Grace ignores Lilia
A day later
Arsenal have a match at 8pm against Barcelona
They all get to the stadium and put their training kit on before going onto the pitch
Lilia locks eyes with Aitana before looking away
Alessia runs with her as they do a lap around the pitch
Alessia: Know who you were staring at?
Lilia: Not really. I only know a few of those girls, Mapi, Keira, Lucy, Ona and Alexia. That's it.
Alessia: I'm sure you'll get to know the rest of them when you move tomorrow ok?
Lilia: Yeah. I can't believe this is my last match with Arsenal.
Alessia: Let's make it a good one then, shall we?
Lilia: Yeah.
(In this story Lucy hasn't moved to Chelsea yet)
Arsenal line-up:
Goalkeeper - Manuela Zinsberger
Defenders - Leah Williamson, Katie McCabe, Lotte Wubben-Moy
Midfielders - Lilia Williamson, Lia Wälti, Kim Little (C)
Forwards - Beth Mead, Caitlin Foord
Barcelona line-up:
Goalkeeper - Cata Coll
Defenders - Ona Batlle, Irene Paredes, Mapi León
Midfielders - Alexia Putellas, Aitana Bonmatí, Keira Walsh
Forwards - Fridolina Rolfö, Ingrid Syrstad Engen
The game kicks off
Barcelona have a strong start having a few chances but Arsenal are quick to get the ball from them
Leah wins the ball from Alexia and passes it up to Lilia who runs with it before passing to Caitlin who's in space
Caitlin then scores, with the ball hitting the top right corner of the net
Caitlin celebrates, Lilia runs to her and hugs her
❤️🤍 1 - 0 💙❤️
They reset
Barcelona had a good few tries but still haven't gotten a goal yet
They have Half-Time
Jonas gives them another briefing and tells them the changes he's going to make for the line up
Subs for Arsenal -
Alessia Russo on for Caitlin Foord
Kyra Cooney-Cross on for Lia Wälti
Victoria Pelova on for Kim Little
Steph Catley on for Lotte Wubben-Moy
Subs for Barcelona -
Lucy Bronze on for Irene Paredes
Clàudia Pina on for Ingrid Syrstad Engen
Vicky López on for Keira Walsh
Gemma Font on for Cata Coll
Arsenal line-up now:
Goalkeeper - Manuela Zinsberger
Defenders - Leah Williamson (C), Katie McCabe, Steph Catley
Midfielders - Lilia Williamson, Kyra Cooney-Cross, Victoria Pelova
Forwards - Beth Mead, Alessia Russo
Barcelona line-up now:
Goalkeeper - Gemma Font
Defenders - Ona Batlle, Lucy Bronze, Mapi León
Midfielders - Alexia Putellas, Aitana Bonmatí, Vicky López
Forwards - Fridolina Rolfö, Clàudia Pina
They get back into their positions
The second half begins and Barcelona are really fighting for a chance now and they get two when both Alexia and Aitana score a goal
❤️🤍 1 - 2 ❤️💙
They reset and Lilia immediately is on the ball, she passes to Alessia who passes it back to her and she scores
They reset and again Lilia gets the ball
She shoots from a distance of about 18 yards
❤️🤍 2 - 2 ❤️💙
Lilia celebrates, Leah and Alessia run to her along with the other girls
They reset, Alexia has the ball this time and manoeuvres around all the Arsenal girls but the defenders are all on her case, Leah manages to swipe the ball from her feet and boots it up the pitch to Beth who passes to Lilia who has been all over the pitch, up and down
Lilia scores a screamer of a goal, the ball hitting the bottom left corner
❤️🤍 3 - 2 ❤️💙
She celebrates and all the girls surround her
They reset again
They have exactly 10 minutes left of the game
Barcelona fight to equalise but Arsenal won't let that happen, Lilia wins the ball off of Aitana and passes to Alessia who goes to score but it hits the post, luckily Lilia is on the ball tonight and nutmegs Mapi and Gemma, scoring another screamer of a goal
❤️🤍 4 - 2 ❤️💙
She celebrates
They reset with 3 minutes left, the girls decide to be on the defence
Barcelona have a few tries but to no result and soon the ref blows the whistle signalling the end of the match
Lilia falls on her knees and curls up, hiding her face in the grass in her hands
The Arsenal fans are going crazy, cheering loudly etc.
Lilia gets up with tears in her eyes
She hugs all the girls until she reaches Leah
She's already crying and so is Leah
Leah: * hugs her* I'm so proud of you lil sis.
Lilia: * hugs back and her voice breaks* I love you.
Leah: * kisses Lilia's forehead* I love you too.
The girls all change and come to Leah and Lilia's for a sleepover
The next day
Lilia is officially ready to leave
Leah is dropping her off at the airport at 7pm and Lucy is going to pick her up in Barcelona when the plane lands there
It's currently 8am
Lilia is already downstairs with Leah, they've got the whole day planned with them planning a fun last day with the girls for Lilia and a visit from Amanda, David and Jacob before 7pm
They go to the park near there house and have a little last mini match together using their hoodies as goals
To be continued......
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Aitana Bonmatí x Lilia Williamson
FanfictionWhen Lilia ends up signing with Barcelona, she finds herself feeling lonely and homesick rather quickly until she meets a certain Bonmatí
