Americans Macy Schultz and Kyra Carusa scored for Denmark’s HB Køge in its 5-1 win over Servette in the UEFA Women’s Champions League. Defender Naomi Girma, who missed Chelsea’s 0-0 tie at OL Lyonnes after sustaining a muscle injury during training, has been ruled out of the USWNT’s upcoming friendly matches against Spain
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Women’s Soccer: Crushing wins for Lyon and Barca in UEFA Champions League
Last season’s runner-up OL Lyonnes Servette 8-0 in their UEFA Women’s Champions League opener to underline its title credentials. It took its haul to 30 goals in four games. France attacker Marie-Antoinette Katoto scored a hat-trick, benefiting from a sublime pass by American teen Lily Yohannes on her third goal. Elsewhere, holder Barcelona trounced Paris FC 5-2.
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WOMEN’S SOCCER: UEFA Champions League entrants
Eighteen teams have qualified for the UEFA Women’s Champions League’s league phase. It will be the second season of the expanded Champions League (18 teams, up from 16 in the group phase). Each team will play six games. Teams will learn their opponents on Friday. Schedules will be released on Saturday.
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Spotlight shines on U.S. trio of Heaps, Yohannes & Shrader when OL Lyonnes faces Barcelona in UEFA Women’s Champions League final
Both clubs dominate their domestic competitions. Barcelona has won seven straight Spanish Liga F titles; OL Lyonnes has captured five straight French crowns.
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Barcelona and OL Lyonnes advance to UEFA Women’s Champions League final in Oslo
Barcelona beat Bayern Munich 4-2 before 60,021 fans at the Camp Nou to win their UEFA Women’s Champions League semifinal series 5-3 on aggregate and advance to their sixth successive Women’s Champions League final. Barca will face eight-time champion OL Lyonnes, a 3-1 winner over defending champion Arsenal (4-3 on aggregate), in the other semifinal. […]
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Arsenal punish Lyon errors in Champions League semi
European champions Arsenal capitalised on two terrible defensive blunders by Lyon on Sunday to come from behind and win the first leg of their Women’s Champions League semi-final 2-1. The French league leaders went ahead in the 18th minute at the Emirates Stadium when Jule Brand scored with the visitors’ only shot on target in […]
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Barcelona held at Bayern in Women’s Champions League semi-finals
Barcelona were held to a 1-1 draw at Bayern Munich in a fiery first leg of their Women’s Champions League semi-final on Saturday. Ewa Pajor put Barcelona ahead after eight minutes but Franziska Kett levelled for the Germans midway through the second half. The Bayern defender went from hero to villain near the end though […]
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Advantage Arsenal in UEFA Women’s Champions League quarterfinals against Chelsea
Stina Blackstenius, Chloe Kelly and Alessia Russo were all on target as Arsenal beat Chelsea 3-1 at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday in the first leg of an all-London women’s Champions League quarter-final. Lauren James pulled a goal back for Chelsea to keep the Blues in the tie but reigning European champions Arsenal will still […]
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UEFA Women’s Champions League: Manchester United romps in Madrid
Manchester United won the first leg of its UEFA Women’s Champions League playoff series against Atletico Madrid with a 3-0 win in the Spanish capital.
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Arsenal strolls in UEFA Women’s Champions League playoffs
Defending champion Arsenal cruised to a 4-0 win ay Belgium’s OH Leuven in the first leg of their UEFA Women’s Champions League playoff series on Wednesday.