goals, assists, duels and lusa along the way :: zerozero.pt

BUT Women’s champions league returned this Wednesday – in addition to Benfica – 11 Portuguese participated in the action, divided into eight teams. All Portuguese athletes started, almost all won, some scored, others watched, one was eliminated, and fights for the next stage are scheduled between them.

Defender Agatha Filipa was the first to hit the pitch at 10am on mainland Portugal, helping her team, Scottish team Glasgow City, beat Birkirkara, her compatriot Flavia Fartaria, with the help of 3×0leaving a Portuguese woman on the way. Soon it was the turn of the Swiss Servette to beat Glentoran. 1×0Goalkeeper Inez Pereira and defense Monica Mendes help the team keep the goal intact.

At the beginning of the day, three more Portuguese entered the battle, two in defeat, and the other in a stubborn victory. Midfielders Marlene Gisande and Joanna Seca were in good shape in the rout 6×0 PAOK against Anenii Noy, and the first to make an assist on one of the washers (second) of the Greeks. In turn, the forward Beatrice Fonseca Apollo Limassol needed to apply to beat FC Dynamo-BGUFK. 2×0 in overtime work.

Four more Portuguese were at stake in the final games of the day, two of whom stood out from the rest. Midfielder Tatiana Pinto made her Levante debut with a win 2×1 against Celtic and striker Melissa Gomes helped Bordeaux beat 1. FC Slovácko. 2×1, while the winning goal is counted when the score is 90 + 4.

However, the focus was on the duo consisting of Mariana Halecki and Katarina Realists. Finnish team Aland United beat Olympia Cluj with a score 0x4 and two Portuguese were singled out: Mariana Haleca scored twice in the match (you can see one of the goals in the video below) and her compatriot Catarina Realista provided an assist.

In the next round of Glasgow City, Agatha Philip will face Shymkent, Aland United, Mariana Haleka and Katarina Realista, Servette, Ines Pereira and Monica Mendes – which means there will be two Portuguese on the way. PAOK, Marlene Gisanda and Joanna Seca will fight Valerenga, Bordeaux, Melissa Gomez, Christianstads, Levante, Tatiana Pinto, fight Rosenborg, and Apollo Limassol with Beatrice Fonseca will face the winner of the draw between Swansea. and CSKA.

The winner of each of these matches progresses to Round 2, which becomes a two-legged match, and the winning teams are finally guaranteed a presence in the women’s UEFA Women’s Champions League group stage.