Sam Kerr scored a brace for Chelsea in her first competitive start at club level since 2023 in the UWCL midweek.
There was mixed success for other CommBank Matildas in Europe, with Arsenal giving up a two-goal advantage and Roma falling to Valerenga.
The action continues this weekend with the Portland Thorns prepare for an NWSL semi-final against the Washington Spirit, while the Swedish Damallsvenskan’s final round takes place.
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UEFA Women’s Champions League
Matchday 3 of this season’s UWCL took place midweek.
Roma were defeated 1-0 by Norwegian side Valerenga. The result means that Roma are languishing towards the bottom of the UWCL table, on zero points after three games. Winonah Heatley started and played the full match for Roma.
Chelsea eased past Austrian side St. Pölten 6-0. Sam Kerr scored a second-half brace as she started and played a full match in Chelsea colours for the first time since returning from her ACL injury. Ellie Carpenter also started for Chelsea.
Lyon defeated Wolfsburg 3-1, with a brace to Ada Hegerberg in the first half proving influential. Teagan Micah was an unused substitute for Lyon.
Arsenal fell to Bayern Munich 3-2. After taking a two-goal lead into half-time, the German side overran them late to take all three points. Steph Catley and Caitlin Foord both started, while Kyra Cooney-Cross was introduced in the second half.
UEFA Women’s Europa Cup
Two late goals for Eintracht Frankfurt saw them defeat Dutch side PSV 2-1 in the first leg of the quarter-finals. The result puts them in good standing to advance, with the second leg to be played next week. Hayley Raso started for Frankfurt before being withdrawn at half-time.
England
Women’s League Cup
West Ham comfortably defeated Southampton 5-0 in the latest round of the Women’s League Cup. Katrina Gorry was rested as an unused substitute.
Women’s Super League
A huge Manchester Derby kicks off the round on Sunday, 12.30am AEDT. City are currently top of the table while Manchester United suffered their first defeat of the season last week. Mary Fowler remains unavailable for City as she continues her rehabilitation for her ACL rupture.
London City Lionesses travel to take on Aston Villa on Sunday, 11pm AEDT. With both teams in reasonable form, it’s set to be an intriguing clash. Alanna Kennedy will be available for London City.
Brighton & Hove Albion clash with Leicester City on Sunday, 11pm AEDT. Emily van Egmond is expected to line up in midfield for the Foxes.
It will be a highly Aussie-flavoured midfield battle when Katrina Gorry’s West Ham take on Clare Wheeler’s Everton. The Hammers are seeking their first three points of the season after finally getting on the board with a draw last week.
Liverpool hosts Chelsea on Sunday, 11pm AEDT. The Blues could jump back to the top of the table pending results elsewhere and will hope for that outcome after a strong midweek victory in the UWCL. Sam Kerr and Ellie Carpenter are available for Chelsea.
The round will finish with an intriguing North London Derby on Monday, 1.30am AEDT. Arsenal are currently only one place above Spurs on the table, but will be hoping to bounce back against their arch-rivals after a bruising midweek defeat. Caitlin Foord, Steph Catley and Kyra Cooney-Cross are all available for Arsenal, while Clare Hunt and Charli Grant will be among the players to beat if they are to have attacking success.
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Sweden
All of the games in the final round of the Damallsvenskan will be held concurrently on Monday, 12am AEDT.
Kristianstads DFF take on already-relegated Alingsås. Remy Siemsen and Amy Sayer will be hoping to finish the season strong with Kristianstads after falling short of European qualification.
Malmö FF hosts Vittsjö GIK as they celebrate qualifying for continental football next season. They’ll be disappointed they couldn’t keep up their title challenge, but will look forward to the European stage, starting midway through next year. Courtney Nevin is available for Malmö, and Daniela Galic is also expected to start for Vittsjö.
AIK Fotboll finish the season against Norrköping. It’s been a successful season for AIK after only just avoiding relegation last season and having no such woes this time out. Jada Whyman has been battling a knee injury and will likely be unavailable.
United States
NWSL
Portland Thorns take on the Washington Spirit on Sunday, 4am AEDT in the NWSL semi-final. The winner will take on Orlando Pride or Gotham FC in the final. Mackenzie Arnold and Kaitlyn Torpey contributed to the clean sheet in the quarter-final and will hope to do the same to give their side the best chance of victory this time out.
USL
DC Power defeated Fort Lauderdale 3-1 midweek. Morgan Aquino started in goals for DC.
Germany
TSG Hoffenheim and Eintracht Frankfurt face off in the DfB-Pokal Frauen – the German Cup – on Monday, 12am AEDT. Hayley Raso will be available to look to break through against Jamilla Rankin’s Hoffenheim.
Italy
AS Roma host Lazio on Monday, 1.30am AEDT. Winonah Heatley will be unavailable for Roma due to suspension.