FULL MATCH | FC BARCELONA vs AC MILAN | GAMPER 2024 💙❤️

[Applause] we to enjoy this one this is the group that are singing again from now and then we will have a halftime show with them as well local band local Duo here from Barcelona to take off the party [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] well and with this Anthem and this uh interpretation the two teams as you can see on your screens have already taken to the pitch the formalities are currently taking place I can for you confirm the starting 11 starting with the home s sites we have Jemma and go the backline is made out of Maron ma Leon Jana and Esme BR of course KRA Walsh will have the holding Midfield position and she's joined by two of the B team players Cano and Shon live with the 28 and the number 30s on their back and the front line it is a familiar one at least for the Wingers Airline Graham Hansen the Pichi the top goal scorer of the team with the number 10 and Pina on the right wing and Eva pure with the number 17 will be the striker responsible for banging in the goals into the back of the net as for the visitors in goal we have Giuliani the experienced goalkeeper currently in her fourth season with AC Milan her backline is made out of kisto swabi piga and Sophia the Midfield is made of seus mesage and mascarello in the front we have chant Mari donik from from the Netherlands evine e and Marinelli well with that I apologize to anybody that might be offended by the way that I pronounce some of these last names I trust you I assure you I do my best you know I was expecting some more like Italians last name that we could deal with but you know it's it's good to to expand our vocabulary when it comes to other languages because at barsa we do have a lot of like these Eastern European last names as well so that's that's interesting and always fun to to question before the matches like how do you pronounce this and then start learning and the more and obviously we didn't know because Barca has never played AC Milan exactly I found very interesting um their new manager as well Suzanne Baker um she joined she just joined as well in in July 2024 she's a former Ajax women's first team coach won the air DVC H league on her first season and then was um er runner up on the second season and has won in the Champions League ER group faces against PSG and Bayern Munich so a very experienced former player now manager and and just landed in Milan which I'm sure she's excited about to I don't know you tell me you're you're Dutch excited to change the Netherlands for Italy maybe listen I love Holland I do but hey if we can swap the Rainy clouds for some sunshine then absolutely Absol yeah exactly I'm all for that of course and uh yes you're right to point out bucker in her first season now with Milan after having a stint at Ajax and uh she's got quite a task ahead of her of course elenya because Milan uh well their last season didn't go according to planned they had to fight to stay uh in the city in the women's Top Flight they had to fight for relegation participated in the playoffs as well uh they did manage to do so there they've secured their place in the Italian Top Flight for the women's league but uh yeah quite a tough season for the visitors here tonight and uh and that's saying something because as I just mentioned they of course facing the Catalan juggernauts that have won all the trophies available so uh quite a tough test here in the preseason but why not test yourselves against the best um as the ball has already started to roll it is Milan with the owners as the ball is already in possession of laa Giuliani quite a way to start the season facing Barca after barca's last season right it's it's like okay let's really re really measure ourselves and see what we need to do in order to to keep it up and and and you know do a much better season than they did last year who better to test yourselves against than than this Barca femin team that is like the best of the best of the best the cream of the crop they the cre La cre de la cre as Milan here is pushing forward already trying to put Bara on the back foot domic losing possession here as uh Milan does earn themselves the throwi in it's onu seenus with the throwi in again here the number 20 with the ball as she's looking for her midfielders the Italian side trying to get the ball under control here as they're just trying to slow down the pace a little bit get comfortable on the ball and see if they can put Bara in a uh compromising position this looks promising indeed although it's nicely cleaned up here in the back by Esme BR I wanted to there there's people obviously a lot of people watching us or listening to us or watching the match on Barca 1 and asking why are not the you know the fame the famous faces the people that make this team most of them on the pitch today and well just to mention it obviously we have Gemma on the on the on the goal which she has the number one Onana patri giaro alexas Vicki Lopez and Salma Paro are are not on the pitch today because they just got back from from the Olympic Games and they basically had 10 days of vacation were able to train two twice since they got back so we have the opportunity to say to see today not just like some of the usual suspects that were not at the Olympics but also some of the of the barab B the the the team like Koo and Sh like sorry to jump in here elenia Pina Claudia Pina here with the first shot fired Bara getting some nice touches in the 18 yd box and making their presence felt rather as Pina was unable to keep that shot on target but an early warning shot fired here in the third minute of the first half Pina sending that one over the crossbar as uh now it's Milan again trying to get out of their uh discomfort Zone I should say to push Bara back but look at that is quickly dispossessed and now is Bara putting Milan on the back foot and a beautiful shot that is rocketed off of the post off the crossbar an absolute Beauty there by Sheron live the number 30 from the B Team exactly what we were just talking about you know we we are always thinking Alexia aana are wanting them to be on the pitch but then we have so many like jewels that we are still to discover from from the B team and and to tonight is a fantastic opportunity for that it is it is it is the opportunity to put your name on the map it's the opportunity to shine here in front of the home fans eager of course to continue to see their team steamroll the competition and Shar the light with the split opportunity there in the Split Second the blink of an eye firing off a shot that already hit the woodwork as uh also the members from the youth rank are knocking on the door of the first team and when opportunity knocks elenia the door opens and you got to step in and take that opportunity and it looks like the likes of Kano and Shon Li are ready to take that opportunity and grab it by the neck it's a a throw in I believe for the visitors indeed it is I I love seeing Eva pajer also like being so integrated into the team already you see her in the on the pitch like going for the ball just taking the initiative and and there a good reason why she's here now no she has all that DNA like Barca DNA of the typical player that we like seeing here that blends perfectly with the team that that has already been formed and making history for so long now there's no doubt about that wolburg along with Leo one of those European juggernauts that uh don't merely compete for domestic Glory but on the European stage as well and in the case of w Wolfsburg well they of course got stopped in their track in the final by football club Barcelona a game where uh Eva will have her memories from as Graham Hansen here tries to look for the space and she gets help here's the person we were talking about payor trying to slot that pass over to Kano no end up as a a throw in what a way to kick the off this Joan gamper trophy tonight between two teams that have never faced each other as we mentioned earlier but they they're hungry they seem hungry for that win one to maintain that that Supremacy in women's football Europe in Europe and the others to not just come back from from a season that they didn't do their best but also you know you want to you're facing the best in the world you want to set the bar right up there and and be able to to go home maybe with a win which is unlikely here tonight especially because we're we're home right we're home and we have the best team in the world I do think highly unlikely indeed as Bara continue to press forward here they don't understand the word friendly match they take every match ever so serious preseason or official competition in a a match where you think they could maybe take their foot off of the accelerator just a little bit not being fifth or sixth game gear maybe approach it with a third or fourth gear well they showed in the preseason games thus far that they uh like I said do not understand the word friendley that doesn't enter in their vocabulary two games 10 goals so far and the fans are at the edge of their seats here tonight to continue to see this goal Fest continue here on home soil the first game for these players in front of the home fans the first game for bet Romeo as well in front of the home fans as head coach taken over from jonath Jonathan hideth elenia what do you think this means for ber Romeo to take on such a massive challenge to uh have this team to continue to win of course and not just uh in in a few competition but in all competitions well I think he has a beautiful challenge actually because I would much rather as a manager take over a team and and try to Excel and and go above and beyond what has already been done and what was done by Jonathan Herald's last season winning everything than than coming to a team and having to build it or rebuild it from from scratch or having to improve it like I feel that that per Romeo has a a not I want I don't want to say the word easier job but uh a more a nicer job to maintain the the momentum and the and the quality of the team than for example AC Milan's H coach Susan backer who is coming to recover a team right so I I feel it's a completely different scenario two different challenges both very um exciting for both for both managers because they're they're both joining from scratch but I feel that that it's it's just a little bit nicer or more I don't know just like more exciting for for a coach to join and and just be able to keep to keep the momentum especially if he was already like the assistant coach for Jonathan herdes he knows this team very well and it's just the continuation of a process that has already been done before and in their preseason I mean they've already been doing great in the preseason with uh one a one5 win against hoffenheim in Germany and a 5 nil win against melier here at the Johan Pro Stadium well watch out here elen as I think it's cloudina that is on the floor or it's Jana as a matter of fact Jana getting tangled up here yeah it's Jana with Dum Pig no harm meant just uh disputing the ball both these players as it looks like the number five will be able to continue Jana Fernandez and what will be an important season for her as well as all these players will look for not just continuity but continue to also impress their new head coach now wants the assistant coach P Romeo you talked about the the task at hand that it's a a nicer job let's say but we often hear coaches Elite coaches talk about the difficulty of maintaining that Excellence so in that sense in that regard his challenge is massive I mean coming off at the back of winning four Trophies the Liga F the Champions League the Copa R the super cup as well it's a massive task for p Romeo to maintain that Excellence but he has the right players surrounding