Women’s Champions League highlights: Lyon strike late as Barcelona and Arsenal move | UEFA Women’s Champions League
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Lyon and Barcelona both beat German opposition on Wednesday to maintain their perfect UEFA Women’s Champions League group stage records while Arsenal also strengthened their position and Häcken secured a crucial victory.
UEFA.com sums up all the action.
All Wednesday results
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Group C
Barcelona 4-0 Hoffenheim
The starters have up to nine points and Jennifer Hermoso started the ball rolling with an early header, before Alexia Putellas gave a stunning free kick to double the lead, and she added her second with a shot that squirmed under the body of Martina Tufekovic. .
The visiting keeper made amends with a brilliant series of saves, but was beaten for the fourth time late when Marta Torrejón managed a cross from Alexia.
HB Køge 1-5 Arsenal
Arsenal delivered a dominant performance to take a three-point lead over third-placed Hoffenheim. The 2006/07 winners had to wait for their first game, Kaylan Marckese avoiding Nikita Parris’ penalty. Steph Catley’s handsome free kick broke the deadlock, with Parris and Caitlin Foord both striking shortly after the hour mark.
Maddie Pokorny pulled one off with a rare foray ahead of the home side, producing a clean finish for the Danish team’s first group goal. The visitors didn’t let go, however, with substitute Anna Patten and captain Jordan Nobbs both scoring late in the game.
November 17: Hoffenheim vs Barcelona (6.45pm CET), Arsenal vs HB Køge (9.00pm CET)
Group D
Lyon 2 – 1 Bayern Munich
Amandine Henry’s expert header in the 86th minute gave Lyon five points ahead of their visitors as the seven-time champions came back from behind to end Bayern’s unbeaten start.
Janice Cayman had scored the level of the home team five minutes after the break following a goal against Kadeisha Buchanan in the first half.
Benfica 0-1 Häcken
A late penalty from Elin Rubensson was enough to knock Häcken off the mark in the squad and bring him back to a point behind second-placed Bayern.
Benfica – who held Bayern in their opener but have yet to score a goal in the group – hit the post by Francisca Nazareth, but when substitute Stine Larsen fell Rubensson smashed into the post .
November 17: Häcken vs Benfica (6.45 p.m. CET), Bayern München vs Lyon (9.00 p.m. CET)
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