Aitana's big goal this preseason

BarcelonaAugust 30th. This is the date marked in red on Aitana Bonmatí's calendar. The Barça footballer is working against the clock to arrive in the best possible condition for the start of the new season for Barça women's team. The weekend of August 29th and 30th, Pere Romeu's team will debut in the Women's League in a match against Costa Adeje Tenerife at the Johan Cruyff stadium. With just over a month to go until the premiere, this Monday the Blaugranas began their preseason with all available first-team players.

Among the footballers called up for this first day, the three new signings stand out: Tyler McCamey, Martina Fernández, and Renee Van Asten, who have already met their new teammates. In addition, the Catalan coach has also called up five players from the reserve team, who will be part of the first team's dynamics: Julia Torres, Charlotta Ohlander, Noa Jiménez, Rosalia, and Liv Pennock. After completing the medical and physical tests, the first training session will take place this Tuesday morning, marking the start of Pere Romeu's third season. With the objective of revalidating all titles, the footballers are beginning to prepare for a long season that, for many, will end in a year's time, as next summer Brazil will host the World Cup.

Aitana Bonmatí, an adaptation period

In these first days of training, all eyes will be on Aitana Bonmatí, one of the great stars of this new Barça. The footballer from Sant Pere de Ribes will undergo adapted and individualized training to arrive in full form at the official start of the season, as reported by Sports World and ARA has been able to confirm. After noticing some discomfort in his left ankle, medical tests ruled out a new injury in this area of the body, according to the Barcelona club.

Aitana Bonmatí suffered a transyndesmotic fracture of the left fibula at the end of 2025, an injury that kept her off the field for more than five months. In April, the midfielder rejoined training with the group, but it wasn't until a month later, in May, when she received medical clearance and was able to reappear on the field. It was at the Camp Nou, in the second leg of the Champions League semifinals against Bayern, with a very favorable score (4-1).

During the final stretch of the season, Pere Romeu and his coaching staff were very cautious in Aitana's return. She needed to gradually gain rhythm and minutes to avoid a relapse. The player from Sant Pere de Ribes played in all four matches of a League that Barça had already mathematically won, and therefore, the demands were lower, and she had a little over fifteen minutes in the finals of the Copa de la Reina and the Champions League. In both cases, she came on with the score in their favor.

Subsequently, she also had minutes with the Spanish national team in the World Cup qualifying matches, where she played thirteen minutes against England and half a game against Iceland. This summer, while commentating on some men's World Cup matches for a Mexican television, the midfielder was exercising to continue her physical preparation for the next season, as the footballer shared on her social media. Aitana knows it's an important season for her, in which she has to be one of the team leaders, and she wants to be fully available from day one. The idea within the club is that the player from Sant Pere de Ribes can be in the first league match.

A new stage at Barça

Barça began this Monday a new stage with all eyes set on seeing how the team responds to the changes that have occurred in the squad. With the departures of Alexia Putellas, Mapi León, Ona Batlle, and Salma Paralluelo, it will be time for certain players to step forward. This is the case for Kika Nazareth, Vicky López, or Sydney Schertenleib. "A few years ago, the players who had to step forward were players with more experience and older, and right now, they are very young footballers. We have already seen that they are fully prepared to play big European matches, but now they will have to establish themselves to provide leadership and continuity to the team," assured Pere Romeu at his contract renewal event.