"Substitutes Sydney Schertenleib and Aitana Bonmatí added a gloss to the scoreline late on after Pajor's first-half double, but the result does not paint the full story of what was at times a heated affair between the two rivals. Madrid will lament wasted opportunities, most notably Caroline Weir's missed penalty when the score was 2-0 in the second half, a moment that really brought the game to life and stoked the atmosphere among the 36,276 fans inside the stadium."
"Ultimately, it was Pajor's predatory instinct that tipped the tie in Barça's favor in an end-to-end opening to the game. The Poland striker had the ball in the net four times inside 30 minutes -- one was ruled out for a marginal offside; another for a debatable handball -- after Alexia Putellas was denied by the woodwork after just 30 seconds."
Ewa Pajor scored twice on her first start in more than a month as Barcelona beat Real Madrid 4-0 at the Olympic Stadium, extending the club's lead at the top of Liga F to seven points. Substitutes Sydney Schertenleib and Aitana Bonmatí added late goals after Pajor's first-half double. Real Madrid created several clear chances, including a missed penalty by Caroline Weir and efforts denied by goalkeeper Cata Coll and a goal-line clearance by Irene Paredes. Pajor had four efforts ruled out in the opening 30 minutes and had returned from an October knee injury.
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