Rome, Italy – Na today be the day wey Roma go host Barcelona for UEFA Women’s Champions League wey everybody dey yan about. This match no be just any match; e dey special like that one beer wey you don save for your birthday!
Roma just come out from heavy beating of 6-2 wey Real Madrid give dem for their first group game. No be small wahala! But last weekend, dem reappear with fresh energy, win AC Milan 2-1 as dem dey try jump back for di competition. Na commendable display, if you ask me (but who go ask me?).
On the other hand, Barcelona na the people wey everybody dey fear! Dem be di reigning favorites after finishing as runners-up last season. Last week, dem scatter Bayern Munich 7-1 for their first group match, and last-last, dem flog Atlético Madrid 6-0 for di league. Na so dem dey pack points like say na rice! Make dem no catch me say I dey salivate.
So, for those wey dey wonder how to catch di match live, sabi say e go dey show for Fubo, Paramount+, and ESPN for di U.S. If you dey abroad? Better make you package VPN if you wan enjoy di match like say you dey gidi gidi for US.
Match go happen for Stadio Tre Fontane for Rome, with kick-off at 3 PM ET. If you no sabi di time for your area, make you check am before you plan to miss out o!
But wait, di hosts go play without goalkeeper Andrea Lukasova and forward Rinsola Babajide wey dey injured. For Barcelona side, di news no too good too, as star striker Ewa Pajor go dey out for near six weeks because of knee injury wey she pick from di match against Atlético. E go pain dem well-well! Now, Salma Paralluelo go fit enter di lineup to join di likes of Caroline Graham Hansen and Claudia Pina, wey sabi ball like say dem no wan come home!
For Roma, dem don dey chop league match well-well, sitting atop Serie A Femminile after back-to-back wins over Parma and AC Milan. Na this kind form wey dem carry enter di fight against Barcelona, but e go hard because Barça don win all seven of dem Liga F matches this season. Dem don score 37 goals and only concede one! Wetin you expect?
As di match dey approach, fans dey flood di streets of Rome, making noise like dem dey prepare for carnival. Everyone dey look forward to see if Roma fit cause shock and bring down di giants from Spain, or if Barça go continue dem wahala-giving spree!
Who you think go carry di day? Whether na Roma come collect am back or Barça continue their dominance, e go dey sure say tonight go be one fun one dey no go wan miss for any reason. So, gather your squad, bring your palm wine, and get ready to enjoy this epic clash!
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