💫 Benfica draw Barça in dead-rubber thriller; Eintracht cruise; Lyon draw | OneFootball

💫 Benfica draw Barça in dead-rubber thriller; Eintracht cruise; Lyon draw | OneFootball

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Adam Booker·31 January 2024

💫 Benfica draw Barça in dead-rubber thriller; Eintracht cruise; Lyon draw

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The final match-week of Women’s Champions League is upon us with four more games on the docket. Here is what has gone down around the grounds.


Benfica snatch point off Barça in eight-goal thriller

Scorers: Alidou 26, 45′, Silva 74′, Bronze (OG) 84′ ; Graham Hansen 18′, 54′, Guijarro 20′, Bronze 90+8′


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While the Group A results were all but wrapped up coming into the night, it did not stop Benfica and Barcelona from providing a goal-fest.

A first-half brace from Marie-Yasmine Alidou was enough to cancel out goals from Patricia Guijarro and Caroline Graham Hansen, but the scoring would not stop there.

After Barça reclaimed their lead through another Graham Hansen strike before the hour mark, they were pegged back once again when Jéssica Silva struck for the hosts.

The drama would not end there however, as a late Lucy Bronze own-goal appeared to see Benfica snatch an unlikely win in the final stages, but Bronze redeemed herself with a 98th minute equaliser to stun the home crowd.

The two sides will finish the group stage in the top two spots, with Barça winning the group.


Eintracht thump basement-dwellers Rosengård

Scorers: Açıkgöz 18′, Anyomi 66′, Martinez 74′ Grawe 76′, Reuteler 84′

Eintracht Frankfurt ran riot over strugglers Rosengård, but it was all in vein as they finished the third in the group.

While İlayda Açıkgöz put the hosts up in the early going, the floodgates opened past the hour mark when the German side scored four goals in just under 20 minutes.

With just one draw from their six Group A games, Rosengård finished bottom of the pack while Eintracht just missed out on the top-two.

Lyon pegged back in stoppage time against Slavia Prague

Scorers: Mahri 4′, Becho 74 ; Černá 9′, Kosikova 90+1′

With the Group B standings already wrapped up coming into the day, there was little on the line for the two sides.

There was early fireworks however, as both sides struck in the opening 10 minutes through Amel Majri and Franny Černá respectively.

The early goals would be the only major goalmouth action on the night until Vicki Bècho came off the bench for Lyon, appearing to snatch the winner.

But late drama struck as Kristína Košíková grabbed a stoppage-time equaliser for the visitors to snatch a gutsy point.

Lyon will finish top of Group B after picking up wins in four of their six games.


Brann pick up late win against strugglers St. Pölten

Scorers: Kielland 20′, Amalie Eikeland 90+1 ; Mattner-Trembleau 7′

Meanwhile in the other Group B showdown, Brann snatched a late win against bottom-side St. Pölten.

While the visitors took the lead through Sarah Tamara Mattner-Trembleau, the hosts responded well when Justine Kvaleng Kielland popped up from midfield to level the scoreline.

It appeared as if the match would fizzle out, but a stoppage time strike from Amalie Eikeland saw Brann take all three points at the death.

Brann had already cemented themselves as the second place team in Group B, meanwhile St. Pölten will finish bottom after failing to win any of their games in the group stage.