him to do that and they have continued or they show continue to show that they are up for the challenge as Bara just getting the touches on the ball here changing up the field of play Mai here trying to lure The Defenders as you were you were mentioning about these players not taking friendlies lightly and and I feel that especially a game like this where you have players that sometimes we don't see them often in the starting 11 and obviously there's sorry here Caroline Graham Hansen putting her name here in the y c Stadium on the map making her presence felt with a warning here but good goalkeeper by juliani earns Barca a corner kick definitely Caroline is one of those one of those few players on the pitch today that are undisputable right in in a starting 11 but then on the other hand you have other players that need to earn ear their spot on on the starting 11 so no friendlies here tonight they need to prove themselves and prove the team that they're that they deserve uh a spot on the first team and in the starting 11 of the best team in the world yeah and it's the right opportunity you named the players that are missing in action tonight Heavy Hitters the likes of Salma paruelo of course not here in action tonight as Graham Hansen the Pichi the top goal scorer of the team in in all competitions scoring a whopping 32 goals and providing 28 assists a total of 50 goal production coming from the Bara number 10 and uh she'll be a player once again that they'll rely heavily on of course to uh present that offensive threat that she is known for actually both Caroline and Claudia Pina were were potential absences tonight because of you know so this some discomfort they didn't play the last friendly of of the preseason against Mell so I'm surprised uh beautifully surprised to see them on the pitch here today to compliment some of the of the younger players that are facing AC Milan here tonight you know to get that little balance of experience and and spontaneity and and it's just nice to see them you know keeping up the Rhythm back for a new season and not not putting their their guard down after uh after winning everything last year how do you keep that excitement that hunger and with these these players this team it's like they can't get enough right luckily they cannot get enough they don't have their abilities full yet uh something that we see quite often with championship caliber teams teams that win multiple championships back to back to back they get this sense of uh complacency and that is not at all being the case with this Barca femin with the Barca women's team season after season they continue to show their prowess their hunger their eagerness to continue to write history and as I said at the top of the broadcast that history a new chapter is being written and it starts here tonight as Mai puts a dangerous cross into the box but it's nicely cleaned up by La Giuliani started off as a a tight first 10 minutes but I feel that Barca started to take over and dominating yeah yeah we saw early on Milan get some touches on the ball there trying to push Bara into their final third and as you mentioned and rightly soena Bara getting comfortable on the ball well maybe now this will be one of those possessions rare possessions for the visitors let's see if they can take advantage of it or uh even the fierceness with which this team hunts the ball down and applies it offensive press well there you go it's Bara back on the balls Eva with a nice little through ball into the 18 yd ball box as Sheron light the Swiss was unable to get to it but Bara winning themselves another throw in Jana wasting no time putting that ball back into play I love I love Tori I was I was going to mention that it's just it's amazing how Eva just perfectly fits in look at that see that High Press unsettling the Milan defense as uh they managed to clear it with a long ball up the field and in baras half we are at the moment I'm excited to see Eva blending in with aana Alexia Salma once they're they're ready to to kick off their Barca season Once Again their Club season after such an intense last season and then the the Olympics in Paris during the summer I mean there it's it's exciting to see new faces new strategy 's new manager as we were talking about earlier and and one of the things that I that I feel that's really important and key is any manager like any process any team deserves the the continuity right of a process and the fact that that Jonathan left ER having his assistant manager now taking over I feel that kind of like clicks right y it's a new manager new ideas fresh ideas Fresh Faces both on the pitch and on the bench but continuing right with a with a process that has worked mhm yeah and it's of course not the first time also Jonathan hial took over his predecessor as assistant coach and uh that is of course uh a benefit to this team there is a familiar aspect to that they know already the person taking in charge there's a a confidence that comes with that as well and uh Bara in that sense continues to bet on the Homegrown talents not just from uh a sporting perspective but also managing IAL as we're seeing B Romeo here debut make his debut in front of the home fans and we talk about new faces on the field on the bench in The Dugout as well but also in the stadium I feel that with the success of the women's team so does it draw the attention and the admiration of the fans it's a packed house here tonight I uh talked about it at the top of the broadcast that last time I was here we were just over 5,000 it's a packed house here tonight and that's great to see also of course the support locally from the fans for this team yeah from hours before the the match started you know there's a lot of events a lot of activities going on on at the gamper Fest both men and women's there's a lot of activities for oues to enjoy and and today was no except exception we got here oh there's the first goal it's grem Anson sling that ball into the into the 18 yd box and it's beautifully finished off by the newcomer by the Polish Striker she already scored three goals in the preseason will make it four because Eva P heads in the first goal for football club Barcelona it is Barca one AC Milan now with 17 minutes gone it's Bara that takes the lead the connection that will hopefully rely on many more times in the season to come it's Caroline grah Manson with the assist and the number 17 with the goal Bara One Milan nil wow wow wow wow wow I mean I'm I'm just so excited to see these two and and Eva is just she's just fitting in like a piece of the puzzle right and of course Caroline doing that assist is just like continuing what what she knows best what she does best and it it was just a beautiful way to open that scoreboard here today an excellent goal indeed the Beautiful assist from the right wing met with an excellent header as well as Eva payor gets her first goal in front of the home fans and celebrates it with the Bara faithful as that will do a world of good for her confidence as well as if she needed it elenia the three goals she scored so far will do their dose of good as well but it's of course something different to score in front of your home fans yeah that makes makes it four in the pre-season we haven't even started the official season and she's already scor scored four goals and two assists so I mean I'm I'm sure that she's going to give all kiss so much joy this season and and we're just getting proof of that she just just landed and then she's just like I'm on I'm I'm a I'm a bar just another Barca player it feels like she's been here forever that's right perfect piece to the puzzle as you mentioned and when the glove fits well well you got to wear it here's Caroline Graham Hansen again cutting into the middle now with looking for the one-w touch with the goal score feels like it's going to be a goal Fest at the gamper Fest oh yes yeah opened up the the scoreboard on the 17th minute so we have a long night ahead and hopefully a lot of goals by all these amazing players that just seem eager to start this season to play any friendly like any like any other match like any other final and we can see it here tonight you know there's there's intensity on the pitch there's quality there's talent and there's a lot of strategy as well that you can see from from afar it's not just you know a lot of like kicking balls around no no there's a lot of planning and a lot of strategy before behind what's going on on this pitch tonight oh the referee playing the advantage early on and good as well because uh ban continuing to hunt down now they've drawn blood and they're hungry for [Applause] more and as earlier shedan light wanted the foul in a dangerous position as well but I do prefer that myself elenia when uh the advantage is played and the ball is still in play and the team is still in possession let the play continue especially for a team like Bara that can uh score goals at will it seems at times yeah and we want to see that you know we want to see that continuous flow of the game and and unless something like drastic happens that you need to stop it but we want to see that that continuity and we can see the intensity on both teams wanting to to perform and wanting to keep possession of the ball and and they're doing it beautifully especially Barca with that possession and keeping the the ball on this side of of the pitch on on the offensive side here's Esme BRZ again it's going to be an important season for the Dutch players back to back shots this time KRA Walsh getting stopped in her tracks is laa Giuliani the veteran goalkeeper for the visitors in her fourth season with Milan ex Juventus fryberg cologne and Kom player Kom the men's team who have now made official the signing of uh the previous men's Captain Ser Roberto joining C fabrigas side and uh the goalkeeper for Milan also having a stin there for the Italian side of Koo now again Giuliani with an excellent stop this time it was a g the number 28 I don't know if you noticed but those two Bara B players are are intense tonight they're showing off they're proving that there's so much quality behind and and the the runner-ups right not the runner-ups the the the players that are following that are coming up from from barabi in the women's team as well I mean it's it's just like the Barca brand laasia all all around not just the men's but also the women proving there's so much talent and there's so much underground H the jeels right the uncovered jewels of laasia that yeah the gems the the the the well it's not like the rough you know like the rough gems because they're definitely not rough they're polished they're being polished they're very polished they're seem very polished and they're proving here today to P Romeo that they can be part of this first team and and join everything the Magic The Magic nights ma Leon putting that ball into the box and look at Eva with the skill Nifty little back Fiel and she got a good touch to it not the speed that she would have wanted but uh what a goal that would have been from the Polish Striker I have to tell you I'm kind of like excited and relieved that she's a barcel player now you know because every time Eva pader was was on on the pitch for wburg it was always intimidating and now she's she's one of of the blana players and and she's proving and she's showing that she she's feeling it as well right not just as a as a football player but as a k she's showing that she's part of this team and that she was eventually going to be she was meant to be here tonight she will be happy to have uh joined this incredible team this well oiled machine and literally literally as uh now it'll be a goal kick for the [Applause] Italians AC Milan they started off very intense very intimidating I feel that