This article is from Barcelona's website. It has been translated from Catalan by Google. (Note: Luis Cortes is Barca's coach).

Women - Montpellier: Great victory in the first friendly (3-0)

The Catalans have beaten the French with authority thanks to a double by Oshoala and a goal by Jennifer Hermoso in a duel completely dominated by those of Lluis Cortés

06:20 PM SUNDAY 02 AUG. (GMT)
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Barça's great victory to start preparing for the Champions League. The Catalans have won with authority in Montpellier (3-0) thanks to a double by Oshoala and a goal by Jennifer Hermoso in a match perfectly dominated by the team of Lluis Cortés. The duel took place in the Sports City and behind closed doors for health reasons, and was the first friendly before facing the final eight of the Champions League.


Dominant Blaugrana

The Catalans clearly dominated the first half, with a very close Montpellier and countless chances for the Barça players, but the visiting goalkeeper Schmitz saved his team with spectacular stops.

Especially after the hydration break, when the Barça monologue was absolute and only the goal was missing. Several goal opportunities, with Jennifer and Martens as main protagonists, and even a ball on the post. In fact, the Dutchwoman has been one of the most outstanding, very incisive from the right side, where the young Jana Fernández has also made a great first part.


Oshoala opens the scoring

In the second half, Lluis Cortés moved from the bench and gave way to several players right at the restart: Cata Coll, Graham, Melanie, Hamraoui, Aitana Bonmatí and Oshoala. Precisely the striker was responsible for breaking the tie: great deep pass from Mariona and Oshoala , with a good touch, overtook the visiting goalkeeper (1-0, minute 64). However, minutes before Cata Coll had saved the visiting goal with a great stop in front of Engman.

Although the second half has been more balanced, the Catalans have been able to transform all the chances they have resisted in the first. And again the Nigerian, who already scored both goals in the training match a few days ago, has seen the goal again, this time taking advantage of an error by the visiting goalkeeper (2-0, minute 86). Already in added time, Jennifer Hermoso , who had re-entered along with Bruna and Emma, ​​scored the 3-0 at the exit of a corner (min. 92).

Finally, a convincing victory in what has been the fifth friendly between Barça and Montpellier in the last five seasons (three wins, a draw and a defeat) and what has been the most unbalanced of all. In addition, it has been the first game of the Catalan preseason to continue preparing for the 2019/20 Champions League , which will be played in the Final 8 format in the Basque Country, from 21 to 30 August. We must remember that the quarter-final rival will be Atlético de Madrid, at the San Mamés stadium.



Match details

Barça Femení , 3
Montpellier , 0

Barça: Paños, Mapi León, Losada, Jennifer Hermoso, Mariona, Alexia, Patri, Leila, A. Pereira, Martens and Jana.

Substitutes: Cata Coll, Graham, Melanie, Hamraoui, Aitana Bonmatí, Oshoala, Bruna and Emma

Montpellier: Schmitz, Belloumou, Dekker, Fowler, Banusic, Mondesir, Mpome, Landeka, Lakrar, Peterman, Champagnac.

Substitutes: Petiteau, Torrent, De Almeida, Weerden, Pankratz, Engman, Skorvankova, Puntingam, Sevenne, Blanc and Stievenard

Goals: 1-0, Oshoala (min. 64); 2-0, Oshoala (min. 86) and 3-0, Jennifer Hermoso (min. 90 + 2)

Referee: Martina Cárdenas López. She yellow carded Cata Coll (min. 90)

https://www.fcbarcelona.cat/ca/noticies/1747123/femeni-montpellier-gran-triomf-al-primer-amistos-3-0


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRWdxZBfHt4

Oshoala Bags Brace In Barcelona Friendly Win Vs Montpellier

James Agberebi
60 mins ago

Super Falcons striker Asisat Oshoala scored two goals in Barcelona women’s 3-0 win against Montpellier, in a friendly game in Spain on Sunday, Completesports.com reports.

