The Women’s Champions League tournament moves into matchday No. 2 of the group stage. Reigning champions Barcelona are the bookmakers’ favourite to win the trophy once more.
However, the all-time Champions League leader in wins, Lyon, are also high on the bookmakers’ odds list.
SL Benfica and Rosengard go into matchday No. 2 with zero points in Group A. The teams are looking to get off the mark in a difficult group. Group A also contains Barcelona and Eintracht Frankfurt. Group A could be considered a group of death.
Benfica were hammered 5-0 by Barcelona to kick off the tournament’s group stage. Three of the five goals were conceded in the opening 45 minutes.
Rosengard fell 2-1 to Eintracht Frankfurt at home. The Norwegians put up a stronger fight against a very difficult-to-defeat German side. However, the scoreline may have flattered Rosengard a bit. They conceded either side of halftime and only scored in the fourth minute of second-half stoppage time.
Frankfurt have a huge task on their hands. However, the Eagles will play at home, giving them a small advantage over the reigning Champions League winners.
Barcelona are coming off a women’s El Clasico win against Real Madrid on Sunday by a score of 5-0. The Blaugrana scored three times in the first half to put the game away.
Their final two goals came in second-half stoppage time. Against Benfica, Alexis Putellas and Aitana Bonmarti scored two goals apiece. Frankfurt defeated Nurnberg 2-0 at the weekend. They went unbeaten in their last four matches in all competitions.
Reigning WSL champions Chelsea will welcome Paris to London this week. The Blues were robbed of a win against Real Madrid a week ago due to two controversial referee decisions.
Emma Hayes’ team is coming off a 5-1 win against Liverpool in the WSL. Chelsea went unbeaten in their last seven matches in the WSL. Niamh Charles and Sam Kerr both scored in Chelsea’s 2-2 draw with Madrid on matchday No. 1.
Paris were beaten 2-1 at home by BK Hacken to kick off the group stage. Their only goal was a penalty from Julie Dufour.
Paris Saint-Germain were beaten 2-0 by Ajax on matchday No. 1 of the group stage. It was a shock loss due to the resources at PSG’s hands in women’s football. Bayern Munich, on the other hand, drew 2-2 with Roma to kick off the group stage.
Bayern raced out to a 2-0 halftime lead only to concede twice in the second half to Roma. The Italian’s equaliser came in second-half stoppage time. The women’s Champions League’s matchday No. 1 saw several late goals. Matchday No. 2 could see more stoppage-time goals.
Paris Saint-Germain were down 2-0 at halftime in Amsterdam. They rebounded with a weekend 2-1 win over Fleury in the domestic league. However, their win came thanks to a 97th-minute goal from Jackie Groenen.