Laia Aleixandri, Renee Van Asten, Aitana Bonmatí, Kika Nazareth, Vicky López, Aïcha Camara and Carla Julià. These are the seven absences that Pere Romeu will have for the debut in the Champions League at the Johan Cruyff stadium against Paris FC this Wednesday (9:00 p.m., Disney+). The coach from Bonanova will have to juggle again to present a starting eleven with guarantees at the beginning of the path that must take Barça to the Warsaw final, scheduled for May 28, 29 or 30.

Two matches, two routs. Barça does not forgive on the Sevilla field and continues with a firm step in this start of the Liga F thanks to the goals from Esmee Brugts, Clàudia Pina, Marta Torrejón, and Vicky López (0-4). Graham Hansen was once again the protagonist with two assists in a special match for Pere Romeu. 727 days after sitting on the bench for the first time as head coach of Barça –with a 0-3 victory on the field of Deportivo de la Coruña–, the Catalan coach managed his 100th match at the helm of the blue and garnet team. Throughout these two years, Romeu has lived very sweet moments –such as the triumph in Oslo against his former coaching staff colleague, Jonatan Giráldez, to lift the fifth Champions League of the season– and more bitter moments –such as the defeat a year earlier in Lisbon in the Champions League final against Arsenal.

“After receiving criticism all year, I hope they praise us a little now, as it's our turn. We are doing a very good job”. That’s how emphatically Cata Coll spoke after winning the Champions League final in Oslo (4-0). Barça once again touched the sky in Norway after a complicated season marked by criticism and doubts. After the triumph, it was time to celebrate. The night in Oslo was long. "We celebrated it as it should be," said the young Clara Serrajordi, from La Masia, when she arrived in Barcelona, where thousands of people were waiting on a stage on Avinguda de Maria Cristina despite the heatwave, which caused some scares among those present. This was not the case for Joan Laporta, who ended up on stage embracing Alexia Putellas while the members of the group Figa Flawas sang euphorically.

Alexia Putellas is the big name in this final stretch of the season. The captain's contract ends next June, although she has an option for another year. The player from Mollet del Vallès is very happy at Barça, "the club of her life," but she isn't thinking about her future right now. Alexia is highly motivated and focused on the remainder of the season. The midfielder has stood out in the last two victoriesHis three goals have given him a lot of confidence ahead of the most demanding matches. The club explains that they are in "ongoing talks," but according to ARA, the renewal will not happen immediately.

He arrived in 2019, brought in by Lluís Cortés, with the goal of "winning another league title." Six years later, he has left Barça after winning three Champions League titles, six league titles, five Copa de la Reina trophies, and five Super Cups. Rafael Navarro (El Pinell de Brai, 1986) has experienced all the successes of the women's first team firsthand. The Catalan—who was assistant coach to Lluís Cortés, Jonatan Giráldez, and Pere Romeu—took on the challenge of leading the Swiss national team last November. "The working tools I have here are quite similar to those I had at Barça. Besides that, the ideas I've tried to introduce are very well received by the Federation, which is open to making changes," he explained to ARA.