Alexia Putellas is in Barcelona s squad for the first time all season for their Women s Champions League semi-final second leg against Chelsea, with Lucy Bronze out following knee surgery.
Two-time Ballon d Or winner Putellas has not played since picking up an anterior cruciate ligament injury in July 2022.
Home fans on Thursday will be hoping her return can help Barcelona complete the job which they started by winning the first leg 1-0 at Stamford Bridge last week.
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I met with [chairman] Andrea [Agnelli], [vice chairman] Pavel [Nedved], and we all agreed. We must give the entire environment a shock. A positive shock that can project Juventus over certain limits.
There are two ways to motivate the team. The first way? It was to buy Icardi and unleash an incredible fiasco, or we can sign Cristiano Ronaldo.
Icardi, who has scored 109 Serie A goals since joining Inter in 2013, continues to be linked with a move away from San Siro despite his deal not expiring until 2021.
One man who Paratici does not see leaving his current club is Juve forward Paulo Dybala as the sporting director sees no better options out there for the Serie A champions.
Those who leave are those who want to, Paratici added.
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Competition: La Liga
Market: Eibar to beat Leganes
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La Liga continues this weekend with a round of games that will surely only bring more goals and controversy. With the season now well past the halfway stage, teams are beginning to have to face up to their probable fates, with sides in the relegation zone desperate to pick up points to move up the table, while outfits in the top-half will be targetting European places. With this in mind, Leganes host Eibar on Saturday.
Leganes have been very good this season and they are looking to continue their climb up the table. After 21 games they have won eight, drawn five and lost eight, scoring 20 goals and conceding 21 times. In their last five they have managed to win twice, draw twice and lose …
Borussia Dortmund earned a hard-fought 1-0 win over Bayer Leverkusen in a game which saw the referee suspend proceedings following Roger Schmidt s refusal to accept his sending off.
Pierre Emerick-Aubameyang s 31st goal of the season settled a feisty clash at the BayArena as Dortmund moved back to within eight points of Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich.
But the main talking point was referee Felix Zwayer s decision to suspend play midway through the second half, shortly after Aubameyang s goal, in response to Leverkusen coach Schmidt s refusal to leave the dugout.
Schmidt was ordered to the stands for dissent in the wake of what proved to be Dortmund s winner in the 64th minute and when he showed no inclination to leave the technical area, the referee took…