and so they knew they had every chance of winning this one too. It was Aitana who got them off the mark by capitalising on a defensive error in the 22nd minute. Jenni Hermoso soon added to the goal count by knocking in a Rolfo cross from the left.

Barça were all over the game, and just before the break, Rolfo made it three with an absolutely fabulous long-range strike. 

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Continued dominance

Arsenal were harder to break down in the second half, which also saw Graham Hansen make her comeback from injury as Jenni Hermoso completed her brace a quarter of an hour from time. 

Before the final game in the group, there’s an enticing visit to Real Madrid to come for a team that just can’t stop winning!

LA FICHA

Arsenal, 0

FC Barcelona, 4

Arsenal: Zinsberger, Foord (Miedema, min 59), Beattie (Boye Sørensen, min 80), Catley, Maritz, McCabe, Little, Maanum (Lia Wälti, min 59), Nobbs (Iwabuchi, min 60), Parris and Mead.

Barça: Paños, Marta (Jana Fernàndez, min 65), Paredes, Andrea Pereira, Crnogorcevic (Engen, min 65), Alexia, Aitana, Jenni Hermoso, Mariona (Leila, min 80), Rolfo (Melanie Serrano, min 84) and Martens (Graham Hansen, min 65).

Goals: 0-1, Aitana (min 22). 0-2, Jenni Hermoso (min 28). 0-3, Rolfo (min 45). 0-4, Jenni Hermoso (min 75). 

Referee: Anastasia Pustovoitova

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