they're loosening up a bit now they they're like okay let's do this and now it's like oh my God it's Barca right and and they kind of like pushed back a bit like defensively they were being very offensive at the at the first couple of minutes the first 10 minutes of of the match and now I feel that they just like pulled back a bit trying to to keep that ball away from the goal but we've had so many shots on Target in the in the last few minutes that I feel that second goal is coming any minute now well it's time and time again isn't it elenia when teams play this Bara side it must be so frustrating I asked myself this question on air to our viewers many many times how frustrating must it be for other teams to face this Barca side that H's possession that keeps hold of the ball for so long so many periods uh so much time uh throughout the match and then uh you know what do you do as a team when you simply chasing Shadows you don't get a sniff of the ball what is it that you can do other than just be frustrated after a while or maybe just marvel at the Excellence of this team and in the likes of an evapor take advantage of the time where you're not facing a side like barad to set to make your mark and and hopefully get signed by the European and Spanish Champions and uh Hey as the saying goes elenia when you can't beat him join him that's exact what did well I you know it's it's a great question because I do feel that that's more of like a managing and staff um approach and what they're going to do and it's it's very psychological because you can you can take it two ways you can either feel intimidated by the Rival and obviously you're going to feel intimidated by a rival like Barca o they're in there that's a shot that Ro off the crossbar once more my goodness Bara getting ever so close here to the second goal and it rattled off the woodwork as once again byour at the end of an Esme BR pass this time first one came from the right this one from the left and with the left foot the Polish Striker the Polish number 17 this time being stopped by the crossbar the Pol Polish Polish Polish Polish she's she if you can beat them join them I I love that but as I was saying it's it's very psychological from from a bench perspective from a manager's perspective because you can either take it two ways you can be intimidated by a rival like Barca which is probably the the most common situation but you can also take it as a challenge and say if we want to be the best if we want to who Bara continuing to threat there on the Left Flank asme BR is going to town here on AC Milan Defenders time and time again the Bara number 24 being sought out and she's doing an excellent job at continuing to create that threat on the left hand side I'll try to finish my idea sometime when Bara does is not shooting against towards the so hard it's an onslaught here it comes again we can't talk here Caroline again looking for her teammates that are huddled inside of the 18 Yard Box Gina now it's g with a shot and straight into the gloves of Giuliani wow Kan is want to watch huh want to watch here tonight she's on fire H as well as As Eva obviously both proving to the fans to the team to their player teammates and also to the to the staff and the manager that that they deserve their spot here so on on backers and they they have a lot to talk about in at halftime either you get intimidated like I what I consider it's happening now or you take the opportunity to say okay we want to be the best we need to be the best right that's right so I just to finish that idea now that they're in the Midfield and and I can talk there's no no danger whatsoever I I I feel it's it's definitely a a manager's approach in a on a very psychological level on how you're going to face a team like Bara of course I mean this is always going to be a mountain to climb for AC Milan the visitor here is coming to town uh is going to be a tough task to be a real competition and listen having said that I mean we're nearly nearing the half hour Markin I would say that Milan are doing a good side or doing a good job rather of uh preventing Bara from increasing the goal deficit 1 n so far but we have seen lopsided Affairs uh take place after 30 minutes of play so good on the visitors for uh closing down barca's offense and staying tightly compact in the back as now once again they're on the ball and trying to push Bara into their half but they got to pass the ball better than that when they have possession they need to be more precise with these kind of passes because uh the last thing you want to do for Barca is gift away the ball like they just did there yeah well you can you can see that they changed the strategy quite quickly they started off very offensively and the minute that they notice how offensive Barca is and how this team plays especially being at their own at their own home at their own stadium it's like they changed the strategy immediately they push back they they're playing much more defensively which I think is the the correct uh thing to do for them today because I don't I don't see Milan really having the opportunity to to score a goal today I mean JMA is is Bor so bored not even one I mean I have I'm like my neck is hurting already from looking to the right side of the pitch you know because the ball has barely gone past the the the center of the of the field so why don't we see if we can get Jemma to join us here up here for a quick little flash interview um but Jokes Aside it is of course true that Bara are putting the visitors here on the back foot that Relentless High Press is something that is religious for this team and not just that it's how well these players execute that game plan to Perfection and the discipline of it as well we talked about the official competition how these players are disciplined in this type of tactic but also in the preseason they're just simply Relentless and ruthless I would say uh taking down their opponents with a plethora of goals the goals continue to reain in so far in this preseason 10 goals so excuse me 10 goals scored so far make that 11 with uh the opener here tonight falling for Eva payor after 177 minutes we're at the 30-minute Mark here still 1-0 for the homeside by Bara in this fourth edition of the Johan gumper trophy giving us another exhibition with more goals to come surely I would really like to see this team I mean both teams face each other in official competitions well Champions League um in the future because I feel that also Milan has is showing that they have a lot of potential and and the fact that they're here playing today it means that they have a managing team as well behind them saying okay you know know like what we what we mentioned earlier if we want to improve we need to beat the best and that's the ball close to the goal once again Ram Hansen Caroline grem Hansen you got to finish these starts quickly because the offensive Onslaught isn't stopping it's uh a steamroller here as Bara continues to steamroll their competitions winning a corner here with a left footed shot by the Bara number 10 the assist Giver so far Caroline Graham Hansen earning Bara a corner from the left hand side will be M Leon to do the honors tension tension in the stadium I love to see it I love to see also you know the supporters that you used to seeing well now at the Olympic Stadium but also at at the camot you know it's Al moav you know those banners yeah they're here supporting the El f as well so that's that's exciting to see so many people getting involved and well we saw it last year in B at the Champions League the Women's Champions League final it was a full house completely crazy at samame one of the most amazing stadiums in in the world and and certainly in Spain and how the the fans responded and they just took over BAU and and tonight here at the at the Johan cro Stadium it's it's just another proof of how this team is is not just part of of a club but it's part of a whole culture and the whole city absolutely I was going to ask you about that elenia as uh you might have missed it your girl Gemma got a touch on the ball as she had to make a clearance there the uh Milan players getting the ball to eya their number 19 the forward getting a touch on the ball but uh the touch didn't last long or didn't create much danger as JMA the Bara goalkeeper managed to clear that one but just a circle back to your point here of uh the Champions League final that you saw in person was that what you say of of all the trophies one of all the memories the many memories that this team gave us last season what was your favorite one well I wish I would have seen it in person I was actually in Barca Studios inside commenting on the on the final but we did have all our our Bara one team over there showing us through the screens what what it was like and it was Goosebumps for five hours five hours you know pregame show the 90 minutes of the match 90 plus minutes of the match then postmatch uh the after waiting for the players at the at the flash Zone it it was just amazing and and for me the image that just like got stuck in my head last season was not the fans at the stadium but the fans on the streets of bilau it was like jammed completely jammed it just feels like everybody in Barcelona left Barcelona went to bilau and to support this team to get their their their other their their third Champions League final trophy so it was just exciting to see so many people move and and drive and fly and whatever however they got to BAU and just take over the the city it took over it was all Blau there over in bilau s miss being painted blue and red as this team managed to win their third Champions League trophy third in Four Seasons and uh what a team we have at our disposal here the likes of aona ananab mati of course the heart and soul of this side remains a Guiding Light in the Midfield that is not in action at the moment the Irreplaceable Alexia payas the captain the ever dangerous Caroline Graham Hansen the youthful Brilliance of Salma Paro as uh she will sit out tonight because of uh having returned just recently of course from the uh Olympic games but you you mention all of these names and you look at the competition that of course continues to beef in their own teams up but with no disrespects to the Leons to the wolburg to the chelseas but do you really see or what team I guess would you see be the fiercest competitor for this site domestically or internationally well I I think as we're taking a quick water break I should a bre I think we need to take a quick water break as well it's really hot in Barcelona tonight sing temperatures I mean it's still August right we we're so spoiled in Barcelona with the weather here we don't get the freezing cold weather that some northern European countries get and we you know we get a hot summer obviously but we have the Mediterranean right in our backyard so I mean the last few weeks has been so nice the weather that today just feels a little bit hotter than than the last few weeks here but it's still August right so they're taking a a water break now and and you know it's just you know those players that that have been there for so long it's just was excited to see I'm excited to see new players here today you know and and and they were just talking to P Romeo now and the during their water break and you can see the team just like flawlessly you know taking taking care of what's Happening here tonight and be like okay we still we have a a a a transatlantic not just transatlantic flight to take in in in two days but they're going to be 9 hours behind so the jetl is real trust me I know I flew to La uh for cop America just h a couple months ago and that jetl is intense so I feel that they they don't want to you know push so hard physically here tonight I don't know I have a feeling that they want to win obviously but I do feel that the players that are the most intense are the new face so they're proving themselves I mean the new phas and the barsa B players they're like I need to this is my opportunity to show that I'm here and I'm here for good mhm mhm so eager to put on a spectacle for the home fans as nean here trying to Nick one back and uh it was a close call eventually called offside unfortunately for Marinelli as uh she thought she was in a good position there to try to test the goalkeeping skills of the Bara number one of Gemma and uh now Bara passing the ball back to their trust worthy their trusty number 10 Caroline Graham Hansen switching beautiful from the left to the right closely being marked by the Italian Defenders as she gets the help from Kano now here's Jana Yanna finding KRA Walsh Place the ball inside B will try once again from the right flank to look for the open Mark and uh Isme BR is able to keep that ball in play Dutch left back taking on her defender puts in AC cross that is cleaned up by laa Giuliani 38 minutes played in this warm evening here in the fudal Giuliani a very experienced goalkeeper but I'm actually wondering what's going to happen on barca's side for with the goalkeepers this season now we have JMA katak and now we have Ellie robuk from from coming from Manchester City English national team I mean we have that goal is covered for the rest of the decade yeah yeah Ellie Rob book uh coming off of some uh nagging injuries that has kept her out of play for quite a while but joining a club like football club Barcelona and with her track record in between the sticks more than a uh worthy goalkeeper for the Bara goal of course as we earlier saw a replay of the goal scored so far by Eva payor the only goal so far as we suspect and it won't be for much longer and excuse the confidence but that is the confidence we have in his team as the ball isn't met by any of the bar shirts rolling around Loosely in the 18 yd box and now cleaned up by the visitors elen that was a a risky move there by AC Milan and looking back at their numbers a bit this preseason as well I mean they've had two preseason friendlies as well one win one loss the F the win was against Monaco a solid win 4-0 against Monaco and then the loss against Newcastle but in penalty so I mean they've haven't had a bad preseason so far and now they're facing the best team in the world so it's a it's a it's an important night for them tonight to see and and to measure how their team is doing moving forward and and into the season the beginning of the season the 2024 25 season now you're right you're right oen I'm going to add one more to that actually they played nce as well on the 17th where they managed to win that one yeah three goals to one and there's another shot from the Swiss once again trying to get her goal on the night Sheran light with the number 30 she hit the woodwork earlier this one going high over the crossb you can see how much it means to Heria she really wants to get her goal tonight yeah of course we're seeing the most intensity from number 30 and number 28 the two uh Barca B players showing off here tonight and proving the talent that this club has beyond the first team absolutely the talent from the youth teams and the talent that have come from from abroad as uh the Bundesliga top goal scorer Eva payor scored here tonight as well in front of our fans and you saw from the celebrations exactly how much it meant for the poish striker to get one in in front of her fans to gain that confidence not just from the teammates but from the fans as well it means a world to these players of course particular for the forwards to uh get their accolades in goals and to do it in front of the fans well it makes it all the sweeter we have we can see that there's fans from everywhere in the world here tonight but one thing that is standing out on the bleachers to me right now is that Norwegian flag where do you see that I haven't seen that one yet it's right I see it yeah it's right on the on where Giuliani giuliani's goal to the right or to the left of juliani's goal yes yes a shout out there to the Baran number 10 as uh of course the month of August Barcelona being uh what is the second third most visited city in the world draws plenty of Tourism and Bara being one of the main tourist attractions the museum in fact the Bara Museum of course the most visited Museum in the world yeah well I don't know if it's uh the most visited Museum in the world the barasa museum yeah my goodness my goodness well at least it was a couple years ago I'm I'm assuming now say of Spain but no no no no no yeah in the world and under construction um now with the camno under construction oh wait yeah it might be Spain yeah cuz I'm I'm not thinking like I'm now I'm thinking maybe the L has more yeah but it's Spain it's Spain I'm sorry I got I got too excited but yeah now with the camau under construction and and it's still drawing so much people I was actually talking to to a guy who works at the Boda the Barca store at camau and he was telling me yesterday that they're getting more people more sales now with the camau under construction than when the camau is not under construction that's interesting because people are going to because it's so big and it has so much product than than when people come to the stadium and to the games at know they probably buy their stuff at the store in P Gracia or ramas or something like that but yeah interesting fact that I learned yesterday about see doing here slide promo here for the BSA stores of course get all your gear of course who doesn't want a barsa jersey get it from the store or get it online in case uh you don't have the pleasure to visit this beautiful city the city of Barcelona and uh my recommendation would be if you can come to town in September or October and uh avoid uh know the heat the mass tourism as the excitement continues to raise here in the it's a lovely pass inside between sh and Eva those three shining bright tonight Eva P Koo and shite here's Pina we have Pina finds K Walsh one two between the nine here's again Bina wants to fire off a shot but she's surrounded by the white shirts Milan closing down the defense making it impossible for the B number nine to test the goalkeeping skills of uh [Applause] Giuliani as they will try their look now on the left side Mai changes her mind passes it to Marta ton just a about to finish this first half just looking for the fourth ref to see how much of added time we will have here tonight on the first half and then I'm sure that Milan will get a a speech from Susan Bacher in the dressing room before they come out on the second half let's see how it changes so 3 minutes 3 minutes of added time three minutes seems excessive Ken yeah a bit right a little bit a little bit I thought just one goal scored yeah exactly not a lot of players uh that were down we had uh who was it that was down for Bara for a little while I think it was Jana earlier in the game yeah correct but 3 minutes of extra time it is see what we can go into halftime with a second goal and then you know just call it a night once again Bara conceding a foul and the first yellow card being shown the yellow card being handed to the number two and uh kisto quick peek in my notes so thank you for that K Visto the 29-year-old Finn taking down cloud ainaa with tackle from the back and this could be an excellent position indeed for Bara to get their second goal or at least to try to generate a chance as uh they'll most likely opt for the long pass here into the 18 yd box AIA is ready to hoof this one up the field and into the final third as are the Bara players won't be Pina will be m in the end with a left foot across it gets met by the player that was uh picked up the yellow card kisto [Music] the throw in Taken quickly Marta will play back with Mai KRA and mighty the onew as they might uh just slow things down a little bit here and let the clock wind down Shon light Mai finds Esme BR here's BRZ wants to take on her Defender and she does but again met with a allall of white shirts means that she needs the help of her teammates here's Pina and that's a good shot car from a shot to a cross Caroline grah Hanson getting a touch to that ball but unable to put it into the back of the net as it went out and it'll be a goal kick for the visitors elenia yeah it's it's amazing how Carolyn Graham hun her she can she just can never get enough right she's always there always there always hungry aiming and and creating so much opportunities and those 3 minutes they're like we're going to make the best of these 3 minutes we're going to go into halftime with that second with that second goal but let's see what happens now we have about a minute left I would say that ball just grazing her forehead as uh she did get a touch to it but not enough and that'll that'll be it referee calling for the halftime whistle as it is 1-0 for the home side buub CL Barcelona beating AC Milan thanks to from Eva payor at the 17th minute coming from a from an assist from the B number 10 Caroline Graham Hansen stay with us cuz there's a lot more coming your way as we're going to continue the broadcast in fact elenia going to continue just a little bit longer well uh what do you make of the first half elenia intensity but very mees sh I feel that what what we were mention mentioning earlier I mean the the team has a lot ahead of them in the next week just 4 days from now they will be playing in San Jose 9 hours difference in in time zone They will be in we'll be right back no no I think we can go on a little bit longer oenia they are just preparing uh this set so our crew is going to come your way with the halftime uh show in the meantime so what what I it's like either they're trying to score a goal or they're like you got the chance now I have the chance to talk now okay amazing so 4 days from now they're going to be in Pacific time so in California in San Jose so that takes a huge toll physically and mentally and the time difference it's like you're there waking up and it's night in Barcelona and vice versa so I feel the first half has been a very measured intense proving what Barca is proving the work that has been that is being done in the preseason obviously the three key players for me have been Koo shenl and and P obviously Caroline but Caroline I mean it's it's it's an obvious right it's an obvious so and then a week from now they're going to be in Dallas which is 7 hours behind so I mean I feel that tonight they need a win but they need to know and measuring measure and you know control and be aware of what's coming in the next week well we're just looking at the highlights here of the first half here Caroline Graham Hansen taking on and firing off a right footed shot that was excellent good stop there by uh laa Giuliani I mean in that regard is it a surprise that basa hav't scored more the Italians have showed that defensively what traditionally and stereotypically perhaps the Italians are know for but a solid defense you know not getting much on the ball but so far been able to uh show that they are good at keeping Bara at Bay we are going to take a short break we will be right back with the second half don't go anywhere still 45 minutes of action coming your [Music] way welcome back to the Yol CRA Stadium welcome back to this fourth edition of the Johan gumper Fest the Johan gumper trophy that is currently being won by the local side the homeside football club Barcelona beating AC Milan by a go to nil the goal being scored by the newcomer the bar polish Striker evapor getting in a header thanks to a beautiful assist a picture perfect pass pinpoint accuracy from Caroline Graham Hansen the Norwegian that