10 figures to watch in the Women’s Champions League
Meet the best players in the 2024-2025 UEFA Women’s Champions League.
New season of the series UEFA Women’s Champions League It starts on Tuesday 8 October and UEFA’s premier tournament will allow fans to experience the talent of the world’s best players. In conjunction with the new Women’s Champions campaign, we are sharing with you the players to watch in European competition.
Aitana Bonmati
The Spanish midfielder is the current winner of the Women’s Football Ballon d’Or after impressive performances for Barcelona and Spain last season. Aitana will be a key figure in the new UEFA Women’s Champions League, a competition in which she scored six goals and provided four assists the previous season.
Mayra Ramirez
The 25-year-old Colombian footballer has positioned herself as one of the most prominent figures in women’s football worldwide. Ramires is Chelsea’s star striker and her incredible performances for the Blues last season saw her named as one of the 2024 Ballon d’Or nominees. Maira will be one of the players to watch in the new Women’s Champions League season.
Eva Payor
Barcelona want to win the Champions League again and have strengthened their squad with Payor, who has established himself as one of the top scorers in recent seasons. The Polish striker joined Kule from Wolfsburg, a team with whom she won 14 titles and scored 136 goals.
Mariona Caldenti
The world champion with the Spanish national team said goodbye to Barcelona after 10 seasons defending the Culet team. Caldentey, 28, has signed for Arsenal and much of the Gunners’ ambition to shine in Europe rests on what the Iberian striker, who has scored over 100 goals for the Catalan side, can do.
Lucy Bronze
Chelsea still don’t know what it means to win the Women’s Champions League, but Bronze is one of the best winners in the competition’s history, with five titles under her belt. The English defender is one of the most experienced players in Chelsea’s squad and her winning DNA could play a key role in the Blues’ bid to reach milestones.
Alexia Putellas
The Spanish international is one of the most talented players in world football and after overcoming a serious injury, Putellas appears to have regained the best version of herself that saw her win the FIFA ‘Best’ award in 2021 and 2022, with Alexia in good form. By the way, Barcelona has a good chance of reaching the Champions League final again.
Glodis Viggosdottir
Viggosdottir has established herself as one of Bayern Munich’s leaders and, despite playing as a defender, the Icelander’s performances have put her on the list for the 2024 Ballon d’Or. For many fans of women’s football, Viggosdottir should be considered the best defense. Old continent.
Manuela Giuliano
The midfielder is one of the stars of Roma, a team that dreams of a historic season in the Champions League. In recent seasons, Manuela has shown outstanding results, thanks to which she has become one of the best football players on the planet. In the group stage, Giuliano will have to demonstrate his talent against strong teams such as Lyon and Wolfsburg.
Lindsey Horan
Olympique Lyon started the new French league season in excellent form, with the US striker scoring four goals to start the new season. Oran is the benchmark for Lyon and his leadership will be essential in the French team’s quest to once again achieve the maximum glory of European football at club level.
Signe Bruun
The Danish striker has earned his role as Real Madrid’s mainstay. Bruun scored 13 goals in the previous Spanish First Division season and added 2 more at the start of the current Iberian football season. Signe hopes to establish herself as one of Europe’s best strikers and the Champions League is an exceptional opportunity to realize her dream.