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"Missing the penalty was a mistake, but my commitment to the team and responsibility to my teammates was to recover and not let it affect me," said the captain, who signed two magnificent assists.
Ten minutes into the match, in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final against Chelsea, Alexia Putellas missed a penalty. The shot was perfectly centered and saved by Hannah Hampton.
Far from giving in and leaving the match—as often happens in these situations, and in the context of a Champions League semi-final against one of the favorites to win it, due to their individual strengths—the captain told herself she wasn't going to let frustration get to her. Because there were eighty minutes left, and despite knowing she had made a mistake, "my commitment to my teammates and my responsibility to my team was to recover," she explained.
Just minutes later, she delivered a pinpoint through ball to Ewa Pajor to make it 1-0, following a superb recovery from Salma, and in the final minutes of the match, she invented a beautiful backheel to assist Pina to make it 4-1. A work of art.
Alexia was once again instrumental in the Champions League semi-finals. She has also been directly involved in goals—scoring or assisting—in every Champions League or La Liga match she has played (except against Levante and Sevilla), earning her third Ballon d'Or.
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