The game was played at the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gampar stadium behind closed doors.

After a goalless first half Oshoala broke the deadlock in the 64th minute and made it 2-0 on 86 minutes.

And two minutes into added time Barcelona got their their goal thanks to Jenni Hermoso.

Barcelona will face Montpellier again in another friendly game in France next week Saturday.

Oshoala and her Barcelona teammates were crowned league champions after the campaign was ended prematurely due to the coronavirus outbreak.

https://www.completesports.com/oshoala-bags-brace-in-barcelona-friendly-win-vs-montpellier/amp/?__twitter_impression=true



Jenni and Oshoala are the highest goal scorers in the Spanish League and two of the highest goal scorers in Europe. So who should the coach start? Should he start Jenni, or Oshoala or both? (Jenni can play behind the striker, but Barca also has a lot of great mudfielders).

These tweeps are wondering why the coach starts Oshoala on the bench.

Some Nigerians accused the Barca players of racism because they did not celebrate with Oshoala when she scored.

However, their claim is not right because they were depending on the highlight video, which was very short. The players actually celebrated with Oshoala, as you can see in the last picture. This was a friendly match and so emotions were not high, so there was no need to rush to celebrate. You can see that the celebration was also not great when Jenni scored.

The players have a great relationship with Oshoala (as you can see from their Instagram stories).

Maria Teixidor is Barca's former director of women's football. Fans of Barca's women team praise her for assembling a team that has been able to topple Atletico Madrid and is now challenging for the Champions League. They particularly praise her for finding Oshoala in China.


Ms Teixidor resigned earlier this year in protest at the policies of Barca president Josep Maria Bartomeu.

Cheryl Roberts is a South African journalist. Banyana Banyana players accuse her of writing negative stories about them and praising Nigerian players.

The other tweeps are wondering how Oshoala has been able to maintain her form despite the break.

More

The first tweep is dreaming of seeing Oshoala and Lyon and Norway legend Ada Hegerberg playing together.


The second tweep is looking beyond Atletico Madrid in the quarter-final of the Champions League and dreaming of seeing Oshoala play against Pernille Harder's Wolfsburg in the semi-final.

Even more reactions.

World best

This lady get pure talent....she should keep it up

As I’m at pains to point out when I can, Nigerians do not value the superior things and ways that they have and are always ending up substituting the better things they have for the inferior things of the rest of Africa. Go to youtube and read Nigerians condemning their reletivley better cities and buildings while praising the less developed and shabbier cities and building from other African nations. It’s as if when others praise themselves, Nigerians are unable to actually look, look and see the through the bullshit, instead they fall for it and see the greatness of these others that is not actually there when you look well and dispassionately

#RESPECT


From all of us @ : CONGRATULATIONS Asisat 'Naptu' Oshoala!!

This is only the beginning of more success for you.
Keep making us proud out there.

You are BORN TO WIN.

Much Love gurl.
Respectful babe from a good home!

Keep Flying The Green Flag Higher.

Oshoala making her country proud

Ok

Common Meenh!

Gooal gurl

OP you well


Wish kin many many tinz you post self

Nice one. Keep on the good work.
Slay Queens should learn from her

I was already thinking RACISM lol, thanks for the clarification

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My luv for dis girl ehnnnn. Golden girl, goal machine, funny to d bone an simple, she no dey proudin or form levels. 100% wife material. Na me go marry am las las

Good for her. She is doing great for her club.

Oshoala is officially the queen of Brace lol. She likes scoring braces

K

guys u dey see am so? If u marry a girl like Asisat Oshoala u will have peace of mind and happiness. She can neva cheat on u cuz she no get time 2 read any morafuka scope message. she will be too busy scoring goals to notice dem . Nice girl with natural black color, cute smile an pink "lips", juz d way I like it

Unimpressive goals,but goals nonetheless

She is good

I don't like Oshoala's hairstyle

She is beautiful and should do something more decent

Female GOAT