Barcelona will go for its third straight Women’s Champions League title with a squad boosted by Poland's star striker Ewa Pajor and with Aitana Bonmatí and Alexia Putellas playing on new contracts.
FILE - Barcelona’s Aitana Bonmati celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the women’s Champions League final soccer match between FC Barcelona and Olympique Lyon nais at the San Mames stadium in Bilbao, Spain, Saturday, May 25, 2024. MADRID — Barcelona will go for its third straight Women’s Champions League title with a squad boosted by Poland’s star striker Ewa Pajor and with Aitana Bonmatí and Alexia Putellas playing on new contracts.
Pajor, who joined from Wolfsburg, was the competition’s top scorer in 2022-23 as the German club reached a final that it lost to Barcelona despite a goal by her. Lyon has been in good scoring touch so far, netting 16 goals in its first three French league games, with American midfielder Lindsey Horan getting five and France striker Kadidiatou Diani scoring two.
The club hired a new coach in June, with Australian Joseph Montemurro replacing Frenchwoman Sonia Bompastor, who joined Chelsea. Galatasaray will be making its competition debut after a qualifying run that included triumphs over former quarterfinalist Slavia Praha. Wolfsburg is unbeaten in five away meetings against Italian sides, but Roma is unbeaten in 14 home games in all competitions.Hayes left to take over the United States women’s team in the offseason and carried on her winning ways by taking gold at the Paris Olympics.
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