BARCELONA, 17 Ago. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The player and captain of FC Barcelona Femení Alexia Putellas is one of the three candidates for Best European Player of the Year, along with Beth Mead (Arsenal) and Lena Oberdorf (Wolfsburg), and opts to revalidate the trophy won in 2021.
The Barça captain and Spanish international is the holder of this award in its latest edition, that of 2021, and opts to repeat the award after a great 2021/22 season.
Champion of the League, Copa de la Reina and Supercopa de España, in addition to being a finalist in the ‘Champions’ with Barça, she was also the best scorer in the highest continental competition with 11 goals in 10 games played, for a total of 34 goals in 42 games.
However, on July 5 he suffered a severe knee injury while preparing with the Spanish team to compete in the European Championship. Since then, he has been in the recovery process and could miss a good part of this new season.
The winner of the award will be announced on Thursday, August 25, at a gala held in Istanbul (Turkey), where the draw for the group stage of the men’s Champions League will also take place.
