Barcelona received their Ladies’s Champions League marketing campaign off to an emphatic begin, hammering Bayern Munich 7-1.
Final season’s runners-up broke the impasse inside 4 minutes, when Alexia Putellas curled a surprising effort into the top-left nook.
Ewa Pajor knocked within the second, earlier than Putellas turned supplier, teeing up Esmee Brugts, who put the Blaugrana 3-0 up inside 27 minutes to spherical off a surprising group effort.
Whereas Bayern responded via Klara Buhl 5 minutes later, the hosts may scent blood, and Salma Paralluelo prodded residence simply earlier than the break.
Barcelona’s ruthlessness continued into the second half, with Pajor claiming her brace within the 56th minute, earlier than substitute Claudia Pina registered a double of her personal within the house of simply 4 minutes.
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Elsewhere, Juventus downed Benfica 2-1 in Tuesday’s early kick-off.
The Bianconeri needed to come from a aim behind, after conceding a sixth-minute opener from Lucia Alves.
A header in every half from defender Cecilia Salvai ensured Juve clinched all three factors and a gap win.
In the meantime, Paris FC and OH Leuven performed out an enthralling 2-2 draw, in what was a story of two halves.
The hosts discovered themselves two objectives up inside 23 minutes, as Daphne Corboz and Clara Mateo each received on the scoresheet.
But, Leuven’s second-half reply ensured they returned residence with a share of the spoils, as Kim Everaerts and Sara Pusztai restored parity.
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Remarkably, that is the second time in lower than a 12 months that Barcelona have caught seven objectives previous opposition, having accomplished so in opposition to St. Polten in November 2024.
The Blaugrana had been scientific in entrance of aim on Tuesday, registering an xG of simply 1.99, the reigning Liga F champions outperformed their xG by a staggering 5.01.
Bayern have recorded 4 consecutive defeats within the Ladies’s Champions League — their longest dropping run within the competitors since information started within the 2016/17 season.