Ballon d’Or winner scores twice in 5-0 winAda Hegerberg scores in 9-0 win for Lyon
Barcelona thrashed Benfica 5-0 as the defence of their Champions League crown began with a comfortable home victory courtesy of two goals from Ballon d’Or winner Aitana Bonmatí.
Captain Alexia Putellas opened the scoring when she headed in from close range after Caroline Graham Hansen’s shot deflected into her path. She doubled Barcelona’s after a header from Esmee Brugts had been saved.
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