Barcelona had been restricted to only a single objective by Roma within the first leg of their Girls’s Champions League quarter-final tie final week, leaving the second leg tighter and with extra to play for than most might need anticipated.
Teenage ahead Salma Paralluelo scored the one objective on the historic Stadio Olimpico, with Roma impressing within the first ever European knockout sport.
As many as 60,000 individuals are anticipated for the second leg in Barcelona, with all ties at this stage of the competitors transfer to every membership’s major stadium.
Because the first leg, Barcelona scraped a late 1-0 win over Actual Madrid in Liga F’s Clasico to increase their successful run to 58 video games stretching again to June 2021.
Roma have not really been in motion for the reason that first leg, which means they might be more energizing for this one.
When is kick off? Wednesday 29 March, 17:45 (BST)
The place is the match being performed? Camp Nou
TV channel/reside stream? DAZN UEFA Girls’s Champions League YouTube
Referee? Riem Hussein (GER)
Alexia Putellas just isn’t but able to return however did begin coaching along with her teammates for the primary time on Monday. Claudia Pina and Mariona Caldentey are additionally nonetheless absent from the squad to face Roma, having already missed the primary leg.
Elisa Bartoli and former Barcelona skipper Vicky Losada had been each capable of play a part of the primary leg, regardless of being slight doubts beforehand, and have had one other eight days to construct health.
Forwards Paloma Lazaro, Nina Kajzba and Sophie Roman Haug have not made the journey to Spain.
Whatever the shut score-line within the first leg, Barcelona had been by far the dominant group and will have simply received 4, 5 or extra on one other day – Asisat Oshoala particularly missed a hat-trick of excellent possibilities to run up the rating.
Even with a difficult win over Actual Madrid performed since, the excellent high quality within the Barcelona ranks is obvious to see and will come to the fore right here.
The return to coaching for Putellas, though with no direct impression on this sport from her, might even serve to spice up morale within the wider squad.
Prediction: Barcelona 3-0 Roma
