Claudia Pina’s ideal return

Claudia Pina returned to the national team after a two-year absence and did so in style. The 23-year-old striker scored her first and second goals for the national team in the last two games. She opened her account for the Reds against South Korea, and the second against the French. And that's how the Moncada y Reixach player saw the goal from out on the pitch: ‘Mariona challenges for the ball, Aitana picks it up, changes direction, I control it inside, I think I drive on a little more and these, normally, I hit them to the far post, but I knew the goalkeeper was going to move there and I hit it. Luckily, the keeper went the other way and it went in’.

The FC Barcelona player's success in front of goal shows what a great moment of form and success she is in: ‘I hope these are the first of many. I'm happy to help the team and finish the year with a win’. Pina was grateful for her return to the squad and for these two games and her two goals: ‘I'm very happy to be here again. They have given me the confidence to play these two games. Inside me, I always think about helping the team as much as possible. I'm doing well, things are working out for me...’.

After scoring goals in the win over South Korea and the victory over France, Claudia Pina is clear about the secret to her success: ‘We have a very good team, great players, we look good, we understand each other, we enjoy playing with each other on the pitch, which is the most important thing, and that's reflected in the victory. Now we're ready for the next games.

The striker is already focusing on next year and among her objectives are ‘to be able to play in the Nations Leauge and another European Championships, it would be very nice and once there to be able to go for the maximum and try to go as far as possible’. And that her dream, and the goals continue...