2023/24 Spanish Liga F Matchday 2 Review: Barcelona Secure Win During Tough Weekend With Madrid CFF The Biggest Winners
Written by Oluwaseun Oyediji
European and Spanish Champions, FC Barcelona Women dominated the Matchday two league encounter against Sporting de Huelva but had to wait until the final minutes to secure a 2-1 victory in Andalusia.
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Claudia Pina opened the scoring in the first half before Patri Guijarro added a second in added time in the second half.
A late goal from the home side by Laia Balleste helped the scoreline give an unfair assessment of how the Blaugranes had the upper hand in the game.
The second league win of the season for the Catalan side didn’t come easy after a 2-0 win against Madrid CFF in the league opener.
Another team with two wins after the first two league games of the campaign, Real Madrid also earned a hard-fought 2-1 win over UDG Tenerife.
Goals from Signe Brunn and Miate Oroz for the capital team ensured that Rinsola Babajide's strike in the additional minutes of the second half was a mere consolation for the host.
Also securing their second win in a row was Levante Las Planas after a 2-1 triumph against Athletic Bilbao.
Jessica Martinez and Naia Landaluze gave the host a two-goal lead in the first half before Cristina Baudet pulled a goal back for the travelers on the hour mark.
Elsewhere, Levante UD forced Atletico Madrid to a 1-1 draw at the Ciudad Deportiva de Bunol - Campo 1.
Ana Maria Crnogorcevic's second-half goal cancelled Angela Sosa's opener for the visitors.
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Madrid CFF were the biggest winners last weekend after a 5-1 away win at Sevilla FC thanks to a hat-trick from Zambian international, Racheal Kundananji.
Karen Araya and Itziar Pinillos also converted for Madrid CFF while Nigerian star, Toni Payne reduced the deficit for the host.
Eibar picked their first win of the campaign with a 2-1 victory over Granada at the Estadio Nuevo Los Carmenes.
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Carla Andreds and Eider Arana had given the travelers a 2-0 lead before a goal from Laura Requena made the last 25 minutes of the encounter much more competitive.
Valencia also picked an away win at Villareal's Ciudad Deportiva del Villareal thanks to goals from Fiamma Benitez and Ainhoa Alguacil on either side of Raquel Morcillo's equaliser.
Real Sociedad bounced back from opening day 2-1 loss to Granada with a 2-1 win over Real Betis at the Instalaciones de Zubieta.
Nerea Eizaguirre and Sanni Franssi scored for the host while Julia Aguado reduced the deficit for the visitors.
Overall, FC Barcelona tops the log with six points, the same points as Real Madrid and Levante Las Planas while Atletico Madrid and Levante UD have four points apiece.
Other teams have three points save for Villareal, Huelva, Athletic Bilbao, and Sevilla.
2023/23 Spanish Liga F Matchday 2 Results
Sevilla 1-5 Madrid CFF
Granada 1-2 Eiba
Levante UD 1-1 Atletico Madrid
Villareal 1-2 Valencia
UDG Tenerife 1-2 Real Madrid
Real Sociedad 2-1 Real Betis
Levante Las Planas 2-1 Athletic Bilbao
Huelva 1-2 FC Barcelona
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