"Barcelona's Aitana Bonmatí has said she is looking forward to a "more competitive" Champions League this season after winning the Ballon d'Or for the third time earlier this week."
"I think it's [going to be] a very exciting season because the Champions League is changing,"
"In my opinion, I think it's one of the best [things] they could do with the Champions League because it makes it more competitive. So it's better for everyone."
The UEFA Women's Champions League expands to 18 teams and adopts the Swiss model, replacing group stages with a six-match league phase. Each team will play six unique fixtures, with Barcelona opening at home to Bayern Munich on Oct. 7. Barcelona enter the competition among the favourites after reaching last season's final and winning multiple domestic trophies. Aitana Bonmatí won her third successive Ballon d'Or after helping Barcelona to a domestic treble and reaching both the Champions League and Euro 2025 finals, finishing runner-up with Spain at Euro 2025.
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