Clara Serrajordi, 18, to feature in Champions final

Clara Serrajordi, 18, will line up in the Champions final on Saturday. The match marks her first appearance in a European final. Earlier this season, the Barcelona youngster featured against Real Madrid and Bayern Munich at the Estadi. Those fixtures demonstrated her rapid rise to the senior squad. Serrajordi recalled watching a first‑team match at Spotify Camp Nou with a friend when she was a teenager. He told her, "If you start believing, you explode your qualities and you have a point of luck, one day you’ll play here." At the time she brushed the comment aside, saying she did not see herself on that stage. Her humility and innocence contrasted with the confidence the friend expressed. The season’s appearances against the Spanish giants and German champions validated the early prediction. Her contributions helped the team reach the final. With the final approaching, Serrajordi aims to add her name to the list of young players who have performed on Europe’s biggest stage. The upcoming match will test her abilities against the continent’s elite.