It started to rain in Seixal.
40′: LYON GOAL (3-0): M’Bock Bathy, who after hitting the left post, managed to score on the reload.
32′: Cloé Lacasse was close to the goal, heading inside the area, but the bol was intercepted and went down the back line, after a cross by Ana Vitória.
27′: LYON GOAL (2-0): Wendie Renard. Corner taken by Selma Bacha to the heart of the area, where the captain of Lyon appeared to head, between the centrals, into the back of the net.
18′: Selma Bacha (Lyon’s) direct free kick, with the ball hitting the crossbar.
12′: Janice Cayman shot, with the ball going too far over the crossbar, guarded by Lelê.
In the other game of Group D, Bayern Munich thrashed Hacken, by 5-1, thus ensuring the lead.
Benfica are trying to come out and play, but Lyon are pushing too hard.
2′: Benfica responded well, with Kika Nazareth breaking through the defense and centering towards the heart of the area, but Ana Vitória arrived late.
1′: LYON GOAL (1-0): Ada Hegerberg finishing an excellent cross by Delphine Cascarino.
The game started. Benfica left with the ball.
The teams knelt to signal the fight against racism.
The teams are already profiled on the pitch. The Champions anthem is heard.
Benfica will face, this Thursday, from 20 hours, Lyon, in Field No. 1 of Benfica Campus, in Seixal, in a game of the 5th round of Group D of the Champions League.
The starting teams are already known.
Eleven from Benfica: Lele; Catarina Amado, Ana Seiça, Carole Costa and Lúcia Alves; Ana Vitória, Pauleta and Andreia Faria; Valéria Silva, Kika Nazareth and Cloé Lacasse.
Onze do Lyon: Christiane Endler; Ellie Carpenter, Kadeisha Buchanan, Wendie Renard and Perle Morroni; Amandine Henry, M´Bock Bathy and Selma Bacha; Delphine Cascarino, Janice Cayman and Ada Hegerberg.
Benfica substitutes: Carolina Vilão, Marta Cintra, Maria Negrão, Carolina Correia, Christy Ucheibe, Madalina Tatar, Lara Pintassilgo and Adriana Rocha.
Lyon substitutes: Alyssia Paljevic, Emma Holmgren, Grace Kazadi, Catarina Macarius, Alice Sombath, Sally Junini, Signe Bruun, Melvine Malard, Nesrine Bahlouli and Kysha Sulla.
It should be noted that the Portuguese Catarina Macário, who represents Lyon, starts the game as a substitute.
Benfica is 3rd in Group D, with four points, three behind leaders Bayern Munich, is out of the competition if they don’t win and Bayern beat Hacken, while Lyon, 2nd with nine points, just need to a point to ensure clearance.
The match is managed by the English refereeing team consisting of referee Rebecca Welch, assisted by Natalie Aspinall and Lisa Rashid.
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