BARCELONA, Spain — Alexia Putellas has been cleared to play once more following knee surgical procedure and was added to Barcelona’s squad for the second leg of the Women’s Champions League semifinal towards Chelsea on Thursday.

Putellas, the two-time Ballon d’Or winner, was sidelined for about 9 months after tearing her ACL final July.

Barcelona gained Saturday’s first leg in London 1-0 with a objective by Caroline Graham Hansen. Putellas was at Stamford Bridge and after the ultimate whistle congratulated her teammates.

Barcelona is attempting to succeed in the Champions League remaining for the third straight season. The Catalan membership beat Chelsea in 2021 to win its first continental title. It misplaced to Lyon in final yr.

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