Wed Mar 19 17:00:00 UTC 2025: ## Barça Women Face Wolfsburg in Crucial Champions League Clash

**Barcelona, Spain** – FC Barcelona’s women’s team embarks on a challenging UEFA Women’s Champions League quarter-final tie against VfL Wolfsburg this Wednesday. The first leg, kicking off at 6:45 PM CET at the Volkswagen Arena, pits two giants of European women’s football against each other.

Coach Pere Romeu has named a 22-player squad for the trip to Germany, including key players like Alexia Putellas and newly acquired Ewa Pajor, who will face her former club. The winner of this tie will advance to the semi-finals against either Manchester City or Chelsea.

Wolfsburg, a two-time UWCL champion and frequent finalists, arrive at the match on the back of a 3-1 defeat to Bayern Munich, leaving them third in the Bundesliga. Their potent attack is spearheaded by top scorer Lineth Beerensteyn (11 league goals) and captain Alexandra Popp, a legendary figure in German women’s football, who has netted seven goals in this season’s UWCL.

This marks the fifth meeting between the two clubs in the competition. While Wolfsburg held the upper hand in early encounters, Barcelona has won the last two, including a dramatic 3-2 victory in last year’s final.

Barcelona’s squad is boosted by the return of Claudia Pina, who has recovered from injury. However, Ona Batlle and Ellie Roebuck remain sidelined, while Kika Nazareth will undergo surgery for a medial collateral ligament rupture. The stakes are high, as Barcelona aims to continue their Champions League dominance.

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