Barcelona's Aitana Bonmati ready to keep fighting on and off the pitch | The Bicycle Diaries

Aitana Bonmatí
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Of all the things that happened to you this year,
of having won LaLiga, of having won the Champions League,
of having won with Spain, of having been MVP of the World Cup and the Champions League,
of having won the Ballon d'Or,
of the conflicts with the Federation,
what is the learning?
We are women and we have had to live a life of struggle,
of not lowering our arms for our rights.
We have had to fight and have bad times too.
In the moment of greater glory,
what had to be transformed also jumped.
I mean Rubiales' kiss.
I think everything fell for its own kiss.
Thanks to that moment, there are things that have changed.
There is still a long way to go.
We will leave a better future thanks to our struggle,
thanks to our union,
and we are here to change life, to change society.
I think it has been a year of winning,
of winning on the pitch and of winning off the pitch too.
The fight to vindicate her rights
is not something new for Aitana.
It started when she was only seven years old,
when she decided that she wanted to play soccer in her hometown.
Before, society didn't see well
that a girl would play football,
or that she would be as competitive as me.
So that generated conflicts between me and my teammates.
Fights and insults.
What does a girl do playing football?
In the end, I think I swallowed a lot and endured a lot.
I had that resilience of,
well, I keep going, I don't care.
Obviously, that's not the case.
In the end, when you swallow and carry a backpack behind you,
one day you explode.
That girl who grew up admiring
the Barcelona of Messi, Xavi and Iniesta
is a key piece today of another Barça,
a team that has been compared to that historic side.
We have been superior for many years.
And that Barça was also very superior
to all the rivals it faced.
Similarities.
That ability to win all the games
and the way you win them,
it's not just winning 5-0,
but also how you win them.
We arrive at Ribes,
the hometown of the best women's football player in the world.
There's your field, right?
From here, Aitana, Mati and Conca.
And there I am.
We stop at a symbolic place,
a mural that tells the story of Aitana
with a powerful message.
You win or you learn.
You never lose.
And a surprise is waiting.
Can I take it?
Take it.
Yes?
Yes, man.
What a beauty.
You don't get tired of seeing it, do you?
A little, yes.
Lately, I've seen it a lot.
Thank you very much.
Thank you.
In a year full of victories,
perhaps the most important
was to set up a better future
for the next generation.
Photo?
You didn't go to school today?
Good morning.
Selfie or what?
That of having built a path for change,
fighting for your rights,
freedom and justice.
This is The Bicycle Diaries.
See you for the next journey.
