Manchester City travels to FC Barcelona for the last group stage match of the Women’s Champions League 2024/2025. The last time City unexpectedly won by 2-0. If the club avoids defeat by 2-0 or more, they stay on top of the group. For FC Barcelona it will be a great challenge. The club is by far the best in their league Let’s look at the possible line-up, statistics and where you can watch FC Barcelona vs Manchester City. We will update the match preview on game day.
Alexia Putellas (FC Barcelona) celebrates a goal with teammates during the Liga F match between FC Barcelona and SD Eibar at Estadi Johan Cruyff. Final Score: FC Barcelona 4 -0 SD Eibar. (Photo by Felipe Mondino / SOPA Images/Sipa USA) – Photo by Icon Sport " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/womenfootball.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/ICONSPORT\_243536\_0025.jpg?fit=300%2C200&quality=89&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/womenfootball.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/ICONSPORT\_243536\_0025.jpg?fit=1024%2C682&quality=89&ssl=1" src="https://i0.wp.com/womenfootball.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/ICONSPORT\_243536\_0025.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&quality=89&ssl=1" alt class="wp-image-7519" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/womenfootball.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/ICONSPORT\_243536\_0025.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&quality=89&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/womenfootball.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/ICONSPORT\_243536\_0025.jpg?resize=300%2C200&quality=89&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/womenfootball.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/ICONSPORT\_243536\_0025.jpg?resize=768%2C511&quality=89&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/womenfootball.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/ICONSPORT\_243536\_0025.jpg?resize=1536%2C1023&quality=89&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/womenfootball.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/ICONSPORT\_243536\_0025.jpg?resize=2048%2C1364&quality=89&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/womenfootball.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/ICONSPORT\_243536\_0025.jpg?resize=1200%2C799&quality=89&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/womenfootball.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/ICONSPORT\_243536\_0025.jpg?w=3000&quality=89&ssl=1 3000w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px">
FC Barcelona vs Manchester City: Possible Line-ups
The possible line-ups are derived from previous match days. We take into consideration how strong the opponents are, what players are injured and of course team news before the match.
Team News FC Barcelona
Pere Romeu has a couple of things to think on before the match against Manchester City. Graham Hansen is not available: “Graham Hansen is a game-changing player, but we have depth and alternatives. Vicky can play on the right, Ona is an option, as is Salma, though she’s more comfortable on the left. And Alexia is closer to being available; we’ll see tomorrow.”
What the coach has to say
The head coach of Barcelona is looking forward to the challenge, and so do his players: “This match will be very different from the one in Manchester; both teams have changed a lot. We’ve focused more on what they’ve done in recent months, although we also reviewed that day’s match.”
The previous meeting ended in a loss for FC Barcelona, but Romeu has a different game plan this time: “The players are very motivated. But too much intensity or calm can be harmful. We want to play a very good 90 minutes with control of the game, not like in Manchester, where there was too much back-and-forth. We are better prepared than we were then.”
This is our prediction for the Starting IX for FC Barcelona against Manchester City:
13 Cata Coll
4 León
8 Torrejón
22 Battle
19 Lopez
14 Bonmatí
23 Engen
18 Nazareth
16 Brugts
12 Guijarro
17 Pajor
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Team News Manchester City
Manchester City has quite a few injured players:
Bunny Shaw won’t be back until the new year as she has a lower leg problem.
Hemp and Miedema are doing well but not ready to return yet.
Alex Greenwood went off injured and there is no news on the severity yet.
In the WSL Everton played extremely well against Taylor’s side and managed a 2-1 win.
What the coach has to say
Now Gareth Taylor has to ready his team to face off against FC Barcelona. The match at home was won by 2-0 but playing away will be very different. The head coach thinks his team will bounce back after the loss on the weekend: “We probably had that in our performance and were a little bit flat. We’ll dust ourselves down. This team has done really well considering the amount of key players we’ve had missing throughout the season not just in these last few weeks. There’s a lot of good work that’s gone in, and we’ll bounce back.”
We expect Taylor to give a pre-match press conference on matchday.
This is our prediction for the Starting IX for Manchester City against FC Barcelona:
31 Yamashita
15 Ouahabi
4 Aleixandri
14 Kennedy
18 Casparij
10 Roord
25 Hasegawa
20 Fujino
19 Blindkilde Brown
16 Park
8 Fowler
FC Barcelona vs Manchester City: Statistics
Manchester City won two out of three meetings with FC Barcelona, but never away. The alst time they played FC Barcelona away they lost by 3-0. Hermoso, Caldentey and Oshoala scored the goals for the Spanish club. FC Barcelona needs to beat City by 2 goals or more if they want that top spot in the group.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I watch the Women’s Champions League FC Barcelona vs Manchester City?
You can watch the UWCL match between FC Barcelona vs Manchester City on DAZN and DAZN Women’s Football YouTube.
When was the last meeting between FC Barcelona vs Manchester City?
The last meeting was on the 9th of October 2024. Manchester City won by 2-0. Naomi Layzell opened the score in the first half and Shaw doubled it in the second half.
What is FC Barcelona vs Manchester City kick-off time?
FC Barcelona and Manchester City kick off at 17:45 GMT at Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys.