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By Katherine Langford
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Tiny Danish club HB Køge must find a way to stop Barcelona's attacking power when it hosts the defending champion in the Women’s Champions League on Thursday.Køge plays its home games on artificial turf, and its players took confidence from a 5-1 win over Swiss champion Servette. But last-place Servette has already conceded 13 goals in two games in the competition, so facing four-time champion Barcelona is a different level again for Køge in terms of difficulty.Barca routed eight-time champion OL Lyonnes 4-0 in last year's final for a third European crown in four seasons and is vying for a seventh straight final appearance. Barca has netted 11 goals in two games with free-scoring winger Caroline Graham Hansen leading the competition with three goals. The Norway international also has three assists. Furthermore, the past six women's ballon d'Or awards have been evenly split by Barca players Aitana Bonmati and Alexia Putellas, who won it for the third time on Monday. “Believe in yoursel