Lyon routs Servette 8-0, Barcelona beats Paris FC 5-2 in Champions League openers
Record eight-time champion OL Lyonnes and defending title holder Barcelona dominate their Women's Champions League openers.
What to know
- Lyon and Barcelona, winners of 10 of the last 11 Women's Champions League titles, dominated their openers with 8-0 and 5-2 victories respectively.
- Lyon's Katoto scored a hat trick and Barcelona's Pajor netted twice in commanding performances.
- Barcelona competed without two-time Ballon d'Or winner Alexia Putellas, who transferred to London City Lionesses over the summer.
- The competition runs in an 18-team single-standings league format; the top four advance directly to quarterfinals in March, with teams 5-12 entering a two-leg playoff in February.
Marie-Antoinette Katoto Lyon forwardOL Lyonnes Record eight-time Women's Champions League winnerBarcelona Defending Women's Champions League championKerolin Barcelona forward (ex-Manchester City)
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Barcelona defeats Paris FC 5-2 in title defense opener
Defending champion Barcelona began their title defense with a 5-2 victory over Paris FC. Ewa Pajor scored twice, with goals also from Kerolin, Clara Serrajordi, and Caroline Graham Hansen. Paris FC's Evelyne Viens scored in the fifth minute to shock the hosts, but Barcelona responded with four goals by halftime.
“I was under a little pressure to score and show I can play, so, of course, I'm also happy I could do my job.”
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Lyon routs Servette 8-0 in Women's Champions League opener — Record eight-time champion OL Lyonnes defeated overmatched Servette 8-0 in their Champions League opener on Wednesday. Marie-Antoinette Katoto scored a hat trick with goals in the 28th, 40th, and 47th minutes. Melchie Dumornay added two goals, and two own goals from Servette players (Laia Ballesté in the 8th minute and Magdalena Sobal in the 68th) contributed to the rout.
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Other Women's Champions League matches on opening day — Chelsea beat debutant Austria Vienna 1-0 with Wieke Kaptein's goal in the 11th minute. Roma drew 0-0 with OH Leuven in Belgium, with Roma's Marta Pandini missing a penalty late in stoppage time. Manchester City drew 2-2 with Bayern Munich on Tuesday, and Arsenal beat HB Koge 1-0.
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