Excitement As Nigerian Star Makes History With Barcelona After Helping Them Win Record Sixth Title

Excitement As Nigerian Star Makes History With Barcelona After Helping Them Win Record Sixth Title

- Super Falcons star Asisat Oshoala wins second consecutive league title with Barcelona ladies

- The 26-year-old helped the Catalans become the most successful team in the competition with six titles

- They won the league with four games to spare while claiming victory in all first 26 league matches

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Nigerian star Asisat Oshoala has made history after helping Barcelona Ladies win the sixth Spanish women's league title with four games to spare.

The Catalans were confirmed champions following their 1-0 win over Tenerife courtesy of a lone strike by Bruna Vilamala Costa in the 38th minute.

Apart from winning the title, Lluis Cortes' ladies are the first to win all their first 26 league games in the history of the competition.

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Meanwhile, the record-breaking Barca team now have 30 (25 + 5) across the last two seasons, equalling Levante's record between 2000/01 and 2001/02 according to the information on their official website.

Excitement as Nigerian star helps Barcelona win 2nd Spanish League title
Asisat Oshoala in action for Barcelona Ladies during their Champions League meeting with Paris Saint Germain. Photo by Alex Caparros - UEFA
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The Johan Cryuff Stadium outfit is also the first to win six league titles, and they have now beaten Athletic Club's record.

Levante'sEsther Gonzales currently tops the goals scorer chart with 20 goals while Oshoala sits fourth on the table with 13 goals so far.

The former Arsenal and Liverpool ladies star will hope to win her first European title with Barca as they face Chelsea in the final on Sunday, May 16.

Legit.ng earlier reported Following N’Golo Kante’s breathtaking performance in the second leg Champions League semifinal that saw Chelsea defeat Real Madrid 2-0, Super Falcons star, Asisat Oshoala, has warned opponents not to steal the Frenchman’s ‘meat’.

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Paired in the midfield alongside Jorginho in the 3-4-3 formation against Los Blancos, Kante put in a monstrous show in both halves of the highly tensed encounter.

The Blues saw off Real Madrid in a crunch fixture in the semi-finals to book a slot in the last round of the European competition for the first time since 2012 when they also won the title.

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