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Putellas' latest victory caps a remarkable return to the pinnacle of world football after suffering

In Liga F - which Barcelona won for a seventh consecutive season - she finished joint-sixth for assists (seven) and fourth for open-play chances created (40).

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Key facts

  • Putellas' latest victory caps a remarkable return to the pinnacle of world football after suffering a career-threatening anterior cruciate ligament…
  • In Liga F - which Barcelona won for a seventh consecutive season - she finished joint-sixth for assists (seven) and fourth for open-play chances…
  • With her contract at Barcelona expiring and keen for a fresh challenge, Putellas made the decision to leave her childhood club.

Putellas' latest victory caps a remarkable return to the pinnacle of world football after suffering a career-threatening anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury in 2022. Playing only a bit-part role in Spain's triumphant 2023 World Cup campaign would have stung.

In Liga F - which Barcelona won for a seventh consecutive season - she finished joint-sixth for assists (seven) and fourth for open-play chances created (40). Cue the start of a 14-year career with her childhood club during which she won 38 trophies, including 10 league titles and four European cups.

With her contract at Barcelona expiring and keen for a fresh challenge, Putellas made the decision to leave her childhood club.

With three goals and one assist in seven WSL games for her new club, it is clear Putellas is still deserving of her nickname.

She began playing football in the street, and soon became a Barcelona fan and a regular attendee at Camp Nou.

Though she retained the Ballon d'Or later that year, it took a while for her to return to her best level.

But Putellas' contributions to Barcelona's attacking play went far beyond scoring goals herself.

Playing only a bit-part role in Spain's triumphant 2023 World Cup campaign would have stung.

Cue the start of a 14-year career with her childhood club during which she won 38 trophies, including 10 league titles and four European cups.

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