Chelsea win away to FC Twente in UEFA Women’s Champions League

UEFA Womens Champions League - FC Twente v Chelsea - De Grolsch Veste
Maika Hamano (23 Chelsea) takes a shot against FC Twente. (Leiting Gao / SPP)

Chelsea won away to FC Twente in the UEFA Women’s Champions League group stage but Celtic were beaten at Real Madrid.

Group A – Galatasaray 1-6 Roma, Wolfsburg 0-2 Lyon
Group B – FC Twente 1-3 Chelsea, Real Madrid 4-0 Celtic

There was barely six minutes played when Aggie Beever-Jones fired Chelsea ahead with a deflected effort from outside the box.

Maika Hamano chipped Olivia Clark from 30 yards to help put the Blues in control.

Mayra Ramirez came off the bench and swiftly won a penalty, which Guro Reiten clinically buried.

Twente got one back with a quarter of the match remaining, Nikee van Dyk finishing across Zecira Musovic after Ella Peddemors’ ball over the top.

Real Madrid CF v Celtic FC - UEFA Women's Champions League 2024-25 Group Stage MD2
Linda Caicedo of Real Madrid controls the ball whilst under pressure from Colette Cavanagh of Celtic. (Photo by Florencia Tan Jun/Getty Images)

Caroline Weir fired Real Madrid into a seventh-minute lead from 25 yards, Amy Gallagher denying the dominant hosts a second in the first half when deflecting a shot onto the post.

Linda Caicedo also hit the Celtic woodwork after the break and although Celtic began to threaten, Melanie Leupolz made it 2-0 with a diving header.

Caroline Møller lobbed Kelsey Daugherty for the third and then Caicedo won and converted a penalty.

VfL Wolfsburg v Olympique Lyonnais - UEFA Women's Champions League 2024-25 Group Stage MD2
Lyon’s Wendie Renard celebrates scoring her team’s first goal as Sarai Linder of Wolfsburg reacts. (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images)

Lyon led after eight minutes at Wolfsburg, Wendie Renard with the header from Melchie Dumornay’s cross.

Their second came at the the stage after the interval, as Lindsey Horan converted a penalty following a foul on Dumornay.

Hawa Cissoko headed Roma into an early lead at Galatasaray, Valentina Giacinti nodding in the second for a 2-0 interval advantage. Emilie Haavi added a third and after a couple of assists Manuela Giugliano got on the scoresheet herself.

Andrea Stasková pulled one back, only for Marta Pandini and Alice Corelli to take the score to 6-1.

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