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Nigerian star scores 4th Champions League goal for Barcelona as she fires them to semifinals

Wednesday, March 31, 2021 at 6:51 PM by Oluwatomiwa Babalola

- Asisat Oshoala increases Champions League goals tally to four

- The Super Falcons striker was on target for Barcelona Ladies in their 2-1 defeat to Man City

- Coach Lluis Cortes' ladies advanced to the semifinals of the European competition on 4-2 aggregate

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Nigerian star Asisat Oshoala was on target for Barcelona women in their Champions League quarterfinal second leg clash against Manchester City women.

The 26-year-old Super Falcons forward restored parity for the Catalan ladies one minute before the hour mark with a superb finish.

However, her goal could not stop them from eventually losing the game to the Premier League outfit 2-1 but progressed to the semifinals on 4-2 aggregate.

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Coach Lluis Cortes' ladies had won the reverse fixture by three goals to nothing with the four-time Africa women's best player scoring one of those goals a week ago.

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Nigerian star scores stunning Champions League goal against Man City — Asisat Oshoala scoring Barcelona Ladies' lone goal against Manchester City in the second leg of their Champions League quarterfinal clash. Photo by Zac Goodwin/PA Images
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Besides scoring against Man City in both legs of their last eight fixtures, Oshoala also found the back of the net against PSV and Fortuna Hjørring in the earlier stages of the championship.

Meanwhile, the former Arsenal and Liverpool ladies' star has scored a total of 19 goals in 26 appearances across competitions so far this campaign.

She will be hoping to score more as the season progresses having reached the last four phase while her club continues to dominate the Spanish women's league.

Legit.ng earlier reported that Nigerian sensation Asisat Oshoala scored in Barcelona’s 3-0 victory over Man City Ladies in the UEFA women’s Champions League competition on Wednesday, March 24.

The Catalan giants take a giant first-leg win in the quarter-final, but it is not yet over as they need to prevent the Citizens from responding when they face-off in the return leg.