Macario penalties see Chelsea Women top UWCL group | OneFootball

Catarina Macario of Chelsea is challenged by Olga and Athenea of Real Madrid. (Photo by Florencia Tan Jun/Getty Images)

Chelsea won their UEFA Women’s Champions League group when coming from behind to claim a 2-1 victory away to Real Madrid.

Group A: Lyon 1-0 Wolfsburg, Roma 3-0 Galatasaray

Group B: Real Madrid 1-2 Chelsea, FC Twente 3-0 Celtic

Chelsea were behind in the seventh minute when Hannah Hampton attempted to claw away Caroline Weir’s shot but it went in off the far post.

Guro Reiten had a strike from outside the box tipped over the bar by Misa Rodriguez before going off injured.

Chelsea’s Catarina Macario made a dramatic entrance at half time, netting within 30 seconds but given offside, inches wide from Erin Cuthbert’s through ball, before being brought down in the box by Olga Carmona and converting the penalty in the 51st minute.

Three minutes later and Macario again put away a spot kick, Carmona penalised this time for handball.

Naomie Feller lashed a great chance well wide for Madrid, who also failed to find the target from three free kicks.

In the other Group B tie, Kayleigh van Dooren opened the scoring for FC Twente, Celtic then conceding two own goals before half time through goalkeeper Lisa Rodgers and Natalie Ross.

Lyon edged Wolfsburg in Group A with Danielle van de Donk’s 81st minute goal, Roma beat Galatasaray 3-0 with Alice Corelli, Rosanna Ventriglia and Elena Linari all on target.

Fixtures for Wednesday 18 December

Group C: Arsenal v Bayern Munich (8pm) – live on TNT Sports 1/DAZN/ DAZN Women’s Football YouTube, Juventus v Vålerenga (8pm)

Group D: Barcelona v Manchester City (5.45pm) – live on DAZN/DAZN Women’s Football YouTube, St.Pölten v Hammarby (5.45pm)

The draw for the quarter-finals will be held on 7 February 2025, with the first legs on 18/19 March, second legs on 26/27 March.

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