Ewa Pajor: ‘Sometimes I’m at home and it’s like: wow I play for Barcelona’

Poland striker discusses facing her former club Wolfsburg in the Champions League quarter-finals and wanting to improve every day
There is a sense of familiarity to Wednesday’s Women’s Champions League quarter-final between Barcelona and Wolfsburg, but with one decisive change. The two met in the 2023 final in Eindhoven with Ewa Pajor scoring for Wolfsburg after three minutes. This time, though, she will line up for the Blaugrana.
Barcelona swooped to sign the Poland international last summer after nine seasons, 196 matches and 136 goals in Germany and the goals have not dried up. The striker has already won one trophy and scored 34 goals in 32 matches in all competitions.
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