#UWCL: Arsenal Women score five, Lyon beat Bayern

Anna Patten scored her first UWCL goal
Arsenal’s Anna Patten scored her first Champions League goal. (Photo: Lewis Storey/Getty Images)

Arsenal won 5-1 away to Danish side HB Køge in the UEFA Women’s Champions League, Lyon edged Bayern with a late goal.

Group C: Barcelona 4-0 Hoffenheim, HB Køge 1-5 Arsenal
Group D: Benfica 0-1 Häcken, Lyon 2-1 Bayern Münich

Five-goal Gunners

Nikita Parris won a penalty which she took herself. only to see it saved by Kaylan Marckese. But when Parris was fouled just outside the box, Steph Catley struck the free kick into the top corner.

Parris doubled the lead just after the hour mark with a shot on the turn and it was 3-0 when Jordan Nobbs hit the bar and Caitlin Foord headed home the rebound.

Maddie Pokorny got through the middle to reduce the deficit, only for Foord to set up Anna Patten to score and then Nobbs drove home the fifth.

Third straight win for Barca

Jennifer Hermoso gave Barcelona a fifth-minute lead against Hoffenheim, Alexia Putellas adding a brace before the break and Marta Torrejon the fourth in the second half.

Lyon leave it late

Lyon had to come from behind to beat Bayern with a late goal an d make it three wins from three. Kadeisha Buchanan put through her own net, before Janice Cayman levelled and Amandine Henry hit the winner with four minutes remaining.

Elin Rubensson’s 76th-minute penalty gave Hacken victory away to Benfica, their first points in the group.

Matchday 4 (Kick-offs in UK time, all live on DAZN YouTube channel)

Wednesday 17 November
Group C: Hoffenheim v Barcelona (5.45pm), Arsenal v HB Køge (8pm)
Group D: Häcken v Benfica (5.45pm), Bayern Münich v Lyon (8pm)

Thursday 18 November
Group A: Wolfsburg v Juventus (5.45pm), Chelsea v Servette (8pm)
Group B: Breidablik v WFC Kharkiv (5.45pm), Real Madrid v PSG (8pm)

 

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