The road begins for FC Barcelona in the UEFA Women's Champions League league phase. The Catalan side, recent champions of the competition, will begin their title defence against Paris FC. Pere Romeu's team arrive at the fixture as sole leaders of Liga F Moeve with 12 points after achieving a perfect record with victories against Costa Adeje Tenerife (5-0), Sevilla FC (0-4), Atlético de Madrid (4-2), and Deportivo Alavés (0-6). They are the league's top-scoring team with 19 goals and have conceded the fewest with 2. The Catalan coach will be without Cata Coll, Irene Paredes, Laia Aleixandri, who is recovering from an ACL injury, Renee Van Asten, Aitana Bonmatí, and Aïcha Cámara and Carla Juliá, who are competing in the U20 World Cup with Spain.

“We have a very competitive team and there is a lot of unity in the dressing room,” highlighted Pere Romeu in the pre-match press conference. Furthermore, the Azulgranas boast four Champions League titles in their honours list: 2020/2021, 2022/2023, 2023/2024, and 2025/2026. For their part, Paris, who also qualified directly after finishing second last season, occupy 4th position in the Première Ligue with 6 points after the first three matchdays. Last year, the French side were eliminated in the Round of 16 by Real Madrid CF with a 2-5 aggregate score. Both teams already faced each other last season in the league phase of Europe's premier competition, with a 0-2 victory for the Azulgranas thanks to goals from Vicky López and Graham Hansen. A win that FC Barcelona will be looking to repeat.

The match between FC Barcelona and Paris, from the first matchday of the Champions League group stage, will be played this Wednesday, September 23rd, at 21:00 CET at the Johan Cruyff Stadium. This match will be broadcast on Disney+.