Kerolin opens her account with a brace as Barcelona close Liga F matchday 9 top of the table on 24 points

Matchday 9 of Liga F wrapped up on Monday and the picture at the top did not change: Barcelona remain leaders on 24 points, two clear of Real Madrid. The foundation of the Catalans' week was Sunday's 4-0 win over Badalona Women at the Estadi Municipal de Palamós, with a brace from Kerolin, a Caroline Graham Hansen penalty and a left-footed strike from Claudia Pina.

Five minutes was all Kerolin needed

The Brazilian took just five minutes to open the scoring: after a combination with Aitana Bonmatí, she beat goalkeeper Txell Font for her first Liga F goal in a Barça shirt. Pere Romeu's side controlled the rest of the first half, but it stayed 0-1 until the break.

Early in the second half, Clara Serrajordi had to come off injured (a twisted ankle, according to Las Futbolistas). Patri Guijarro came on and took the captain's armband.

Red card, penalty and a rout

The game broke open around the hour mark. Lucía Martínez was shown a straight red card for a foul on Carla Julià inside the box, awarded after the referee reviewed the incident, and Graham Hansen converted the penalty in the 61st minute. Four minutes later, Kerolin pounced on the rebound from a Mayssa Baha shot to make it 0-3. The finishing touch came in the 75th minute: Claudia Pina, who had just replaced Graham Hansen, fired a left-footed shot from outside the box for 0-4. According to the club, it was her tenth goal in nine matchdays.

Barcelona line-up

• Cata Coll; Carla Julià, Renee van Asten, Marta Torrejón, Martina Fernández; Aitana Bonmatí, Clara Serrajordi, Rosalía; Kerolin, Caroline Graham Hansen, Mayssa Baha.
• Substitutions: Patri Guijarro for Serrajordi (52'), Aïcha Cámara for Van Asten (62'), Sydney Schertenleib for Bonmatí (62'), Esmee Brugts for Julià (73') and Claudia Pina for Graham Hansen (73').

Real Madrid keep up the pace

Real Madrid won 3-1 away to Sevilla and stay two points off the top. Schröder opened the scoring in the 12th minute, Xenia Barrios equalised in the 32nd and, late on, Caruso (86') and Beerensteyn (88') settled the match. Sevilla sit one point above the relegation zone, which Badalona dropped into after their heavy defeat.

Monday: Tenerife halt Athletic

The round closed on Monday at the Heliodoro Rodríguez López with Costa Adeje Tenerife's 2-0 win over Athletic Club: a Padilla header in the second half and a Gramaglia rebound from close range near the end. The Bilbao side, who had a game in hand, stay on 15 points, two short of the European places.

How the table looks

• Barcelona, 24 points (eight wins and one defeat, 36 goals scored and 4 conceded).
• Real Madrid, 22.
• Madrid CFF, 17.
• Athletic Club, 15.

Barcelona are next in action on Sunday 8 November, when they host Madrid CFF at the Estadi Johan Cruyff on matchday 10, according to the club.

Sources: FC Barcelona (official website), Las Futbolistas, El Sevillista, Athletic Club (official website).