{"id":73307,"date":"2023-06-04T11:45:17","date_gmt":"2023-06-04T11:45:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/06\/04\/barcelona-claim-second-champions-league-crown\/"},"modified":"2023-06-04T11:45:17","modified_gmt":"2023-06-04T11:45:17","slug":"barcelona-claim-second-champions-league-crown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/06\/04\/barcelona-claim-second-champions-league-crown\/","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona claim second Champions League crown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-featured-image-rec\">\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/129984905_gettyimages-1258402803-696x392.jpg\"   alt=\"Barcelona were playing in their fourth final in five seasons\" title=\"Barcelona were playing in their fourth final in five seasons\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Barcelona were playing in their fourth final in five seasons<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Barcelona won a second Women\u2019s Champions League title after coming from behind in stunning fashion to beat German giants Wolfsburg.<\/p>\n<p>The Spanish champions trailed 2-0 at half-time before Patri Guijarro\u2019s two-minute brace pulled them level.<\/p>\n<p>Spurred on by their instant response in the second half, Barcelona piled on the pressure and were eventually rewarded.<\/p>\n<p>Fridolina Rolfo got the winner, thumping it into the roof of the net from close range with 20 minutes left.<\/p>\n<p>After losing their crown to Lyon in\u00a0last year\u2019s final,\u00a0Barcelona travelled to Eindhoven as favourites against a very strong Wolfsburg side, who were seeking a third European trophy in 10 years.<\/p>\n<p>Wolfsburg got off to the perfect start when competition top scorer Ewa Pajor robbed the ball off England defender Lucy Bronze, returning after knee surgery in April, to drive in the opener.<\/p>\n<p>Germany international Alexandra Popp was then set-up by Pajor with a teasing cross \u2013 the striker making no mistake as she headed in Wolfsburg\u2019s second.<\/p>\n<p>Barcelona had lacked fluency and patience in the first half but it was no surprise they bounced back, displaying the quality of football that helped them reach a fourth final in five seasons.<\/p>\n<p>Among Barcelona\u2019s winners was England midfielder Keira Walsh, who picked up her first European title, while Bronze became the first English woman to win the trophy with two different clubs after winning it on three consecutive occasions with former club Lyon between 2018 and 2020.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barcelona were playing in their fourth final in five seasons Barcelona won a second Women\u2019s Champions League title after coming from behind in stunning fashion to beat German giants Wolfsburg. 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