Roma vs Barcelona Preview: Team News & Prediction | 2026-27 UEFA Women's Champions League | League Phase
by Trystan Pugh ·
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For the second season running in the UEFA Women's Champions League, Roma host Barcelona on Matchday 2 of the league phase.
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Roma team news
Predicted XI (4-3-1-2): Baldi; Thogersen, Oladipo, Ottey, Oliviero; Doms, Rieke, Greggi; Giugliano; Corelli, Van Dooren
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Barcelona team news
Predicted XI (4-3-3): Coll; Schertenleib, Paredes, Fernandez, Brugts; Serrajordi, Guijarro, Pina; Graham Hansen, Pajor, Kerolin
Unavailable: Aleixandri (Injured), Lopez (Injured), Nazareth (Injured)
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Roma vs Barcelona prediction
Roma's Women's Champions League campaign kicked off with a goalless draw against OH Leuven in Belgium last week, in what was only the second 0-0 scoreline in league phase history.
They would certainly take a repeat of that scoreline in this fixture, but that is a tall order to say the least against the rampant reigning champions.
Barcelona were sprung into action early on against Paris FC on Matchday 1 given that they went behind after just five minutes. As they tend to do though, their devastating attack found a way through and they ended up beating the French outfit 5-2 in Spain, aided by a superb performance from Caroline Graham Hansen.
These two sides also met in Rome on Matchday 2 last season, with Barcelona running out 0-4 winners, and it seems very likely that the champions will ease to victory again in this one.
Despite the fact that Pere Romeu's side have lost some big players over the summer, they remain a class above most of the teams in the competition and have the potential to win to nil here.