finished off last season with 28 assists continuing this preseason delivering and also trying to get on the scoreboard herself she had some good chances as did other players but uh in the meantime the ball it continues to roll here as Bara will continue to knock on this wall of white shirts Milan currently staying disciplined in the defense and keeping Barca at Bay from scoring more goals but they have drawn blood Bara and when they do so they are usually in store for more joining me is elenia garoli elenia what can we expect here for the second half well first first and foremost a lot of more excitement obviously after that first amazing goal on the first half and hoping hoping for much more goals in the second half and we already have two changes chartan Li one of the stars of the first half one of my favorites of the first half for sure she's shining bright she's showing what what she's made of and why she deserves a spot on the first first team well she's out for the second half she gave it all in the first and now Vicki is in and for AC Milan also mascarello number 12 is out for Sylvia Rubio number 14 excellent stuff biki here getting her first touches now again on the right wing putting in across and Eva trying to get it with the head once more she had to bend down to get it maybe uh her foot would have been a better option but she does win Barca a corner kick what a player H what a player she's just demonstrating from day one what she's made of and why she's she deserves to be here with this team blending in perfectly just another piece of the puzzle and and she just proven that she has BL blood in her well she got her first goal in front of the home fans and she's eager to get in another one that was an excellent chance there Bara wasting no time whatsoever two minutes gone in the second half and varsa getting close for to their second goal here in the opening minutes and now once again this one going high over the crossbar it was a a close call but in the end no good for the number 28 G the other player to watch here tonight young player from the barab B team that made an amazing first half played an amazing first half as well and she's still on so let's see what we can get from her in this second half she's already pushing forward looking for that goal which would be a a brilliant night for her to kick off this season and also with the first team right absolutely absolutely and just to uh touch on the change that the visitors made Sylvia Rubio will be a familiar player for some of these players here on the Catalan side as uh she hails from Spain in fact she hails from Madrid CL the football feminino where uh the 23-year-old played uh a total of 115 games and has uh since a while however packed her bags to play in foreign land it's her third season with AC Milan as uh she's also an international player at least for the Youth categor she was for the Spanish National side here's M ton M Leon slowly but surely inching their way forward as the ball has gone over the half here's CLA yina one of the players that was very close and eager to get her name on the score sheet Caroline Graham Manson lets it rip and he gets it on the post as uh the Milan defense has to clear that ball for corner kick mesia or it didn't go out as a matter of fact but mesia is trying to clean up in defense as Caroline Graham Hansen was ever so close there to get the second goal for Bara this time it was the post that prevented the Norwegian from getting her goal see there the replay catching uh the keeper Giuliani off guard and all the B number 10 could do was look how that ball ricocheted off the post and nearly with the Ric Shang here evap pay doing a good job at chasing that ball down again it's that characteristic High Press that is synonymous to this team that will time and time again put their opponents in all kinds of difficulties as we saw in the first half but I'm going to insist with this point here oenia I've been impressed with how Milan have been able to keep bar at bit I'm not used to seeing these kind of games where at the 50-minute Mark B is leading by can there I say mere a mere goal to nil well you know we we spoke about it on the on the first half Milan started off very very offensively the first 10 minutes and then I I I feel that they they were like let's go back otherwise this is going to be a massacre you know so basically let's just push back yeah let's sit back a little bit you know let's be let's be modest let's be mod sensible not playing as intense as we're used to seeing them they're playing a very good game but also you know controlling the energy controlling the fact that they're traveling in a few days as we mentioned multiple times already and and also I mean we have a a a new faces blending in adapting to a new team young players also adapting and and players that well most of them are out on the bench but you know players who had a very intense last season and and they need to keep those energy levels up for when the official matches start also you know after the US tour obviously in in the following weeks we saw there again the link up play between Esme BR and Claudia Pina you're seeing it here as well off the ball the number line consistently looking for the number 24 as she'd been fed that ball time and time again this is a good chance for pina but that one going wide alapa not getting the touch on that ball that she would have wanted as you can see the reflection of her face little bit of disappointment there know she should have done better but again Milan very quick quick to close down the space that claa would have had but uh she knows she should have done better well you know claaa is the the player that comes in and she completely shifts the rhythm of a game a typical player that they well Jonathan hies used to put her in when things got a little bit stock and she would came and just like change completely the dynamic and and today she started off which was quite a surprise because she was in feeling 100% so and I I I don't see her 100% tonight I don't see her 100% she had she has had the touch she's been there in the in the in the area with the opportunities but not with the definition that she usually has and with the energy that she usually has I feel that she's like a Speedy Gonzalez and I don't see that in her today maybe because she's coming from that little bit of a a discomfort and not playing the last friendly so I don't know maybe some of that has to do with the fact that you know she's a little bit off but you know always an important player to have on the pitch CIA just easing her way into the into this game as uh this team has got two preseason friendlies under their belt so far managing to beat both sides K UNAM Manita with a fiveg goal deficit it was 5- n and 51 against melier and uh elenia I'm blanking on the other one here melier and um Monaco no Monaco was AC Milan who played against Monaco it's the hoffenheim hoffenheim thank you so much I knew I could count on you to get the name of the German side hoffenheim and melier so far the teams that were on the receiving end of an absolute battering that we have grown accustomed from this team cloudia again linking up with Esme the Dutch player getting it back but uh inaccurate on the first touch she lets the ball get away from her Pina though determined to get it back it will be BR sees Mai and gives it to Walsh Pina will take it on their left foot here's Pina again with the left foot oh my God as that strike just goes across the goal Giuliani breathing as sigh of relief as the Bara number nine was ever so close to get the second one for the homide I feel she heard me she I'm going to proveen wrong well look at that I mean the goalkeeper getting a touch to it as well oh no she did not actually it is a home a throwin for the visitors but yes hopefully she did hear you that message got to cloudina From the Bench from the booth to the bench to the field and she's going to be determined prove you wrong I hope so I mean that's that's what we want right I mean she's been there she's had the opportunities we just need to her to like Mark the definition and and score that goal that she's been fighting for all night Milan here trying to uh set the offside trap but Eva pay too wise to fall for that one and this cross getting stopped by the Italian goalkeeper once more the referee allowing play to continue Pina loses control hold it the ball now can the Italians run with it well no they cannot because Pina intercepting that ball and uh just making up for her little inaccurate touch there and getting that ball back into the possession of her team she's definitely shifted her gear up since the that first half words your words well you know I mean we're just in the you know what they call that they call that the commentator's curse okay you would here's another shot being fir this time it's Vicki Lopez no I love it they need to feel the pressure I mean we want them to score we want them to be their best and and we're there to to to put that pressure on them as well and and get what we want for all koues tonight which is another win and hopefully a goal by Claudia Pina who's been there you know almost almost almost I mean eventually it has to go in lovely skill here by Graham Hansen but uh good defending of as well you have to say by the number 20 seenus ASA will try to make the most here of the corner kick we've got Pina on the top of the box box unmarked there aene Aya number 19 is just keeping an eye on her in the meantime blana shirts in the 18 Yard Box huddled together this one doesn't find its Mark but it is mar ton who looks for help bina's there to help and gets tackled in the process referee says play on Jana says here you go Vasa putting the Italian side once again on the back foot Pina finding Eva back to Pina with a left foot across and that one hits Defender right in the face and that is painful there's I believe it's uh bo Visto it was on the receiving end of that no it was not oh yes it was the Finish Defender getting the wind knocked out of her yeah it was not of the face it felt like right from up here we thought it was right on the face but no I wasn't seeing her touching her face so I was like what happened but no yeah knocked the air out of her like literally knocked her down and makco Visto with the help of her teammates getting the wind back in her and back up she is the 29-year-old Finn now marking the near post as M will take the corner kick this time from the left [Applause] side and it goes to the far post Mara ton trying to get her head to it as it just went a little bit high and Bara with a throw in [Applause] feels kind of like a continuation of in a in a very literal way of the first half Barca really up there attacking very offensive and Milan kind of like being bit conservative right we we talked about the fact how in the first minutes of the first half we we were we saw qu a quite daring Milan side very daring actually they then said as we mentioned here at the top of the second half that it might be better just to pack the back and sit back and create a wall of white shirts yeah I mean but I I think it's it's good like on from a M's perspective I feel I mean obviously you want to keep the the scoreboard as low as possible against the best team in the world but then again if you want to win a match I mean for them that should be the objective if they want to be a a a competitive team and especially on a European level um and not go into relegation once again in the National League in the in their National like Italian league you want to go and and risk a bit right especially playing a friendly but obviously here the the the whole I want I don't want to say eego but the honor of actually playing Barca and keeping it at one- nil it's it's quite the achievement