Women Football - HIGHLIGHTS | FC Barcelona vs. Valencia CF (Liga F 2024-25 Matchday 21)

It's top versus bottom then. We are underway. Valencia, the visitors, attacking the goal away to our left-hand side in their white strip. Barcelona in their familiar colours here at the Estadi. Johan Cruyff attacking the goal away to our right. Prolific season she's having, the Polish forward. 27 goals and 28 appearances in all competitions. Lovely move by Barcelona. So close to the opening goal, they want the corner. Okay, given that they cut Valencia open so easily to offer her side an outlet, because Barcelona will launch wave after wave of attack. And here they come again, the ball from Wolf, who doesn't quite find Pateas. She'll try again. Paredes. Fernandez back on the field of play. No ill effect to that early knock. Lovely ball over the top. Pires there. And she's denied by the woodwork. Let's just take a look at this again. A lovely little flick over the top. Pire clearly on side. And that's not an easy lob to get it over the goalkeeper from that sort of distance. And back down underneath the crossbar. Wonderful technique. Just her fifth appearance of the season for the Barcelona stopper. She actually kept a clean sheet in the reverse fixture in December. She played in that one as well. And that's a good turn of pace. Brown making the run to her left-hand side. She looks to go alone. And now Valencia hit the woodwork. What an effort. What a run. Font tipping it onto the bar. Pateas. Brown with the turn. She feeds Marti. Now has Marti got the pace? She has. She's the wrong side of Martitorion. Again, she's all on her own though. Marina Marti pulls the trigger. It's deflected and it's in. Oh, how about this? Against all the odds, the league's bottom side. Take the lead against Barcelona. And the defending champions had a warning a few moments ago. But this time, Marina Marti was on target. And Valencia have stunned Barcelona and lead by a goal to nil. Very animated. It's not been a season to remember so far for Valencia. There haven't been too many moments to cheer. 10 points from safety coming into this one. We're at the bottom of the table. Pateas shouldn't leave. Across the face of goal. Eva Payer is there. Goalmouth scramble. And it's bundled in by Pateas. And Valencia's lead did not last long. Just a couple of minutes. Alexia Pateas levels matters for the home side. Her 10th league goal of the season. Good ending with some space to run into. Rolfe has pulled out wide. They've gone through the middle instead. And they've done so to devastating effect. Kika Nazareth turns the match on its head. And Barcelona, who fell behind just six minutes ago, have now taken the lead for the first time. Simon picked up by Lopez. Skips away from a couple of challenges. Nazareth. Pateas to her right. Or feeds it through. It's come kindly for Lopez. He forces the save from Canales. Can do just that. Pateas onside. On target. Saved by the goalkeeper. Certainly Miss Hughes might get a second opportunity. Ali gets it clear. Now Brown. Has she got the pace? Has she got the strength? Just ran out of gas. Ran out of steam. And took the shot. And took it early. Fernandez has continued her run forward. Plenty of options. Look for the outboard in Marina Marti. And off she goes. Brown on the edge of the area. Florentino's joined the attack as well. Towards Brown. Just too high for her. They're in this contest, aren't they? A little bit later on. In fact, their match would start in Seville against Sevilla. At the conclusion of this match. That's why she's one of the best in the world. And it's very patient, isn't it? Pateas. Ball stays in play. Oh, off she goes. Takes two of them to stop her. And they still haven't managed to do so. Now here's a chance. And that's the third goal. And Eva Payol gets in on the act. And that might just be the goal that sees off Valencia. The Poles' prolific season continues. Eva Payol with her 28th goal. Oh, look at the space in that middle third now. It's opening up. This is where Barcelona can be extremely dangerous. She's gone for goal again. Canales. Not sure of her bearings. Had to put it behind for a corner. Possibly sailing off target and points from safety coming into this one. They've given a really good showing so far though. Rolfa rolls it across. There were two of them queuing up. Claudia Piena gives chase. Rolfa. Bonmati lets it run and seals the deal in style. Well, the result is in no doubt now. Job done then for Barcelona. Valencia gave them an almighty scare though in the first half. Hitting the woodwork, taking the lead through Marina Marti. But Barcelona were able to turn it around and turn it around quite quickly. Alexia Pateas made it 1-1 just a matter of moments after they fell behind. Kika Nazareth made it 2-1 shortly afterwards. And then in the second half, goals from Eva Payot. Prolific Pole banging in yet another.