Las Estrellas (Alexia Putellas x OC)

Freekick Master

A couple hours after that, we are getting ready for training with Leila and Aitana, the music is playing loudly in our room, and Patri comes to pick us up. We've decided not to question Alexia and Jennifer, so things won't be awkward. On our way downstairs, we are dancing and singing, and all the girls laugh when they see us. Since we are walking to go to the training field, we just keep on dancing and having fun earning some funny comments from the journalists and fans.

I recognize three journalists who are filming us having just as much fun as we have. I think they are working for a YouTube channel called El Patio or something like that. I remember they have interviewed Sandie and I last year, and they were pretty fun.

"Victoria!" The one named Sandra tries to make me look at her and manages to do so. "Can we have a picture?"

"Sure, be quick, Jon will be mad." I chuckle and take a picture with the three journalists. "Are you guys staying for the final?"

"Of course, we are." Paloma smiles. "Ready to win your first trophy in Barcelona?"

"I can't wait, but it's going to be hard." I state.

"It's a final after all." Barbara winks at me.

"Hey, girls, it's training time." Jonatan walks to us. "Let my players concentrate, thank you."

"Sorry..." They whisper and Jon leads me to the pitch.

"I've got a plan." Jon says. "I want you to play in front with Jenni. 4-4-2. Lieke, Caro on the side, Alexia and Patri behind you. What do you think?"

"Can work, but we have to be good with our pressing, or else Ale and Patri will die." I reflect. "But if we do well, it can be the best option."

"I thought about it, and when we are defending but waiting, you'll have to play as a 10 almost, to cover more ground." He explains. "And when you decide to press high, you'll be the starter and join Jenni forward."

"Fun." I nod and we arrive with the others.

"Let's start with some rondos, once the journalists leave, we'll start the real training, it's going to be short but intense, I want to see goals today." Jonatan announces.

We all have fun in the rondos, and then we start the finishing drills. First, we are doing some collective drills with a precise path of passes. I am with the starting eleven, in front with Jenni. The first exercise is to build a move from behind, once we arrive to Lieke, Patri or Alexia has to ask for the ball in the midfield and try to go forward. If they manage that, I have to do a crossed run in the box on the left side. They give me the ball and both Jenni and Caro go to the penalty area, one in the middle, the other at the second post. As I take the ball, my mission is to cross it hard on the ground, so my teammates just have to put the ball in the net. We do it on the other side too, Jennifer being the one crossing the ball.

Then, we change the way we play and try to find Caro and Lieke on the side, trying to cross or to find Frida and Marta running behind their back. Either way, we are working on our runs in the box, Alexia and Jennifer being the best in the air, Patri being at the second ball and me trying to cut the trajectory. We work well together and then, change to do some individual work.

I'm working with Jon on some movements I have to master to truly be dangerous in front of the goal, and then we do some corners. Jon wants me to be the one near the goalkeeper, not going for the ball but following for the potential second ball. Finally, we end the training with freekicks. It's Caro, Alexia, Jennifer and I around the balls trying to score against Sandra and Cata.

"Are you still good at it, babe?" Alexia wiggles her eyebrows.

"Want me to show you?" I smirk and Caro chuckles.