for for a Milan who that had such a bad H season last year but then again I mean this is the type of games where you go and risk it and and and try to get that that goal in in the net right I mean listen 1 n and you're in the 80 something minute anything can happen exactly so you know a team that is clearly inferior to football club Barcelona to this Barca femin side uh that might be the tactic that could earn them a draw yeah walk away with h their heads held high instead of you know uh receiving a ple thr of goals as we see the majority of the time uh when it comes to the teams that face this Juggernaut that is the Barca women's team so we'll see yeah but then again with this scenario that we've been watching here tonight the odds of them scoring a goal in the 80th minute are quite low versus the odds of Barca scoring the two-nil any minute yeah yeah Italians here enjoying enjoying a bit of possession question is for how long and what can they do with the ball yeah it's probably like the second time I've seen the ball on the other side of the of the field all night Ken you're harsh you're harsh I'm being harsh I mean I want to see a good game I want to see Bara play a good game but I always want to see a good rival as well and I mean I'm not saying they're being a bad rival but they're just you know they're blocking you know they're they're how they how do they say it they're parking the bus I mean they are here's Barca on the attack it is Caroline grah Hansen inside of the box with a right footed shots and juliani once again coming to the rescue for her side certainly the player solely responsible for this goal deficit standing at merely one goal conceded if it wasn't for the goalkeeping skills of the Italian goalkeeping veteran this score would have been a whole lot more lopsided and with this shot Bara earned themselves yet another corner kick the quality the talent of Caroline it's just it just gets better and better and better by the minute and by each game and each minute of each game it's just crazy how much talent she has the the like she has such a structured head when it comes to playing and she's just impressive watch out here as that was a dangerous loose ball in the 18 Yard Box cleared away no I was just saying like Caroline every time she she touches the ball it's just like amazing she's one of those players that makes the whole difference in a team and when you can really notice when she's not on the pitch right and tonight it's been her well all of them I mean they're all doing a great game but the ones that are standing out aside from from AA as well as the two Barca B players is is definitely Caroline but that's a that's such that that's like the the usual suspect in a versa game and I love hearing the crowd you know when they see oh watch out here it's the Italians on the attack it's a one-on-one and what can they do with it well they would have to do a lot better than that if they want to test the goalkeeping skills of Jemma it was a brilliant chance that wasn't brilliantly taken the number 21 the striker for the visitors moving that one over the crossbar and uh it will be angriff Deus angri they'll be uh lamenting that Miss because those are the kind of chances that they have to capitalize on that could have leveled the score but at least you got to make the goalkeeper work on those kind of chances it's it's I thought we had a full house of just koues here tonight but I just realized that we are we have some Milan fans just below us that were cheering for Sav to score that goal just now some of the traveling fans had a glimmer of hope there yep I I'm sure you heard them I did hear them indeed and uh just a circle back to the point of Caroline Graham Hansen Janna's leaving the pitch now as Jana will take a rest there's there'll be not one not two but three substitutions oo and a new face coming on the pitch Kika Nar k ingred angan as well as Claudia Pina Carlin Graham and Janna off the pitch ingred angen the new Portuguese player coming from Benfica K nasaret on the pitch [Applause] quite the changes here for per Romeo who just like shifted the entire the entire starting 11 with those three changes four with the one that we had at halftime and with the number 30 32 sorry I needed graphic confirmation here seura from the filial from the B team as well so lots of unities for the B players a lot a lot in the absence of the heavyweight some of the key players the Anan Maz Salma paros Alexia putas the B team players are knocking on the door of the first team and now the 32 seuda joining the first team players as she gets a chance to shine in front of the home fans that continue to create this party like atmosphere that we are used to they have not stopped singing the home fans since the prayer presentation and they continue to do so [Applause] a substitution as well for the visitor stole takes to the field as uh this will be one of those games that is a little bit challenging for the commentators as uh it is rolling substitutions just an infinite amount of substitutions for these friendly games as uh the coaches like to of course give minutes and test players from the youth ranks players that maybe don't get a lot of minutes as this one there it is just meet its Mark a beautiful goal indeed the recently come on Cuda receiving the pass pinpoint accuracy ma Leon sends it into the 18 yd box and the 32 seuda slots it into the back of the net as Giuliani has conceded not the first but the second Bara doubling their goal cushion it's now two goals to nil but I'm getting ahead of myself cuz the referee has ruled that one off no that flag that would have been a great start of the season for her coming up from the B team and scoring that goal just like a minute into her walking on the pitch can we get V AR to get a double check please I think that line would have been tight I think that line would have been very tight that looked good to me but hey looks can deceive and uh I'll have to trust the the referee on this call here sorry go ahead no I just wanted to mention that AC Milan has also made a change now maranelli is out for stoage yes I I did mention that elen but thank you I was just so excited for the for the goal you know here we go the visitors now enjoying a spell in the final third of Bara see the Blau Grana shirts surrounding as uh dump Pig gets her cross intercepted instead it's Bara now out in the attack it is a three against many as she needs reinforcements mappi give it back to the 18 [Applause] lovely touch here as Bara will look for the spaces down the middle beon the conductor here lovely through ball trying to find Vicki as again the ball getting intercepted [Applause] a sending that ball forward well the visitors will breathe a sigh of relief as we've uh hit the 70th minute Mark and the second goal was waved off site that means that the visitors are still in with a chance to make a miracle happen we saw Le to avoid another goal for barca to avoid another goal we saw the visitors with a a good chance earlier on before uh seenus sent that one high over the crossbar but it's what we talked about earlier oenia if if and it's a big if AC Milan are able to keep this score at a mere one goal deficit they could do the unthinkable and hand this team a draw the way the score stands now at least well we've had Milan with one opportunity in 70 minutes to score a goal that just went overhead and and now I feel them a a little bit more intense offensively pressuring a bit more towards the center AG of the pitch but not not enough in order to create that that intensity on a defensive side From barca's perspective as well right even though we already have ingr on the pitch and we have a little bit more of a of a condensed defense H which is always uh exciting to see what BARC is going to do in the defense because offensively we know what happens but then defensively it's always a it can be a surprise so today it's all about offense the off barca's offense and AC milon's defense let's see if this can shift in the remaining 20 minutes of the match there's another ke getting dispossessed indeed the newcomer from Portugal who isn't shy of admitting that her absolute role model her Idol is zanati so is mine so is everyone's right right exactly tell me something I don't know I I mean p was one of the other players that was a potential absence here tonight so it's exciting to see her on the pitch in front of all the The KES on on this you know historic and iconic match friendly match but it's it's it's part of the of the Barca culture of the blana uh festivities that we have every single season with both teams both men and women's so it's it's great to have the new faces be on the pitch today even though they didn't play the the last friendly players like her Caroline Graham Claudia Pina uh that we mentioned earlier as well we've seen them all on the pitch tonight so it's exciting to see that they're ready for for a new season and giving it all cloudia Pina gave it all carine Graham Hunter gave it all and now Kika I mean she's on she's been on the pitch for just a few minutes and she's already making a difference lovely through ball there that didn't make its mark But the intention was good and you can hear from the Roar of the crowd that the fans are eager for this team to pull away and continue to uh bring on on the onslaught now the chance of o o o elenia hands down my favorite [Applause] song as they quiet down Al should we translate that it's a a match day Alara we went to the to Barca we went right yes as soon as we got into to the bleachers we fell in love that's right yeah it's definitely one of the best KOA supporter songs absolutely of all times or G the ins right at the Johan C stadium that is right that is the only way to say it in this Stadium gel Goosebumps I was going to say chicken skin Goosebumps chicken skin chicken skin we can call it chicken skin right now from now on that's I was literally translating from Dutch in Dutch we say chicken skin oh really chicken skin yeah yeah yeah well like like in Spanish see how do you say it in Dutch gell and that means chicken skin SK well like in Spanish yes yeah two more substitutions I guess a goose and a chicken is similar right Goosebumps yeah I don't know where uh the Americans got that from the Goosebumps as uh SRA Jordi three more substitutions taken to the field and the graphic confirmation will help us here a lot of new faces young faces from the B Team here making their Mark in front of the home fans Martina in as well it's quite the opportunity tonight for the for the younger players to show off to to get an opportunity to become a a you know a a part of the first team to play with their idols and and to be able to be on the pitch here today in this such it's such an important match for for Barca every season and it's it's a great opportunity not just to Showcase who the first team is of the season the new manager the new signings but also the Barca B players who have the opportunities in games like tonight to play with their Idols with the first team players and also against big rivals on a European level so we're getting a lot of new names new faces on the pitch to be able to to to Showcase their skills and what laasia femin is also all about listen a a a youth team that is backto back Champion as well they've won their domestic League now two times in a row and uh that is of course a feat that shouldn't be taken lightly as uh sej here and SRA Jordi have taken to the field again uh the graphic confirmation has shown us the two substitutes the two newcomers from the B team that are uh making their dreams come true debuting here at the Yan C stadium with the BSA first team in this uh thrilling fourth edition of the Yan gumper trophy so far one goal the difference between these two