Barça Femení, going for the first 'crown' of 2024

The FC Barcelona Femení has the opportunity to begin to add titles in this season. After a thrilling presentation against the Real Madrid, with goleada included, the directed by Jonatan Giráldez will contest the final of the Supercopa of Spain with the firm intention to impose to the Raise and give continuity to the overwhelming command that have registered in the last years in the national competitions.

The clash between Barça and Raise will be this Saturday 20 January from the 20:00 hours (8:00 PM CET) in the Municipal Stadium of Butarque through The 2 TVE, RTVE Play and TV3 (only in Catalonia). It supposes the fifth edition of the Supercopa of Spain since they changed of format to a 'final four' in 2019 and the Barcelona could add his fourth title, after the achieved in 2020, 2022 and 2023.

Demanding final for the Barça Femení

The command of the Catalans has been absolute and would be the ideal form to start a 2024 in which they already have showed that have the same 'hunger' of always for achieving trophies. In the previous of the crash, Giráldez aimed that "it will be a big final and a fun final, with show, occasions and goals. We expect that more goals of our part and that we can carry us the title" and that it is conscious that the Raise is a very hard rival: Have a very brave and attractive proposal. In situations of duel put a lot of intensity, with intention to attack. It is a similar proposal to ours in intention".

The Raise arrives with the illusion to be able to 'argue' the command that has kept the Barça in Spain in the last years and add his third Supercopa, after the achieved in 1997 and 2000. Although the officiality of the competition was in discussion between 1997 and 2000, the Valencian club attained to impose in the first with a 6-4 in front of the Espanyol and a goleada by 7-2 against the Feminine Extremadura in the last. They come to win him to the Athletic of Madrid in the semifinals and with good feelings.

In the clash,a doublet of Gabi Nunes in the extratiempo broke the tie after the goals of Ángela Sosa (8') and Rasheedat Ajibade (21') in the first-half. It was a very equalised clash, but in the extention attained to impose the Valencians, like revancha to the final that lived in 2021 when the Madrilenian imposed 3-0 in the final.

The possible alignments of Barça and Raise in the final of the Supercopa of Spain

It will be a very hard clash and Giráldez will have to bet by a very competitive alignment with Tasting Coll under the three sticks, a defence formed by Bronze, Irene Walls, Engen, Ona Batlle. In the centre of the field, except twist of guion unexpected, the leading will be Keira Walsh, Patri Pebble and Aitana Bonmatí, whereas the offensive trident will be formed by Graham Hansen, Salma Paralluelo and Mariona.

By his part, José Luis Sánchez Vera will aim to his eleven more decisive warriors, with Holmgren in the goal, backed by a defence in which the protagonists are called to be Antonia, Mendoza, María Méndez and Paula Tomás, with Paula Fernández, Leire Bathrooms, Ángela Sosa in the medullary and, finally, a forward in which they are Andonova, Alba Round and Mayra Ramírez.