Aitana Bonmatí improving daily: "This team is unstoppable"

Bonmatí played 63 minutes in her first Champions League start since returning from a five-month ankle injury, assisting in Barcelona's 8-0 rout of Köge.

Aitana Bonmatí continued her recovery from a left ankle fracture with 63 minutes in Barcelona Women's 8-0 Champions League victory over Danish side Köge. The three-time Ballon d'Or winner, sidelined for five months from December to May, made her first Champions League start since the injury and played what she described as her best minutes yet.

Bonmatí did not score but contributed to the dominant performance, setting up Esmee Brugts for the third goal. She praised the artificial pitch at Köge's stadium and highlighted the team's collective strength, with seven different goalscorers. "This team is unstoppable," she said. "It doesn't matter that I didn't score. The important thing is to regain sensations, that's my objective."

Bonmatí missed Monday's Ballon d'Or gala in London due to her extended absence from competition, though she remains a three-time winner of the award. Barcelona face Arsenal at the Spotify Camp Nou on Thursday, 12 November (18:45 CET) in their next Champions League fixture.