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Barcelona roundup: Leão backs Yamal for Ballon d’Or, women’s Arsenal match set for Camp Nou

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A Barcelona news roundup notes that Rafael Leão hopes Lamine Yamal wins the Ballon d'Or and considers the teenager one of the world's best players. Barcelona's women's team will face Arsenal in the Women's Champions League at Spotify Camp Nou on November 12. The men's side has won all ten official matches and scored 43 goals, its best start in a century, while also recording 20 comeback wins under Hansi Flick.

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Rafael Leão, a Galatasaray striker, said he wants Lamine Yamal to win the Ballon d’Or. He noted that Yamal, at 19, is already among the world’s top players and can help Barcelona achieve major success. Leão’s comments came after Barcelona’s 4-1 victory in Istanbul, where the team again conceded first before winning comfortably.

Barcelona’s women will host Arsenal in the Women’s Champions League at Spotify Camp Nou on Thursday, November 12, at 6:45 pm. Meanwhile, Hansi Flick’s men have won all ten official matches, scoring 43 goals—over four per game—their best scoring start in a century, with 20 comeback wins under Flick.

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