Barça’s defeat by Lyon in last year’s final was painful and Alexia Putellas says the team owe their dedicated fans a victory
The Ballon d’Or winner Alexia Putellas has said Barcelona “owe the fans a victory” in Saturday’s Champions League final against Wolfsburg after last year’s “traumatic” 3-1 defeat by Lyon.
Barcelona fans, having twice sold out the Camp Nou in the team’s run to last season’s final in Turin, travelled in force to Italy. Planes were filled and 37 coaches made the trip overnight from the Catalan capital. The supporters witnessed their team fall three goals behind within 33 minutes as Lyon flexed their muscles. Despite that, you could have been forgiven for thinking after the full-time whistle that Barcelona had triumphed, because the stadium swayed to the tune of their fans.
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