Criticism fuels Barca's push for 4th Women's CL crown

Although Barcelona's dominant women's team are chasing a second consecutive quadruple as they take on Arsenal in the Champions League final on Saturday, they have faced more criticism than usual this season.

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Struggling to fire on all cylinders under new coach Pere Romeu and falling to some surprise defeats, including a first ever loss against rivals Real Madrid, the knives were out in some quarters.

However, the Catalans used the criticism as fuel to catapult back to a sixth final in seven years, Caroline Graham Hansen told AFP this week at a round-table interview with international media.

“Of course we weren't good enough in those games, but I think the criticism from the outside was too big (compared to how) we were actually doing,” said the Norwegian winger.