IFFHS CONTINENTAL NEWS - UEFA WOMEN'S CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Picture : Chiamaka Nnadozie saved her 5th penalty (8 games) in the UEFA Women’s Champions League this season ! The Super Falcons shot-stopper saved Rosa Kafaji’s penalty to help Paris FC to a draw against Hacken and remain on course to qualify for the next round ahead of the last matchday next week !
UEFA WOMEN’S CHAMPIONS LEAGUE (Day 5)
- After the injury of Goalscorer Queen Samantha Kerr (IFFHS International goals Award 2022), Chelsea counts now on Mia Fishel (IFFHS World’s Best National Goal Scorer 2022) to score goals. And Colombian Mayra Ramirez will also next join the Blues …
- Marie Antoinette Katoto came back ! After 8 months absence due to ACL, the french forward of Paris SG scored two goals in the so important game against Ajax, adding already 6 goals in January 2024.
- After two defeats in two games, Paris SG came back, winning their 3 next games and taking the first place in the most difficult Group. Ajax, Bayern München and AS Roma can all secure their qualification in the last match next week with two big games Bayern-PSG and Ajax-AS Roma !
- Lea Schuller’s brace allowed Bayern München to hope again for their qualification next week. In Roma, Bayern came to a 2-2 draw like in the first game contra Roma. Next week, only a success over PSG can qualify Bayern !
- Sweden’s Rosengard FC earned his first point in the Champions league season aagainst Benfica with the second goal of Olivia Schough.
- Marie Yasmine Alidou d’Anjou scored her 5th goals for Benfica in the Champions League season ! The canadian striker allowed Benfica to assure their qualifiaction for the next round.
- For their first participation at the Women’s Champions League, Brann (Norway), already surprising Lyon with a draw in December, secured their second place in the Group and assured definitively the qualifiaction for the last 8 of the competition !
- Signe Gaupset (18) was the great revelation of the competition, scoring the two most important goals for Brann !
- FC Barcelona won their 5th Group game sovereign, Caroline Graham Hansen was again brilliant. She averages 1,9 goal involvements per match this season !
- Ada Hegerberg is definitively back ! After two years injuries, she scored again each game for Olympique Lyon, 10 consecutive games, becoming the number 1 in Division 1 and UEFA Champions League rankings !