Barcelona v Manchester City: Women’s Champions League – live
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Barcelona manager Pere Romeu has said his side are ready to fight for the win this evening: “The team wants to play matches like this. The players thrive in these settings and will come out to bite hard from minute one. We hope to have the optimal motivation to face this match.”.
![[Pere Romeu]](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/25aaef04a3d91e5d149e2e09560dc83efc5f27a0/0_34_4917_2950/master/4917.jpg?width=465&dpr=1&s=none&crop=none)
Barcelona’s Aitana Bonmati won the FIFA Best award on Tuesday, read more about it here:. While City are second in the WSL, Barcelona are dominating Liga F. The Spanish giants are currently 11 points clear of second Real Madrid with 13 wins from 13 games so far this season. It’s not surprising with the amount of talent in their squad, including the FIFA Best winner….
![[Alexia Putellas]](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/f8b5e4c448d46fb4fe080685ea899f7552e42d13/0_173_5177_3106/master/5177.jpg?width=465&dpr=1&s=none&crop=none)
Manchester City are currently without top scorer Bunny Shaw, Lauren Hemp, Alex Greenwood and Vivianne Miedema and that is just the tip of the iceberg of their injury crisis. This, along with great tactics from Everton, led to City losing 2-0 to the Liverpudlian club last weekend. The defeat meant they could not capitalise on Chelsea dropping points to Leicester. City currently trail leaders Chelsea by six points in the WSL.
The team news is here. Barcelona’s line-up shows their strength in depth with the stars on the bench. Alexia Putellas, who is returning to full fitness, and Caroline Graham Hansen are among the substitutes. Barca: Coll, Batlle, Paredes, Leon, Brugts, Bonmati, Walsh, Patri, Paralluelo, Pajor, Pina.
