Highlights

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fm8evPW8Ps?si=zFWKY-YdCU1o8Ysp

Oshoala scores stunning bicycle kick in Barcelona's Champions League triumph over Benfica

Faruq Ibrahim • 23:18 - 14.11.2023

Asisat Oshoala came off the bench to score one of the goals of the Champions League group stages as Barcelona trounced Benfica.

Super Falcons ace Asisat Oshoala scored from her first touch of the game—and what a touch it was—an overhead kick to close off a 5-0 result for Barcelona in their Uefa Women's Champions League clash against Benfica.

The Blaugrana Femeni started their UWCL title defence in remarkable fashion, running riot against Benfica at the Johann Cruyff Arena.

Their performance was powered by braces from the two Ballon d'Or winners in the side, Aitana Bomati and Alexia Putellas, but it was the Nigerian, Oshoala, who stole the headlines with her stunner on the hour mark.

How it happened

The Blaugrana struggled from the start, as Benfica's women’s team came up with a game plan that they were executing efficiently until the 15th minute of the game.

The visitors were man-marking the Barcelona girls, and the usually expansive team struggled to string passes together. However, the defending champions soon found their footing and began to dictate proceedings.

This all began with a somewhat fortunate Putellas goal in the 15th minute, when the two-time Ballon d’Or winner was on hand to head in a rebound. She made it two in the 39th minute, knocking in an Esmee Brugts goal-bound header.

Aitana made it three just before half-time. She carried the ball for half the length of the pitch before finding Graham Hansen in space. The Norwegian squared it back to her, and with still a lot to do, Bonmati sat her marker down before calmly finding the bottom corner.

Bonmati combined with Hansen again for the fourth, this time a one-time finish to bury the ball into the back of the net. Oshoala came on in the 60th minute and only one minute later, with her first touch, she scored the pick of the bunch.

The Nigerian was well positioned in the box to receive Hansen’s cross, and when she deemed the height of the delivery too low for a headed attempt, she opted for the spectacular and fired a bicycle kick that sliced through Benfica’s Lena Pauels.

https://www.pulsesports.ng/football/story/watch-oshoala-scores-stunning-bicycle-kick-in-barcelonas-champions-league-triumph-over-benfica-2023111422185531862

Golazo

Christy Ucheibe wasn't in the Benfica squad.

Tuesday's results.

Celebration

There was a bit of drama on Twitter before the match. The official UEFA Women's Champions League account posted the tweet below, but some Nigerians did not understand the tweet and began to attack UEFA (the tweet means that Barca have scored in all but one of their last 31 Champions League matches and they used a picture of Oshoala because she's a striker).

Oshoola ....
A true Amazon with dedication.






Wittyness.

Noted.

My only problem with her is that, she's ugly

Agba baller for a reason.

Can't she score a hartick for once?

Judgin by the pics, I'm pretty sure she's dancing that dance

Agba baller

Victor Osimhen, Asisat Oduala are the next best thing in Africa

Soon in the world

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Bravo!

kestolove95:
My only problem with her is that, she's ugly

Says one who looks reptilian.

Ok

Lol people dey vex oo

The world dey go insane
Small thing people don dey para

She isn't.

kestolove95:
My only problem with her is that, she's ugly

star girl robo fc to the world

StraightGaay:
Can't she score a hartick for once?

Oshoala Scores 3rd Hat-Trick In 4 Matches As Barcelona Beat Betis 7-0
https://www.nairaland.com/7556363/oshoala-scores-3rd-hat-trick-4

Na Oshoala dey hot now

kestolove95:
My only problem with her is that, she's ugly

but your papa and mama go joyfully and gladly give worthless you and your siblings joined together away just to have her without thinking twice😂🤪

But why dem no dey start am ..... the headline always make me feel like she play normal match but she always played second half when the ball is abt to end but she do score sha

Barcelona will rule women's league football for a very long time...!

They've got more stars than the Galaxy.

Will their male counterparts ever return to this level/position??! Only time will tell.

So because she plays for Barca,she cannot do Siuuuu??

What kind of club is that?

My only problem with her that she is Muslim, beautiful soul as this been in direction of hamas

Nice goal

The iron lady at it again.