little hand of heads, tears and a great gift | Relief
It was written. Barça needed to win with Panhos in the starting line-up between the sticks and Mariona in the eleventh round. being one of the scorers in his last home game, with his Pichichi handing out targets and Mapi Leon playing again 200 games after injury. It was a magical day, filled with emotions (up to five people) (Betis won 2-1) and tears, with a triple farewell on the grass in front of the fans of Panhos, Mariona and Giraldes.
“I don’t have words to describe everything I loved. It was an incredible journey,” said the Spanish woman, who said goodbye to the place that had been her home for ten years. From where he won 25 titles and made history by being part of one of our football’s legendary teams. Thanks to his boots, the result was 2:0 against Real Betis. There was nothing at stake with the Ligue F title a month in hand, but Mariona was motivated to come away with a goal. With Kule he scored a total of 115 goals. 115, it was very emotional, just like his last days at Barça, including the tearful press conference.
Sending the ball into the net, after the penalty committed by Carla Armengol against Marta Torrejon, Mariona put her hand on the backboard and made the gesture of someone who had just scored one of the most special goals of her career. Before adding her second chance of the match, Claudia Pina kept the victory on the scoresheet with a goal in the 26th minute. The Catalan striker left a warning in the form of a shot against the post in the first minutes and did not miss this time with an intriguing goal.after hitting a backhand to beat Visoso.
Julia Aguado’s goal and Pichichi coming off the bench
Betis, with salvation on the line, did not give up and closed the gap in a superb counter-attack launched by Nuria Ligero, who set him up for Carol Feres, who with a measured pass left him for Julia Aguado. The Valencian beat Yana Fernandez in an individual match and beat Panhos,who soon left to a standing ovation as the best goalkeeper in the history of Barça (23 titles), giving way to Gemma Font.
Barça, which rotated and repeated only two players from the eleven in the Champions League final (Patri Guijarro and Marion), gave way to several of its stars. They left, among other things, Salma Paralluelo and Graham Hansen, who scored two and one respectively, tied the race for Pichichi.. However, from the reserves, there was one name that resonated more: Mapi Leon.
Six months after suffering a knee meniscus injury, the Spanish centre-back is back playing. Barcelona fans missed him for 200 days. A wait that ended with his appearance in the second half, among the goals of a Barça that remains unbeaten in this League F. They have one last day left to finish this tournament undefeated and champions throughout. At the moment, he has already said goodbye to an excellent game and 5,162 spectators in the stands. No one moved after the final whistle, with Betis, who will have to wait until the last day in Tenerife and against Costa Adeje to confirm their consistency (they are three points behind Granada, meaning relegation).
Everyone was waiting for Mariona, Paños and Giraldes, in that order, to be honored and given blankets by the whole team. In addition, they received a gift from the club in the form of a shield. The three looked at him enthusiastically and read his legend with the icon, which caught the players’ attention. The coach who led the legendary team ended the evening with music, inviting them to one last dance together to best complete their wonderful story.