How do you reflect on your move to the WSL and Arsenal a year on?
I think it was a brave move for me to leave Barca because, in many ways, it was all I’d ever known. I wondered if it was the right choice. Now I can look back and know it was good for me as an individual player as well as the team, because we won the biggest trophy we could.
It was a change for me because, on an individual level, I started to play in another position, in another league and I had a good season. It’s not easy to change everything all at once, so it’s very nice when people recognise your work.
In my final years at Barca, we were such a dominant team in the league and in Europe. We just attack, attack, attacked and controlled so many games. In the WSL, you cannot do that. Even though we are a team that often dominates possession, most matches feel a lot more open. It feels more equal every day. Teams can beat anyone on their day and that’s exciting to play in.
How do you come back from a win like that and focus on the new season?
After we won the Champions League I went to the Euros with Spain straightaway, so it was a very busy summer as well. We had top moments here at Arsenal last season, but it’s important to try your best not to think too much about that now. It’s a new season and we should be proud of what we achieved, but it’s done now.
We need to work again for the chance to hopefully go all the way and do it again. Football is all about momentum and, of course, there have been some ups and downs so far. The start of the season was particularly hard, but we kept going and now we’re in a much better place together.
Is winning the Champions League fuel to win more trophies with Arsenal?
Yeah, of course. I think winning the brand new FIFA Champions Cup was a great start and we’re reaching the part of the year when trophies start to be decided. That’s the best and hardest moment of the season. There is still a long way to go and we don’t know what could happen…