Toni Payne, Oshoala on target as Barcelona beat Sevilla in the Women’s La Liga

Barcelona Femeni recorded a 5-1 victory against Sevilla at the Johan Cruyff Stadium in a game that featured two Super Falcons stars Toni Payne and Asisat Oshoala.

Toni Payne opened the scoring in the 40th minute to give Sevilla a halftime lead. She has now scored five goals and assisted four as Sevilla placed 8th on the table.

Oshoala who returned to the starting lineup for the first time since recently returning from injury put Barcelona in front, just two minutes after Claudia Pina had equalized in the 58th minute.

The Nigerian international is currently the league’s joint top scorer with 20 goals and 4 assists to her name.

While Oshoala was substituted in the 72nd minute, Payne saw only five minutes more on the pitch.

Published by Monsurah Olatunji

Monsurah Olatunji is a Nigeria based Sport enthusiast with a bias for women's football. An advocate of women's football development in Africa and girl-child empowerment.

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