Lyon beat Roma 3-0 to maintain their 100% doc in Group A of the Women’s Champions League on Wednesday, whereas Wolfsburg whipped Galatasaray to seize their preliminary components.
In Group B, Chelsea originated from behind versus Celtic to keep up their finest doc and Real Madrid positioned 7 earlier Twente.
Record eight-time champions Lyon took a visit to the Italian assets with each side diploma on the high of the crew on 2 success every.
Melchie Dumornay’s first-half assist place the French facet securely in management, her 2nd coming 3 minutes previous to the interval by the use of a dangerous chip from contained in the centre circle.
Vanessa Gilles jabbed in from shut quarters within the 52nd min to rubber-stamp a dependable effectivity by Joe Montemurro’s facet.
“We’re pleased to have won and to be top of the group, especially without conceding a goal,” claimed Dumornay.
“Obviously, I’ve always wanted to score a goal like that one in a big competition like this. All my team-mates were telling me to shoot because the keeper was off her line.”
Wolfsburg, the 2013 and 2014 Champions League champions, started their latest challenge with back-to-back beats versus Lyon and Roma– leaving them third in Group A with out targets racked up and in real menace of elimination.
Their 5-0 win in Istanbul maintains them third space, 3 components behind Roma in 2nd.
“We want to get out of the group by working hard and doing our best for the (three) remaining matches,” claimed Wolfsburg onward Rebecka Blomqvist.
“We are in a very tough group. But we also have the power to achieve this.”
Defender Joelle Wedemeyer’s Twenty fourth-minute header from an edge supplied the Germans the lead. Blomqvist touched know 63 minutes to extend the profit.
The Swedish demonstrator rubbed residence a third for the group with 13 minutes staying and after that completed off her hat-trick 6 minutes proper into included time.
Vivien Endemann wrecked residence a fifth for Wolfsburg within the 97th min.
“We are very happy with the result,” includedBlomqvist “I am proud to show my best out on the pitch. It’s great to contribute to the team.”
A third succeeding loss in 3 journeys leaves the Turks base of the desk with merely one goal racked up and 14 acknowledged.
– Chelsea dangle on –
At Parkhead, Chelsea transferred to 9 components with a 2-1 success over winless Celtic.
The hosts took a shock lead with merely over 20 minutes gone when Murphy Agnew competed by way of and raised a floor previous goalkeeper Zecira Musovic.
It took the English champs simply 6 minutes to react, initially by way of Maika Hamano within the twenty eighth min and after that Ashley Lawrence put residence a rebound 4 minutes afterward.
Chelsea have been incapable to exterminate the swimsuit within the 2nd fifty p.c but did properly nonetheless in holding Celtic at arm’s dimension to see out a slim success, no matter Aggie Beever-Jones getting a 2nd yellow card deep in damage time.
“I’m not really happy with our performance but we won, we have the three points,” Chelsea supervisor Sonia Bompastor knowledgeable UEFA’s web site.
Real Madrid walked earlier Dutch facet Twente with a 7-0 win in Spain.
Signe Bruun opened up the racking up within the third min, previous to centre-half Maria Mendez responded in her preliminary goal in European soccer 13 minutes afterward.
Naomie Feller directed in a third on 50 minutes and Caroline Weir not lengthy after crinkled an unstoppable free-kick over the wall floor and proper into the vanguard.
Mendez after that elevated her tally within the rivals with a 2nd header from an edge 3 minutes after the hour, previous to Oihane Hernandez and Carla Camacho completed the beating.
The Spaniards relaxation 2nd within the crew with 6 components.
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