“We eat them with potatoes” by Alexia Putellas, 29 victims and the first fight without fans | Relief

Four years can mean the world. In the cyclone called football, time passes quickly, leaving behind many moments and names. Almost unable to think about what will cease to be. In what no longer exists. The women’s classic, which inherited this nomenclature from the men’s, is proof of this: a new event that takes place today (20:00, DAZN) at Alfredo Di Stefano. A lot has changed since then October 4, 2020, when Real Madrid and Barcelona shook hands in their first-ever head-to-head battle in women’s football. -with the permission of Heel-Bars one season before the transition season-. There is only one minus: the Blaugranas have not stopped winning. There are almost 30 different faces in the photo, two technicians who experienced that first meeting from the sidelines, several empty stands and a talk about the story of Alexia Putellas.

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Because anyone who thinks about the fight that took place on the 11th pitch of Valdebebas – the Real women’s team played at the Di Stefano only a year later, having made their debut in the Champions League – will certainly remember. some names that were part of the first clásico between the whites and the azulgranas

: Peter, Marta Corredera, Kenty Robles, Ivana Andres, Kaci, Maite Oroz, Aslani, Marta Cardona, Jacobsson, Lorena Navarro, Samara and Malena Ortiz, Ubogagu, Jessica Martinez, Claudia Florentino, Yohana Gomez, Sara Esquerro, Sandra Paños, Andrea Pereira, Leila Wahabi, Jenny Hermoso, Mariona Caldenti, Lieke Martens, Vicky Losada, Oshoala, Crnogorcevic, Laia Codina, Melanie Serrano and Hamraoui.

Total 29 different faces and 13 newcomers who are no longer alive. Among the figures mentioned there are several very important ones. Like Ivana Andrés, Real Madrid’s first captain and leader of the dressing room until last summer, she ended her contract and moved to Inter. Or Jenny Hermoso, Barça star and one of the most famous players in the world. Although their numbers are not the only ones that mark big changes in these four years.

It was the Real Madrid of the Swedes Aslani, White’s first “galactic” acquisition, and Jakobsson. One that still demonstrates the great heritage of “Hel” with players who have made the jump to the First Division, such as Lorena Navarro, Samara and Malena Ortiz, Jessica Martinez, Yohana Gomez or Sara Esquerro. And it was Barça too Vicky Losadathe historical captain who won the Champions League for the first time for the culé team, the legendary Melanie Serrano or Sandra Panos and Mariona Caldentiwho said goodbye last summer after making history as a Barcelona player.

Their memories form the first date between Whites and Blaugranas. The match ended in victory for the Catalans. The score was 4:0, in which they scored Patri Guijarro, Lieke Martens, Alexia Putellas and Misa, own goal. The Canarian goalkeeper, who continues to be the owner and mistress of the Real Madrid goal, despite the goal, was a heroine. He avoided a bigger rout with decent saves and left the first great pieces of a season in which he finished as Zamora de Primera.

Speech by Alexia Putellas: “We eat them with potatoes”

Patri Guijarro, touching the blow of the white defense, opened the can. And thanks to his goal, the competitiveness of both teams was unleashed. Controversy arose even after a goal against Aslani was disallowed due to a previous foul. The score was 1:1. However, Barça made their game plan very clear. The one that was demonstrated from time to time by Alexia Putellas, captain and leader, with a memorable speech: “The past does not serve us, what we have now serves us. Let’s get them off to a good start. We are going to go to this League. Come on, we’ll eat them with potatoes“.

Words from the two-time Ballon d’Or winner They were the beginning of a reality bath that has been repeated up to fourteen times to this day.. With more or less cruelty. With historical quotes such as the Camp Nou record. With more or less voltage. This Saturday in Valdebebas, the Clasico will once again gauge the rise of Real Madrid in their race to beat the almighty Barca.

Unbeaten in League F and with a big start to the season, Alberto Toril’s team wants to show that their leap is real this year. Their good performance – the result of their biggest ever Champions League victory – and the signings of stars that have excited Real Madrid fans (Leupolz, Alba Redondo, Maria Mendes, Lakrar, Eva Navarro…). They unleash the illusion in the Madrid parish.

For his part, Barça will make his debut on the bench. Pere Romeu faces his first Clásico as first coach. Apart from the debut of players such as Eva Payor or Kika Nazareth, this is the most expensive acquisition in history in the culé dressing room. The only blemish was the defeat to Manchester City at the start of the season. The Azulgranas want to continue adding to their record in this match.

They have fourteen victories out of fourteen possible. With a pulse that becomes more intense every day and for the first time in Valdebebas a full house is expected. Another detail that contrasts with that first date, where there was an uncomfortable silence in the stands in the midst of COVID-19. A past that seems distant and in which the ball has left us many moments and an unprecedented evolution in this classic.