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Barcelona Lose First League Match in Two Years


Published By: Ritayan Basu

Last Updated: May 21, 2023, 22:05 IST

Barcelona women’s football team (Reuters)

Barcelona’s record two-year unbeaten run in Liga F was snapped following a 2-1 defeat at Madrid CFF on the final day of the season

Barcelonaโ€™s womenโ€™s side fell to their first league defeat in almost two years on Sunday, losing 2-1 at Madrid CFF.

Already crowned champions of Liga F for the fourth consecutive season, Jonatan Giraldezโ€™s side had little on the line in their final top flight match of the season.

The Champions League finalists were last beaten in Liga F on June 1 2021, after which they embarked on a 62-game winning streak in the league.

Sevilla snapped their run earlier in May with a 1-1 draw and Madrid CFF followed that by inflicting an extremely rare defeat, their first in 65 top flight matches.

Zambian forward Racheal Kundananji struck twice for the hosts while two-time Ballon dโ€™Or winner Alexia Putellas pulled one back for Barcelona, her first goal after recovering from a serious knee injury.

Barcelona face German side Wolfsburg in the Champions league final on June 3 in Eindhoven, a competition they won for the first time in 2021.

(This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed – AFP)



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