Barcelona beat Branni and PSG Häcken in the women’s soccer Champions League. Finnish players Katariina Kosola, Joanna Tynnilä and Nanne Ruuskanen have reached the quarterfinals.
The top Spanish club Barcelona didn’t give Norwegian Branni a chance in the quarterfinals of the Women’s Champions League.
Finns Joanna Tynnilän and Nanne Ruuskanen represented by the Norwegian team lost the away part on Thursday with goals 1–3 and the UWCL champion Barcelona advanced to the semi-finals with a total of 5–2. Tynnilä, who was Branni’s opener, was substituted in the 72nd minute.
Barcelona, who won the opening part in Norway 2–1, took a 2–0 lead in less than an hour Bonmat’s fence and Swedish Fridolina Rolfön with hits.
At the end of a quick attack, Branni completed the 1-2 reduction that raised hopes Tomine Svendheimwhose precise shot went into the goal via the back post in the 70th minute.
A couple of minutes before the end Patricia Guijarro sealed Barcelona’s Final Score at 3–1. The team will meet English Chelsea in the semi-finals.
The French PSG also progressed without major difficulties with 5-1 aggregate goals to the semi-finals of the Champions League by defeating Gothenburg’s Häcken 3-0 in the second part of the quarter-finals.
They were responsible for PSG’s goals Tabitha Chawinga, Korbin Albert and Marie-Antoinette Katoto. The scoring attempts clearly went to the winners 18–5.
Helmets Katariina Kosola got on the field after the struggle and the match series had already been decided in a 0–2 situation in the 72nd minute of the match, when he replaced the one who played in the midfield by Alice Bergström.
In the semifinals, PSG will face another French club, Lyon. The first semi-finals will be played on April 20 and the latter parts on April 27.