Barcelona women go travel to San Sebastián on Sunday without Claudia Pina, as dem face Real Sociedad for Zubieta for 12:00 noon. Coach Pere Romeu confirm the Spain international no go make the trip before the team last training. Pina dey work outside the group after she leave Spain national team camp because of physical problems.
Her absence na setback for Barcelona, because she be the main star for the last clásico before international break. Pina score four goals as Barcelona record the biggest win in history of matches between the two teams. Vicky López also no go play. She still get discomfort for the rectus anterior of her right leg, and dem leave her out to be careful.
Better news for Barcelona: Kika Nazareth don get medical clearance from the mioaponeurotic injury in her right rectus anterior wey stop her from playing last four matches. The Portuguese use international break to improve her recovery, after start of season wey injuries limit her to only three league games. She train partly with the group on Thursday and she go travel to San Sebastián. Goalkeeper Cata Coll also dey available after she leave Spain camp because of quadriceps discomfort, and Caroline Graham Hansen dey available too after she no play Norway matches against Romania.
The match na matchday seven for Liga F. Barcelona go into am after beating Real Madrid 7-0 at Spotify Camp Nou and Roma Femminile 0-6 in Champions League. That one mean say dem score 13 goals in their last two games. For Liga F, Barcelona get six wins from six, 18 points, 28 goals scored and only two conceded, and dem dey top. Real Sociedad dey 15th with five points from one win, two draws and three defeats, penultimate and inside relegation place.
Real Sociedad still get one memory wey go give dem hope: last season dem beat Barcelona 1-0 for Zubieta through Edna Imade penalty, under coach Arturo Ruiz. That result na Barcelona last defeat, almost one year ago, and e end 19 years without Real Sociedad beating the azulgranas.
Barcelona summer get plenty changes. The reigning champions of Liga F, Champions League, Copa de la Reina and Supercopa lost most of the players wey build their dominance for almost a decade. Alexia Putellas, Mapi León, Ona Batlle and Salma Paralluelo among others no dey again. Putellas end 14 years and 38 titles to move to London City Lionesses, Mapi León go join English project after contract renewal talks fail, and Salma Paralluelo choose Olympique de Lyon. But Barcelona still get Aitana Bonmatí as their main reference, plus academy players, new signings and players wey stay.
