Barcelona Femeni captain Alexia Putellas hailed the resilience of her teammates as they clinched the 2023 UEFA Women’s Champions League title.
We did it! pic.twitter.com/XWk2kDAtpL
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) June 3, 2023
Putellas continued her staggered return to action with a late substitute appearance in the 3-2 final win over German giants VfL Wolfsburg.
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) June 3, 2023
The Spanish international scored as Barcelona won their first Champions League title in 2021, and again as they lost the 2022 final, in contrasting fortunes for her on the biggest stage.
👑 Reines d'Europa 👑
𝑳𝑰𝑫𝑬𝑹𝑨 𝑳𝑨 𝑻𝑬𝑽𝑨 𝑮𝑬𝑵𝑬𝑹𝑨𝑪𝑰𝑶́
𝑳𝑬𝑨𝑫 𝒀𝑶𝑼𝑹 𝑮𝑬𝑵𝑬𝑹𝑨𝑻𝑰𝑶𝑵
𝑳𝑰𝑫𝑬𝑹𝑨 𝑻𝑼 𝑮𝑬𝑵𝑬𝑹𝑨𝑪𝑰𝑶́𝑵 pic.twitter.com/XIzV5WqPvq— FC Barcelona Femení (@FCBfemeni) June 3, 2023
A 3-2 final win in Eindhoven secured a treble for the Catalans on the back of winning the Liga F title and the Supercopa de Espana.
𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐌𝐏𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐄✌️𝐑𝐎𝐏𝐄 #UWCLfinal pic.twitter.com/pX3qxrHs26
— FC Barcelona Femení (@FCBfemeni) June 3, 2023
A demanding campaign ended in glory for Barcelona and Putellas, and the 29-year-old claimed it was deserved for her team.
Alexia in.
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) June 3, 2023
“It has been a hard year, but it has been worth it, just for this”, as per reports from Mundo Deportivo.
Som-hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii !!!! Creiem en aquest equip 💙❤️💙❤️💙❤️💙❤️💙❤️ pic.twitter.com/cbHLzWg5sR
— FC Barcelona Femení (@FCBfemeni) June 3, 2023
“I have experienced it with a little suffering, watching from the bench, but in the second half we saw the reaction of the team.
there she is 🫠 pic.twitter.com/rlE65mg6bL
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) June 3, 2023
“We reacted like a mature team and we knew how to turn the game around, which in a Champions League final, is very difficult.”
nice to meet you again pic.twitter.com/ALfuvKaFWz
— Alexia Putellas (@alexiaputellas) June 3, 2023
Putellas will now wait to see if she is selected in Spain’s squad for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
besos besos besossssss 🏆🏆 pic.twitter.com/4TrxXfWiWb
— Alexia Putellas (@alexiaputellas) June 3, 2023
Her return to fitness remains on track and Jorge Vilda will confirm his final squad in the coming days.
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