Arsenal, Celtic and Glasgow City are three of the sides to make the UEFA Women’s Champions League Round 1 group finals.
Caitlin Foord broke the deadlock for Arsenal eight minutes after the restart against Linkoping, after Kim Little saw her first-half penalty saved. A second headed goal followed from Lina Hurtig and Stina Blackstenius added a late third goal to make it 3-0. The Gunners will meet Paris FC on Saturday, after the French side beat FC Kryvbas 4-0.
Celtic claimed their first-ever win in the UWCL, edging Brondby 1-0 in Oslo. Kelly Clark’s second-half effort saw the Hoops make the group final.
A look back at Kelly Clark’s match-winning goal, which created history for the Ghirls 🤩🔥#CELBRO | #UWCL | #COYGIG🍀 pic.twitter.com/jgf13svs8W
— Celtic FC Women (@CelticFCWomen) September 6, 2023
Glasgow City struck twice after the break through Brenna Lovera and Lauren Davidson to beat Shelbourne 2-0, with Gintra their opponents in Saturday’s group final.
📺️ | 𝐆𝐎𝐀𝐋𝐒 ⚽️
The goals from today’s victory over Shelbourne in Šiauliai.
FULL GAME available later today ➡️ https://t.co/y1YQshNS3H pic.twitter.com/BxnbFUDl0y
— Glasgow City FC 🧡🖤 (@GlasgowCityFC) September 6, 2023
Gintra were 2-0 winners over Cardiff City FC, Juliet Bassey converting a first-half penalty and doubling the advantage early in the second period.
Cliftonville suffered an 8-1 thrashing at the hands of Benfica, but Caitlin McGuinness netted the Reds’ first European goal.
League path semi-finals
Group 1 – FC Twente 6-0 SK Sturm Graz, Levante 4-0 Stjarnan
Group 2 – Juventus 6-0 WFC Okzhetpes, Eintracht Frankfurt 1-0 FC Slovácko
Group 3 – Paris FC 4-0 FC Kryvbas, Arsenal 3-0 Linköping
Group 4 – Brøndby 0-1 Celtic, FC Minsk 1-3 Vålerenga
Champions path semi-finals
Group 1 – Ferencvárosi 2-2 (aet) Maccabi Qiryat Gat (Maccabi won 3-1 on pens), Olimpia Cluj 6-2 Spartak Myjava
Group 2 – FC Vorskla 4-3 (aet) Flora Tallinn, SFK 2000 Sarajevo 0-4 ŽNK Osijek
Group 3 – NŠ Mura 0-0 (aet) FC Samegrelo (Samegrelo won 5-4 on pens), Apollon Limassol 9-0 ZFK Ljuboten
Group 4 – HB Køge 1-2 KuPS Kuopio, ŽFK Spartak Subotica 7-0 KÍ Klaksvík
Group 5 – RSC Anderlecht 5-0 GKS Katowice, SK Brann 5-0 Lokomotiv Stara Zagora
Group 6 – BIIK-Shymkent 0-1 SFK Rīga, SL Benfica 8-1 Cliftonville
Group 7 – Valur 2-1 AB Belediyesi Fomget, KFF Vllaznia 4-2 KFF EP-Hajvalia
Group 8 – FC Gintra 2-0 Cardiff City FC, Glasgow City 2-0 Shelbourne
Group 9 – PAOK 6-1 Racing FC Union Luxembourg. Bye: St. Pölten
Group 10 – FC Dinamo-BSUPC 9-0 CSF Agarista Anenii Noi. Bye: Ajax
Group 11 – FK Breznica 0-1 Birkirkara. Bye: FC Zürich
Round 1 Finals/third-place play-offs: 9 September, Round 2 draw 15 September.
