Crushing wins for Lyon and Barca in women's Champions League
Marie-Antoinette Katoto scored a hat-trick and Melchie Dumornay added two goals as Lyon opened with an 8-0 rout.
- On Wednesday, record eight-time champion Lyon hammered Servette 8-0, while title holder Barcelona defeated Paris FC 5-2 in their respective UEFA Women's Champions League openers.
- Lyon's victory exposed the gulf in class in European women's soccer against Servette, the Swiss title winner, as France attacker Marie-Antoinette Katoto scored a hat-trick.
- Barcelona overcame a fifth-minute goal by Canada forward Evelyne Viens, with Poland forward Ewa Pajor netting twice alongside contributions from Brazil forward Kerolin, Clara Serrajordi, and Norway's Caroline Graham Hansen.
- Elsewhere, Chelsea edged Austria Vienna 1-0 behind Wieke Kaptein's 11th-minute shot, while Roma drew 0-0 with OH Leuven in Belgium.
- The top four teams in the standings on December 16 advance directly to the quarterfinals in March, while this season's final will take place in late May at Poland's national stadium in Warsaw.
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The Paris FC had a complicated evening against Barça, holding the title, which was heavily tilted (5-2) for its entry into the European competition.
GENEVA (AP) — Barcelona, the reigning champion of the Women's Champions League, won on Wednesday 5-2 and the eight-time Lyonnes winner, won 8-0 in his competition debuts this season.
Crushing wins for Lyon and Barca in women's Champions League
France attacker Marie-Antoinette Katoto scored a hat-trick against the Swiss champions as fellow forward Melchie Dumornay claimed a double. Durmonay played a part in the opener as the Laia Balleste scored an own goal with Magdalena Sobal also putting the ball in her own net for the home team. Midfielder Ines Benyahia scored the eighth goal a minute from time for the record eight-time winners, who had rested a host of first-choice players for the…
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