This Sunday, January 23, 2022, the grand final of the Spanish Women’s Super Cup was held, with this as its two protagonists the two most powerful Spanish teams in recent years, Barcelona and Atlético de Madrid, who would face a once again for a title to add to their showcases.
Both teams arrived at a very good moment and it was expected that this would be a real match that would leave us with great emotions. Well, Barcelona had just eliminated Real Madrid by the slightest difference and Atlético de Madrid had slipped into the final after knocking out the Levante team.
The match began and what was expected would be a close match ended up being a football ride for Barcelona, as Atlético de Madrid received an important win from the Blaugrana.
The party began with the first of the afternoon, the work of Ingrid Engen at minute 16, but the figure of the match was undoubtedly her compatriot Caroline Graham-Hansen who was responsible for scoring the second and third goals in an interval of 4 minutes so that , almost half an hour into the game, Barcelona had a 3-0 lead.
The fourth goal of the game was made by Fridolina Rolfö starting the second half and a couple of minutes later, Hansen added the fifth on the scoreboard and the third goal on his personal account. Obtaining a ‘hat-trick’ that earned her to be named the player of the match.
Already in the last minutes of the match, the Dutch Lieke Martens appeared to close the tie with two more goals that finished off Atlético de Madrid. And so, with no more time to add, the whistle blew for the last time and Barcelona were proclaimed champions of the Spanish Women’s Super Cup after beating Atlético de Madrid 7-0.
But beyond the result, without a doubt, the figure of the night was a mattress, because this event goes beyond soccer. And it is that after 683 days of not stepping on the courts and after overcoming a brain tumor, Virginia Torrecilla returned to the field of play as a true warrior of life after beating cancer.
This emotional moment certainly did not go unnoticed against a Barcelona that reaffirms its greatness in scenarios like these, because despite having won 7-0, they took the time to applaud Torrecilla and even lifted her up in their arms in a grand gesture that was recognized all over the world.
Without a doubt, this is one more proof that football is more than just a sport and that before being footballers we are people, and this was the great news that will remain forever together with this new Barcelona title. Victory for the Blaugrana but also a gigantic victory for Atlético de Madrid and, above all, a victory for Virginia Torrecilla.
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