Barcelona lay down marker in Women's Champions League, Arsenal slip up

Barcelona lay down marker in Women's Champions League, Arsenal slip up

The Catalans are showing no signs of missing ex-star Alexia Putellas, who joined the London City Lionesses in the close-season, as they now boost six points from two league phase outings and 11 goals scored. Caroline Graham Hansen netted in last week's opening 5-2 win at home to Paris FC, and she got Barca off the mark in Rome inside 20 minutes. A Shukurat Oladipo own goal put the visitors two-up before the break. Claudia Pina made the points sa…

UEFA Women's Champions League: Barcelona lays down marker, Arsenal slips up - Soccer America

Barcelona continued its emphatic start to its defense of the UEFA Women's Champions League title by brushing aside Roma 6-0 in the Italian capital, while a bizarre penalty incident caused Arsenal to let slip a two-goal lead at Paris FC. In another Anglo-French clash, Chelsea played to a 0-0 tie at record eight-time winner OL Lyonnes90 minutes, which had come into the match with 30 goals in four games in 2026-27.