Barcelona 3-1 Benfica | UEFA Women’s Champions League 25/26 | UEFA.com Barcelona secure a crucial victory thanks to a brilliant team performance and strikes from Ewa Pajor, Laia Aleixandri and an own goal. Benfica fought hard and responded straight after half-time, but ultimately they had no answer to the hosts’ dominance.

The result was bad. What happened in the stands was worse. The Camp Nou was white. Of the 79,468 spectators who attended, an estimated 30,000 were Eintracht fans. The official visiting allocation was 5,000, but supporters in their tens of thousands bought tickets put up for sale by Barcelona members.

The full squad: Ter Stegen, Balde, Cubarsí, Ferran, Pedri, Lewandowski, Lamine Yamal, Raphinha, Joan Garcia, Rashford, Christensen, Fermín, Casado, Gerard Martin, F. De Jong, Bernal, Kounde, Eric, Kochen, Jofre, Dro, Roony, Tommy.

Atlético Madrid striker Julián Alvarez has confessed he continues to “tune out” reports of interest from Barcelona, believing most of the speculation is wide of the mark.

Barcelona appear to be managing to recover their best version, accumulating four consecutive victories led by a Lamine Yamal in full form. However, the 18-year-old star could lose a key teammate as Marc Casado is being targeted by a top Premier League team.

Time has moved at a different tempo for Boston Legacy FC general manager Domènec Guasch since he was hired almost exactly one year ago. As he leads the monumental task of building the roster of a brand new soccer club from scratch, every second counts before the team makes its NWSL debut on March 14 at Gillette Stadium.

The reigning champions have weathered the storm ever since a painful El Clásico defeat in late October. Barcelona have chalked up a perfect record since, allowing them take advantage of Real Madrid’s recent woes to enter the weekend four points clear in the title race.

FC Barcelona have an excellent opportunity to stretch their lead at the top of the La Liga standings as they take on a lowly Osasuna side at the Spotify Camp Nou later tonight.The Blaugrana have