Arsenal hit Rangers for six in UEFA Women’s Champions League

Arsenal FC v Rangers FC - UEFA Wom
(L-R) Victoria Esson and Nicola Docherty of Rangers block a shot from Caitlin Foord of Arsenal. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)

Caitlin Foord scored four times as Arsenal beat Rangers 6-0 to reach their UEFA Women’s Champions League Round 1 group final.

Alessia Russo was also on target and Kim Little converted a late penalty, as the Gunners set up a League Path final with Rosenborg at Boreham Wood FC on Saturday, 7.30pm.

Rosenborg edged Atlético Madrid on penalties, Rebecka Wanvik Holum’s stoppage-time goal for the Norwegian side forcing extra time, before Lauren’s 119th-minute leveller for the Spanish team forced a shoot-out.

Celtic were 3-1 winners over Finnish side KuPS Kuopio after extra time, Saoirse Noonan equalising on 64 minutes before going on to complete a hat-trick. The Hoops go up against Lithuania’s Gintra in the group final on Saturday at 4pm.

Cardiff City suffered a 7-0 loss to FC Twente and will now contest third place in their group with Macedonian side ZFK Ljuboten, who were thrashed 10-0 by Valur.

Glentoran lost out 3-2 to ZNK Mura of Slovenia, after pulling two goals back through Chloe McCarron and a Demi Vance penalty. They meet Armenia’s Pyunik to decide third spot in the group.

Irish champions Peamount United defeated Dinamo-BSUPC from Belarus 2-1, Kerrie Letmon getting the decider in extra time. They play Osijek of Croatia to decide the group winner.

Champions Path

Group 1: SFK 2000 Sarajevo 3-0 KÍ Klaksvík, SL Benfica 3-1 FC Nordsjælland

Group 2: KFF Vllaznia 3-0 Lanchkuti, St Polten 5-0 Neftçi

Group 3: KuPS Kuopio 1-3 (aet) Celtic (Celtic won on pens), FC Gintra 5-0 Agarista CSF Anenii Noi

Group 4: FK Breznica 1-2 Birkirkara, Anderlecht 4-1 ŽFK Crvena Zvezda

Group 5: FC Twente 7-0 Cardiff City, Valur 10-0 ZFK Ljuboten

Group 6: Apollon 3-0 Pyunik, ZNK Mura 3-2 Glentoran

Group 7: PAOK 2-1 Qiryat Gat, Servette 1-0 Pogoń Szczecin

Group 8: BIIK Shymkent 3-0 NSA Sofia, Racing Union Luxembourg 1-4 Galatasaray

Group 9: ZNK Osijek 2-0 Spartak Myjava, FC Dinamo-BSUPC 1-2 (aet) Peamount United

Group 10: Ferencvaros 2-1 Flora Tallinn, FC Vorskla Poltava 5-0 RFS

Group 11: KFF Mitrovica 0-4 FCV Farul Constanta. (Vålerenga have a bye to the group final)

UEFA Womens Champions League qualification game in League Path Group - Paris FC v First Vienna - Bilborsen Arena
Celina Ould Hocine of Paris FC during the win over First Vienna. (Peter Sonander/SPP)

League Path

Group 1: Brøndby 0-1 Fiorentina, Ajax 4-1 (aet) Kolos Kovalivka

Group 2: AC Sparta Praha 3-1 Linköping, Paris FC 9-0 First Vienna

Group 3: Arsenal 6-0 Rangers, Atlético Madrid 2-2 (aet) Rosenborg (Rosenborg won on pens)

Group 4: Minsk 1-6 Breidablik, Eintracht Frankfurt 0-2 Sporting Lisbon

Atletico Madrid v Rosenborg - UEFA Women's Champions League First Round Mini-Tournament
Rebecka Wanvik Holum of Rosenborg celebrates after winning on penalties with Goalkeeper Rugile Rulyte. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)

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