sides newly signed Eva payor in the first half in the 17th minute being on the receiving end of a uh excellent cross from Caroline grim Hansen who picks up another assist and that was close [Applause] indeed and that goal like I said so far the difference between these two sides as we're down to the final 15 minutes here a little bit less even 77 minutes gone Barca getting another corner kick VII Lopez will do the honors as the crowd claps on in [Applause] anticipation feel these changes are are allowing the team to be a little bit more intense on this second half especially players who are hungry to show their skill is a shot it's coming right oh my God Giuliani is is is having the match of her of her life here tonight so many shots on target for her to cover payor there with the attempted bicycle kick that she couldn't connect with the way she would have wanted what a second goal that would have been what a brace one for the books for sure as once again Milan trying to counter quickly but the ball getting away from her we're going to have a water break water break is needed not just for the players for us I tell you yeah it's let's see let's see what the temperature is I mean it's it's quite it's not too bad here tonight but it's certainly humid and 26° C at 9:45 p.m. is is pretty hot I want to see the humidity ESP running at their speed and at their intensity on the pitch I mean if we're sweating imagine of the players down on the EXA so so far A little bit more intensity on Mand side offensively than the first half but still not quite the necess necessary intensity in order to to score that goal and and draw this match luckily for Barca but I I I also want to see a little bit more of that that skill that gets pulled out of the Barca players whenever arrival gets a little bit more intense and more offensive I would really like to see more of that and also see more of like our defense line more active and getting more play we've seen most of the match the players on on one side of of the field and and hopefully we'll get they get hydrated and and get their batteries back on to see what happens on on this match for the we have about 12 to 15 minutes left of this Johan John gamper trophy to kick off the season just a few days ahead of the Barca team flying to the states to continue their preseason before you can't wait Pras I can't wait I mean I want to see them play against Bay FC and Dallas Trinity certainly because I mean there's it's no news for anyone I mean the on a on a national level the US Women's Soccer is has been historically so competitive forever that it's it's going to be exciting I mean it's not the first time that they're going to travel to the states to play they played in Mexico as well last year and and it's going to be exciting to see a completely different type and style of of play and see what it can bring out of and bring the best out of these players before they start La Liga F and and Champions League once again this season and Copa laena and all the other trophies that they've won so many times it has been uh we have been witness or we are witness I should say of certainly the Golden Age of Spanish football as Bara the women's team and theal team exactly I was going to to that dominate the national league the domestic league on the European stage as well and the women's team of course world champions and the men's team also in the Olympics and the Euros that took place this summer picking up the first prize the trophy in the Euros in Germany and the golden medal over in Paris yeah it's been quite Club level and National level yes it has H been a miraculous feat Eva bayor continues to chase down that ball she wants to leave this house here this stadium with two goal scored and she could get that chance less than 10 minutes to go yeah as we as we mentioned at the beginning I mean she was the player to watch here tonight and everybody was excited to see her playing for Barca not against Barca at home for the first time scoring that goal at home in front of all the KES so it's it's been quite the night for her and and for everybody and for all the fans all the girls all the boys that came here tonight excited to see the new flamant Barca signing she has impressed indeed and uh she has gotten off the right foot by scoring that goal the referee stopping play there on this foul called them I'm getting a a a whole like lesson of how to pronounce some names correctly I love I love how you pronounce Brooks BR I was going to say Brooks the the names that I can't pronounce correctly I I I like to do Justice by those because the listeners will know that I'm not pronouncing all of them correct corly well I mean guys you can always send us a a message on on X on on Instagram if we're pronouncing something right and you're calling it X well Twitter I mean you know I don't want to be banned by Ellen listen more substitutions BR is going to take a seat on a and the captain Alexia Bas will take to the field as KRA Walsh and is she coming off oh that must be for precaution uh yeah something uh happening earlier there as also the goal scorer evor will take a seat and the number 14 the Balon Deo winner bti is out on the field you could hear from the crowd is how excited they are to see these heavyweights their star players take to the pitch and uh get some minutes here in this J gper trophy that has an odd score line a very odd score line elenia three additions have been played previously laa Giuliani is steadfast making sure that the score line Remains the minimum margin here deep late in the second half Bara leading by Goen nil it could have been more it should have been more it would have been more if it wasn't for Giuliani that allows barca to get another corner kick Kika this time let's see what happens here hia sends it to the far post is head on [Music] referee calling offside it feels like per Romeo is wanting to have every player to get an opportunity to play and on this pitch tonight especially some of the Olympians that just got back after their Olympic post Olympic vacation they had two trainings and we already had Vicki on the pitch now Alexia Ona and Nana are on the pitch for the last few minutes of this match before they head to the states and and you know to get some training in as well to get some some warm up and and getting back into Rhythm after those much deserved vacations that they all got in the last couple of weeks so it's it's and the crowd is always happy happy you know and and I feel that this is the Fest gamper this is the gamper party you know that's what they call it and and for the fans to see aana to see Alexia on the pitch it's it's so important and so inspiring so as I was alluding to this odd score line of a goal to nil is not what we used to seeing from this team let alone in the Joan gumper trophy uh games it was in previous editions in 21 when Juventus came to town they re received six on the day then Bara managed to walk away in 22 with a 5-n win against meler and then it was five again against laa seora Juventus last year on the receiving end of another Manita AC Milan showing uh their Rivals of their domestic League just how to get the business done for for not conceding that many goals yeah that many but it's it's been four four seasons that the the John gamper femin has been played and Barca has won every single one of them far keeping that one in sorry to interrupt elenia but Barca here ever so eager to get that second goal in you can feel the intensity has certainly upped here in the y k Stadium it is Corner after corner it is cross after cross as uh the Avalanche of offensive attacks keep coming here very late and deep in the second half 86 minutes gone still one nil on the score just a few minutes and I mean if they want to keep that you know that good oh my God Giuliani Giuliani Giuliani is going to is is going to be praised tonight by her team cuz she's been definitely the Savior for AC Milan I think Alexia she didn't expect that ball to get to her you see there the number 13 from the visitors just uh blocking the the uh Vision that Alexia had and she took it on the left foot but it was an unexpected touch and certainly not the touch that she would have wanted to test uh laa Giuliani here who has done an excellent job tonight to keep her team in with a Chance elenia what we were alluding to before seems uh just a few minutes ago but it was in the first half we talked about what if just what if we reach the second half and the score still just the one n well maybe this is the the point where anything can happen either way and I mean a draw for Barca would not be uh a positive situation tonight especially because it's not something that we're used to yeah no I mean it's not I don't think it's about being used to because I mean this is football sometimes you win sometimes you lose sometimes you draw and that's fine but it's the gamper trophy it's our home it's the fourth edition Barca has never lost so we don't want that to happen here tonight but then we want the players a little bit more intense a little bit more um aggressive on on an offensive level and and and also I mean I've been asking for this for for 90 minutes almost 90 minutes now I want I want Milan to play to play Not Just to be standing there defending the goal but then again for Milan even this score like a one N is a positive situation for them and if I don't want to I don't want to say it but if they do end up drawing I mean that would be like a win for them you know especially playing against Barca and now with Alexia itana and Company all in the pitch I don't want to I don't want to jinx it hopefully we can get the ball out of that let's see or into the net I would say the back of the into the back of the net not out in the meantime another substitution late here by Susanna bucker the Dutch coach for the visitors takes off Allison swabi the American Jamaican player Jamaican International American Born 27-year-old makes way for GES JEA with the number 10 basa will try their luck once more on the left hand side here's onav what onad do she'll take it on the right foot trying to look for Help by with a pass inside looking for Kika the pass wasn't delivered and now it's Milan that loses possession but wins it right back the minutes tick away and the crowd are on their feet or on the edge of their seats here's Alexia oh my God oh my God oh my God serious did that just happened when you need the captain to step up when you need your veteran player to put in that goal to allow the team to rest to be at ease and secure the win that is when you call upon your best the very best the experienced Alexia buas from downtown putting in a l the only way that La Giuliani perhaps on the evening was going to get beat was by a Moment of Brilliance the Split Second Alexia Saw the space saw the goalkeeper off her line and just like that she put in the 2-n on the 90th minute mark it is Barca 2 Milan nil and Barca pulling away wow wow wow that's the Alexia magic that's why people chir her name whenever she comes on the pitch whenever she stands up whenever she makes any move whenever she holds the microphone we saw it at the beginning and when they were presenting the the the squad for this season Alexia was excited to hold that microphone not a woman of too many words but you could see her excitement to start a new season and this type of moves this type of plays this type of shots is what makes Alexia pellas Alexia pellas and it reminded me of the best goal of the Copa America just a month over a little bit of a month ago the best goal of cop America was a goal by Venezuelan player Salomon Rondon and and that was a shout out because obviously I'm Venezuelan but it was the same type of goal it was the same type of goal almost from the the center of the pitch