Camp Nou hosts European champions Barcelona and Arsenal today at 18.45 h local time on Disney+, featuring a revenge fixture following the 2025 final.

The home side enters the match leading the Champions League group stage with a perfect record and 19 goals scored. The Catalan club earned wins over Paris FC, Roma, and HB Koge earlier in the tournament.

Arsenal returns to Barcelona carrying the memory of their 2025 European title victory against the Spanish side. Renée Slegers manages the English club as they look to build on recent improvements in domestic and continental play.

Ona Batlle returns to her former club after spending three seasons with the Catalan supporters before her transfer to London this year. The defender traveled to Spain despite recent discomfort that kept her out of action, with the Arsenal staff viewing her presence as positive news, Diari de Girona reported.

Mariona Caldentey makes her own emotional return to the stadium following her move to England two campaigns ago. The forward watches from the stands while recovering from a hamstring injury.

Ticket sales for the fixture at Camp Nou have already surpassed 20,000 distributed seats.

Barcelona targets control through possession, aiming to stretch Arsenal across the pitch and find space between defensive lines. Slegers directs her squad to maintain defensive discipline, close central gaps, and deny the hosts space in the attacking half.

Arsenal relies on fast offensive transitions to exploit open space when Barcelona loses possession. Alessia Russo anchors the attack during this run of good scoring form, using her back-to-goal play to protect the ball and link up with advancing teammates.

The visiting side enters the fixture following mixed results in the Women’s Super League, recording three wins, four draws, and two losses. Their Champions League group stage campaign stands at two victories and one draw from three outings.

Barcelona continues its European schedule in the upcoming group stage fixtures, while Arsenal returns to domestic league competition following the match.