Barcelona survived a scare in the Women’s Champions League as the holders battled back from a goal down to defeat Eintracht Frankfurt 3-1 thanks to quickfire strikes from Salma Paralluelo.
Barça were heavy favourites to follow up the 5-0 thrashing against Benfica in their opening match against the German side. But the two-time winners of this competition had also picked up a victory in their first match and showed they were no pushovers by taking the lead three minutes before half-time through Laura Freigang.
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