and just right above the goalie and it was amazing and that you know you can you can see the crowd you can see the excitement everybody just got up in awe in complete awe absolutely well said elenia the crowd wanted it the crowd were on their feet there were it was a nail-biting moment there where uh Bara were winning by just and I say those words lightly just the Golden Hill and they needed a moment of magic from Alexia putos but maybe there is more in store as we have uh reached now past the 90th minute Mark in onay continuing to hunt down looking for a third goal let's take a look here at the replay you see there the quick look up spots the Milan goalkeeper off of her line and uh I mean Giuliani herself knew that she was beat and knew that she was beaten by a world class player I love it how this game completely shifted from what it started in regards of the players that we have on the pitch we started up with new faces new signings barab B players and we now have all our stars on the pitch doing what it needs to be done in order to just sentence this match go home get some rest and get ready for for that long flight in the next couple of days [Applause] absolutely and maybe there's more in store I can feel it huh yeah yeah I can certainly feel it they've uh they broke the deadlock in the first half and they doubled the deficit deep late in the second but uh in the meantime the ball continues to roll that means uh a could spell trouble for the visitors or or maybe I speak I don't want to commit a commentator's curse here I don't want called offside good good good I was going to say or could the visitors get their goal of honor and draw one back I tell you what it wouldn't be totally undeserved I think uh Milan came here as the underdog they knew it was going to take a mountain to climb this mountain that is called FUBU Barcelona very brave they have been brave they have been good theyve been solid in the defense in particular their goalkeeper Giuliani has been uh venting B from walking exactly from walking away with a a more lopsided uh goal score score line Alexia now taking a sting out of it and the referee santh will say that is enough enough it is two goals it is on the night and two brilliant goals the first one scored by the newcomer the Bundesliga top score now adding her first in front of her home fans her fourth in the preseason and it's been a goal Fest or it's been a football Fest here at the Johan K Stadium as Alexia payas put the icing on the cake with a brilliant second goal from downtown she made the shot and it was good beating the goalkeeper Giuliani that was a fortress on the night that wasn't able to be beaten by only class players Caroline grah Hansson slotting in the assist for Eva P to score the one- nil and Alexia payas with an individual effort a brilliant individual effort getting the second Bara winning on the nights the fourth edition again allows the trophy to stay home as Bara win and deserve at least so before they go away to that US tour that uh We've speaking so highly of of course that you can watch the games here on Bara one as well as in just a few days time the bags will be packed and this team will continue to Marvel in amaz Dazzle and am maze this time on American territory El Kenya what a night it was what a night what a crowd what a game the players that we have the players that we didn't know we had but we have yep I feel that it's it's just an amazing night uh the Festa G the party of of the Johan gamper trophy uh very brave Rider who did an amazing match they did what they had to do in in order to leave this H Stadium tonight with their heads held very high definitely and I mean there's so much future ahead for this team and we could see the whole turnaround of the future the present and the present because I mean there's no past we don't see any players leaving this squad aside from the ones that already left and we are very excited for the new faces that came in and per Romeo did an outstanding job here tonight very measured very accurate with the changes the decisions that have been made and especially with the planning for the rest of the preseason before the real stuff starts but definitely a party tonight and very excited to be here yeah it perhaps it wasn't a gol Fest that we were used to it wasn't the five Nils the six Nils it was a tight two-nil score Line Tonight one that went way down to the wire but that makes it more exciting as well isn't it I mean uh with as beautiful as this team displays and interprets the game of football these tight score lines are also good a good I guess warning before the official competition gets going that hey you know what we cannot take any team lightly we can't underestimate our competition even though we are champions of everything that we have played for last season if we want to repeat success we need to uh you know keep our guard up and and and take every game serious ious and that can that includes the friendlies as well so far this team in the previous two friendlies scored 10 goals it was two goals tonight against a team that was inferior that finished sixth in the uh uh women's Top Flight in the Italian Top Flight last season that had to fight for promotion but they also showed their character in the promotion fight because they allowed themselves to stay in the women's CIA for another uh temporada for another season and they came here tonight Ian Plant they they they showed Bara that they are a team a tough team a tough side a gritty side that maybe don't play the flare with the flare with the style with the grace of a football club Barcelona but I think deserve an Applause here tonight and we're a big a valiant opponent yeah I I think that um you know I very deserved Applause and Shout out for Susan Baker their new head head coach as well who came from Ax she just joined she just joined uh AC Milan as well and pulling off what she pulled off today against FC Barcelona it's it's it's a good way to start not just the the the preseason but also a way a good way to measure the quality the talent and what her team can do and I think that she can leave today very proud of what Milan did here today but we are just happy that it's been for John gamper F as for Bara feminine and we're still inv victus that's right the trophy stays home the trophy stays home for the women's team and uh we stay with us of course because we have so much more coming your way as the trophy will be handed out as will the MVP the most valuable player on the night Eva payor will get her recognition and a bit of memorabilia massive trophy Yia it never ceases to amaze me just how big this trophy is for a player of the match it's huge yeah it is and a good memory a great memory of course for Eva pay in her debut in front of the home fans getting a goal on the night as well she could have gotten more she was ever so close to getting her second and possibly even third she had a bicycle attempt she had certain other attempts cleared off the line other players have hit the woodwork hit the post in the end it was one of those nights that was uh going to need a moment of Brilliance yeah what a Alia their Captain to put in a 2-0 what a way to to start her Barca dream for Eva P her Legacy maybe her Legacy hopefully I mean she was always a strong opponent and and now as a as part of the team I think that she has so much to give she has you just like fit in flawlessly with the rest of the team both on and off the pitch and you can see that that she's just excited and happy to be here to be part of of Barca of football CL Barcelona history she's she's already part of football club Barcelona history as a rival but now to have her here and to see how how how she just fits in and blends in and how she can be part of the of of of the success of the team and to add to the to the to what this team has already achieved to the history and and the achievement and the trophies and everything it's just exciting to see her here and to get this MVP exactly trophy tonight you can see just how eager she was to make her Mark to put her name on the map she is of course well aware just uh how deep this dressing room is when it comes to Talent when it comes to skill and when it comes to Trophy cabinets as well because she's joining a team that is champions of the UEFA Champions League champions of the domestic League champions of the C rea the super cup and then some and it's been been that way for quite a few years now so she knew that she had to hit the ground running there's no time for uh there's no rest for the weary as they say and you could see the eagerness within her tonight as Giuliani laa Giuliani gets the consolidation trophy second prize what a match for her as well I I got to tell you I mean she was certainly outstanding on the on the goal she had so much attack on her a lot of work a lot of work and and she can't I mean you can't deny the talent that she has the experience that she has and she showed it all off here tonight against the best team of the world that could it could have been a lot more goals but she prevented it to be honest she prevented it she did she's I'm going to take your words she stopped the best team in the world from making this a l-sided affair that the fans would have seen would have wanted to see that we have grown accustomed to but it's a good memory as well to not take any Sid lightly to take these game seriously and uh in the end the important thing is of course that this team walks away with the trophy with another win with very good Sensations we talked about all these youth players that managed to get their debutes uh their starts here tonight in the y k Stadium at home on home soil in front of the fans a youth theme uh that are champions in their own right as well champions of uh their domestic League not once but twice backto back Champion so there's a lot of talent knocking on the door of the first team that are ready to slide right in here and join P Romeo's side and join this winning team that now the challenge is to continue to uphold this standard to continue with excellence and continue to do what Alexia payas is about to do in front of all of us and that is to hoist silverware high up into the air and do so once again in formidable fashion there it is the scorer of the 2-n she came on she came she saw and she conquered with a brilliant goal that put this game to bed and allowed our hearts to not be beating as fast as they were before uh she scored that second goal that goal had made the the the Festa a Festa you know you could totally see how the Crouch just got up and roared right when Alexia came on first when Alexia aana and and all the rest of the H last H Integrations of to the team after the Olympics came on but when Alexis scored that goal I mean it was just it wasn't just any goal right it's one of those goals that you're like wow yeah and that's what makes you know Alexia Alexia and so you know and as long as it ends up being a party for Barca I mean I feel I feel that the fans are happy to spend a Friday night here celebrating with with all the team it was a wonderful Friday night it uh continues to be so as I mentioned make sure that you don't touch that dial stay tuned because there's more coming your way we've got the reactions of all of the protagonists the players will join our colleagues Paul and M on the set shortly as we're seeing some of the other players here the Salman paros the Rus who uh didn't play on the day but that are ready of course to lace up the boots and join this team next time on American territory eleno Caroli it has been an absolute pleasure always love working with you hope to do so again soon my name is dieg as we are going to be signing off as our Catalan colleagues will take over thank you for joining us and see you again soon