IFFHS WOMEN'S CONTINENTAL NEWS AND STATS - UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Picture : Olympique Lyon scored their 500th goal in UEFA Women’s Champions League ! The record in the competition history ! It was captain Wendie Renard who scored the historical goal.
UEFA WOMEN’S CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
- Sonia Bompastor, IFFHS Women’s World Best Club Coach 2022 with Lyon, broke all records in Chelsea ! Since she took in charge the Chelsea team last summer, she added 11 consecutive wins (7 in Women’s Super League, 4 in UEFA Champions League) ! A record in Chelsea’s history despite Emma Hayes long career !
- Chelsea qualified already for the quarter finals with their 4 wins in 4 games and will be joined by Real Madrid, also on the best way in the same Group to continue their adventure.
- Linda Caicedo, Colombian wonder young star, was the match winner in Twente to secure the Real qualification. IFFHS Women’s World Best Youth Player 2022 (second in 2023 and always in competition in 2024) scored one goal and one assist for Real Madrid, where Maelle Lakrar became the chief of the defense with serenity.
- Olympique Lyon, also 4 wins in 4 games, is already qualified for the quarter finals ! Captain Wendie Renard, the record woman of the UEFA Champions League (120 appearances) scored already her 34th goal ! Despite being defender, she is in the All Time UEFA Top 15 Goalscorers !
- VFL Wolfsburg, winner of two Champions League titles, can win their qualification against Roma (6 points each) on 11 December ! Alexandra Popp was again the match winner with 3 goals against Galatasaray. She scored now in 13 Champions League seasons since her begin in 2010 !
- Alexia Putellas scored her 200th goal for FC Barcelona, a milestone securing her position as the third highest all time Goalscorer across both men’s and women’s teams. Only Lionel Messi (627) and Cesar Rodriguez (232) scored more !
- Khadisha Shaw is back ! After her injury, she scored again goal after goal, adding now already 25 goals in 2024. Two goals allowed Manchester City to win in Hammarby and keep the leadership before Barcelona with 4 wins in 4 games.
- FC Barcelona scored now 20 goals in their last 3 games in Champions League !The Spanish team is again the favorite of the competition despite the defeat in the first game in City. Revanche in December !
- Bayern München has lost for some time her brilliant goalkeeper Maria Grohs and earned one point only in Valerenga , so that Arsenal came back only one point behind the german team.
- Two games will be played in December to determine the 8 qualifiers for the quarter finals. At this moment, Olympique Lyon, FC Chelsea, Real Madrid CF, FC Bayern München, Arsenal FC, Manchester City FC and FC Barcelona are already sure . Only one place is free for VFL Wolfsburg or AS Roma.