Florentino Pérez saw it coming. That's why he preferred to avoid it. Like the president of the Federation, organizer of the tournament, who also didn't appear at the awards ceremony of the women's Super Cup.
Laporta Was in the Box
Joan Laporta did appear. He could not miss it. Barça's men team, super champion; Barça's women team too.
It has been two years and seven months since Real Madrid's women team scored a goal against Barcelona in their encounters. Half of their life. 16 classics, 16 victories for FC Barcelona.
58 goals for and 6 against in 16 matches. In the last seven clashes, Barça has scored 24 goals and hasn't conceded a single one. The coach of Real Madrid insists that the gap between the two teams is narrowing.
This will continue until Florentino Pérez gets tired of losing, losing, and losing. Or until Barça gets tired of taking advantage when they have Real Madrid in front of them.
The Dimension Doesn't Change: Barça Wins and Real Madrid Loses
Five years ago, the newspaper Marca dedicated its entire front page to announce Real Madrid's entry into women's soccer ("enters a new dimension"). But the truth is that the dimension doesn't change. Barça wins and Real Madrid loses, it could not be more boring.
As expected, today's match had no story: 5-0. Goals by Graham, Pajor (2), Patri Guijarro, and Alexia Putellas. The usual.
And also as always, Real Madrid's coach, Alberto Toril, stirring the pot before playing because he believed that Barça had one more day of rest. That must be why the score was 5-0.
Are You Sure the Differences are Narrowing... or Widening?
As in every match, Real Madrid's coach is convinced that the differences are narrowing. One hand goes and another comes. A lot of pre-match excitement, a lot of cruelty with the harsh post-match reality, and always the same.
The Barça girls, as the majority and leaders of the national team, have always been criticized for their capricious side demanding perks. Threatening with walkouts or resignations from the national team. Few know what they ask for and why they complain.
Little or No Respect for the Champions
Today we have seen that they are not without reason, as the Queen didn't attend the final of the Copa de la Reina. At the final of the Super Cup, no one came down to present them with the trophy. They had to put the winner's medals on each other, picking them up from a folding camping table.
Today we thought that, with a new president, the person responsible for Spanish soccer would hand Alexia the trophy. But no.
The respect that Spanish soccer has for its world champions is so minimal that the president was absent from the final. And that the tournament was organized precisely by the Federation.
It is understandable that Florentino Pérez would be absent from a Barça-Real Madrid final to avoid having a bad time. But for the president of the Federation not to appear gives an idea of the anger that Barça's players have with those in charge of Spanish soccer. Now and before.
He Didn't See What All the Weather Forecasters Were Announcing
It is true that Rafael Louzán was caught off guard by the storm in Galicia. It was impossible for his flight to Madrid to take off. He had no choice but to make the trip by car and didn't arrive.
The Super Cup has been held in Leganés since Thursday, but Louzán only planned to deign to appear at the final. And he was unable to foresee what all the weather forecasters were announcing. These are the hands in which Spanish soccer is.
After last year's incident, with no one bothering to hang the medals on the champions, Louzán's absence reaffirms Barça's players in their complaints.
Too much chaos in a Federation inconsiderate of its champions.
Technical sheet
FC Barcelona, 5 - Real Madrid, 0
FC Barcelona: Cata Coll, O. Batlle (Jana, 78'), Paredes, María León, Rolfö (Brugts, 65'), Patri (Walsh, 85'), Aitana, Alexia (C), Graham (Paralluelo, 65'), Pajor, and Pina (Vicky, 78').
Real Madrid: Misa (P), Antonia, M. Méndez, Lakrar, Olga (C), Toletti, Weir (Athenea, 67'), Angeldahl, Redondo (Eva Navarro, 67'), Bruun (Teresa, 69'), and Linda.
Goals:
1-0 | Graham (31'); 2-0 | Pajor (37'); 3-0 | Pajor (45+3'); 4-0 | Patri Guijarro (62'); 5-0 | Alexia (85').
Referee: Olatz Rivera Olmedo. Booked Toletti (36') and Jana (81').
Field: Estadio Municipal Butarque (Leganés).