and Spain midfielder says her facet “have the mindset to win” and are “the staff to beat” once they face within the ultimate immediately in Lisbon.
Barcelona are the holders and have received every of the previous two titles, whereas no English membership has received the Champions League because the Gunners lifted the crown in 2007.
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Chelsea got here the closest once they reached the ultimate in 2022, however they suffered a 4-0 defeat by the hands of the Catalan giants in a sport during which Bonmati scored.
“We have had an incredible season, so we are the staff to beat,” the 27-year-old informed TNT Sports activities. “For us, it is a privilege, not a strain. We’re used to this and all the time have the mindset to win.
“Among the best qualities of our staff is [that] we now have the identical ambition as the primary day. This isn’t straightforward as a result of in case you are profitable quite a bit, perhaps you possibly can calm down, however this isn’t the case with our staff.”
Barcelona have received the Champions League in three of the previous 4 seasons, with a 3-1 defeat by Lyon in 2022 being the one blot on their report.
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Bomati thinks the very fact her facet have “lived these sorts of eventualities” in finals earlier than offers them the added energy wanted to beat Arsenal.
They thrashed Chelsea 8-2 on combination within the semi-finals to achieve this stage and are available into the ultimate off the again of a formidable home marketing campaign which noticed them end eight factors clear on the high of the Liga F desk to win the division for the sixth yr in a row.
Aitana Bonmati’s Barcelona are going for a 3rd straight Champions League crown (Getty Photographs)
“I feel the expertise we now have now or I’ve now’s much more than once I performed the third ultimate of the Champions League, it was the primary time towards Lyon – the staff to beat,” she stated.
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“Now we’re we perhaps the staff to beat, we now have the expertise. In these sorts of matches, expertise is essential as a result of you’ve lived these sorts of eventualities in different occasions. That is one factor we now have in our staff.”
Bonmati netted within the ultimate final season as her facet beat Lyon 2-0 in Bilbao. She has received the previous two Ballons d’Or and has a formidable report of attaining silverware for membership and nation, however says all Champions League finals are distinctive moments she is going to keep in mind without end.
She added: “These feelings are tough to place into phrases as a result of we’re born to play these matches and revel in it with our crowd and our individuals right here.
“I keep in mind each single Champions League we play as distinctive moments I will keep in mind without end.”
