The sincere tears of Irene Paredes after finally winning the Champions League

Irene Paredes, at 31 years old, has pending issues in his career. The captain of the Spanish team and one of the leaders of the Barça women’s team could not hold back his tears as soon as the final whistle blew in Eindhoven. The Basque center-back finally achieved the great title that was missing at club level: The Champions Leaguea trophy that came so close to him on two occasions and eluded him.

When the final whistle was blown, Walls He started running towards the stands where his partner, the former field hockey player, was waiting for him. Lucia Ybarrayour son Matthew and the rest of the family who don’t want to miss one of their most important matches. Irene melted into a heartfelt embrace, unable to hold back the tears. The cost was high, he had already lost two chances and knew it would be the last.

Behind these tears there is a lot of effort and suffering that has been worth it. Walls he cried in sadness in the last two finals he played in after losing the first to PSG and the second to Barcelonain Turin.

In Eindhoven the ghosts reappeared in the first half. He Wolfsburg it got 0-2 and Irene Paredes he conceded a point-blank header in the first half that could have brought Barça back into the game. But luckily, they learn from experience and the third time is the charm. The Basque defense completed a superb performance in the axis of the Barça defense to seal the victory.

Finally the first came Champions League of Irene Paredes. And to Lucia. And to Matthew. The three melted in the hug and cried with joy and emotion. Only they know what it’s worth. This was confirmed by the Barça player himself in the mixed zone when asked. There he couldn’t help but cry when he remembered it.

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