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Spanish champions FC Barcelona Femení lost their first La Liga game in 64 matches stretching back to June 2021 away to Madrid CFF today and blew their chance of going through a second consecutive season without defeat.
Already secured as champions of their country for the fourth season in a row after winning their first 27 matches of the campaign, Barcelona have stumbled domestically since securing their place in a fourth consecutive UEFA Women's Champions League final by overcoming Chelsea in the semi-final.
First their world record run of 62 wins in succession was ended last week away to Sevilla FC following a 1-1 draw, now they have suffered their first league defeat since losing 4-3 to Atlético de Madrid on 1 June 2021 which also came at the end of a previously perfect league campaign.
FUENLABRADA, SPAIN - MAY 21: Alexia Putellas of FC Barcelona reacts during Liga F match between ... [+]
Since then, Barcelona went through the rest of that 2021/22 campaign with five more wins before winning all thirty games last season in a perfect league campaign. Most believed it was inevitable they would repeat that achievement after they steamrollered their way through their first 27 games this season but once again they have come undone after they secured the league title.
Today, two first-half goals from Racheal Kundananji were enough to to secure an unlikely victory for fourth-placed Madrid CFF. Even a first goal in a year for the returning Ballon D'Or winner Alexia Putellas could not rescue the Catalan side.
The two goals by Zambian striker Kundananji moved her onto 24 goals for the season level with Alba Redondo as the leading goalscorer in the league and kept her ahead of fellow African striker, Nigerian Asisat Oshoala of Barcelona who has led the scoring charts earlier in the season.
Barcelona now have two weeks to prepare for the UEFA Champions League final against VfL Wolfsburg in Eindhiven after failing to win either of their last two away games.