Barça steps forward: victory and qualification for the quarter-finals

Stockholm's Tele2 Arena was dressed up for a historic match: with more than 20,000 tickets sold, Hammarby and FC Barcelona played out a Champions League duel that broke the attendance record for a women's match in Sweden.

FC Barcelona took to the field with authority and control from the opening whistle. With absolute control of the ball, the Blaugranas imposed their style on a Hammarby team that relied on the counterattack as their only weapon to try to surprise. Despite the initial intensity of the Swedish team, Barça was quick to make the difference. Ewa Pajor, always attentive, took advantage of the a dead ball in the area after a weak defensive reaction to put the score at 0-1.

In defense, Mapi León showed her solidity by cutting off a dangerous opportunity for Hammarby and she herself would shine again, this time in attack, with a precise corner kick that found Pajor, unstoppable in the area, to score 0-2 with a physical and forceful shot.

A dominant Barça and Hammarby resisting

The locals tried timidly to get closer, with Tandberg as their main figure, although without luck against the solid Barça defense. Barça, for their part, sought to increase their lead with shots and a magnificent move by Kika left Aitana Bonmatí in a favourable position to shoot, and an unfortunate deflection off a rival defender sent the ball into the back of the net. (0-3)

The match left emotional moments such as the return of Salma Paralluelo after her injury, great news for Barça. In addition, Hammarby paid tribute to Andersson, who left The pitch was applauded when she was substituted.

At the final whistle, Barça sealed their qualification for the Champions League quarter-finals with a resounding 0-3 victory. 

Match details and summary:

• FC Barcelona, ​​3: C.Coll, O.Batlle, C.Pina (Engen, min 67), I.Paredes, Mapi , Rolfö (Paralluelo, min 81), A.Bonmatí, E.Brugts (Nazareth, min 67), P.Guijarro (Torrejón, min 81), C.Graham, E.Pajor.
• Hammarby IF, 0: Tamminen, Lennartsson, Carlsson, Nystrom, Andersson (Gibson, min 88), Joramo, Vallotto (Sorbo, min 65), Blackstad, Wangerheim, Josendal (Holmberg, min 76), Tandberg (Westin, min 65)
• Goals: 0-1, M.7: E.Pajor; 0-2, M.40: E.Pajor; 0-3, M.81; A.Bonmatí
• Referee: Katalin Kulcsár

In the next match the Barça team will face each other. Valenciaon Sunday 15 December at 12:00 on matchday 13 of the F League. Remember that you can follow all the information about Barça women's football on the FCBN website.