Matildas Abroad Review: Micah keeps clean sheet in Lyonnes' debut; Eintracht Frankfurt book spot in the Women’s Europa Cup Round of 16

Teagan Micah made her competitive debut for OL Lyonnes, keeping a clean sheet in her side's 3-0 win over St. Pölten. Elsewhere, Hayley Raso's Eintracht Frankfurt booked their spot in the Women’s Europa Cup Round of 16. 

Read our review of all the action below.

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UWCL

Lyon v St. Pölten

Teagan Micah made her competitive debut for OL Lyonnes, making four saves and keeping a clean sheet to see Lyon record a 3-0 win over St. Pölten to make it back-to-back wins in the UEFA Women's Champions League.

Goalkeeper Teagan Micah of OL Lyonnes enters the pitch during the UEFA Women's Champions League 2025/26 league phase match between OL Lyonnes and SKN St.Pöltenat on October 15, 2025 in Decines-Charpieu, France. (Photo by Pauline Figuet/Getty Images)
Goalkeeper Teagan Micah of OL Lyonnes enters the pitch during the UEFA Women's Champions League 2025/26 league phase match between OL Lyonnes and SKN St.Pöltenat on October 15, 2025 in Decines-Charpieu, France. (Photo by Pauline Figuet/Getty Images)

Jule Brand, Ada Hegerberg and Lily Yohannes scored the goals for Lyon, with Yohannes' goals the pick of the bunch, getting the ball on halfway and letting it fly from deep to ensure her team took all three points.

AS Roma v FC Barcelona

Wini Heatley featured for AS Roma as they had the difficult task of hosting the three-time UWCL Champions, FC Barcelona, in their second game of the tournament. 

Heatley played the full match as Barcelona showed their dominance, leaving Italy with all three points after a 4-0 victory. 

Chelsea v Paris FC

Sam Kerr came off the bench and played her part in Chelsea's fourth goal of the game to seal all three points for the Blues. Sandy Baltimore scored the opener from the spot after the half-hour mark. Johanna Rytting Kaneryd doubled the hosts' advantage heading into the break. 

Erin Cuthbert of Chelsea scores her team's fourth goal during the UEFA Women's Champions League 2025/26 league phase match between Chelsea FC Women and Paris FC at Stamford Bridge on October 15, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)
Erin Cuthbert of Chelsea scores her team's fourth goal during the UEFA Women's Champions League 2025/26 league phase match between Chelsea FC Women and Paris FC at Stamford Bridge on October 15, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)

Alyssa Thompson scored her first goal since moving to Chelsea to open the second half. Kerr came off the bench in the 56th minute and seemed to have notched the fourth for Chelsea, getting her head to a corner and beating the keeper; however, a goalmouth scramble saw Erin Cuthbert get the final touch on the ball. Ellie Carpenter did not feature in the matchday squad. 

Benfica v Arsenal

The defending champions picked up their first points of the UWCL, claiming a 2-0 win away in Portugal. Kyra Cooney-Cross and Steph Catley both started for the Gunners, with Caitlin Foord coming off the bench in the second half.

Beth Mead scored the opening goal in the second half to give the visitors the lead, with Alessia Russo scoring a late goal to ensure Arsenal took all three points back to London. 

Women’s Europa Cup

Hayley Raso's Eintracht Frankfurt booked their spot in the Women’s Europa Cup Round of 16 after beating FC Slovacko 5-0 on aggregate. Raso started for Frankfurt and played the full match to help her side book their spot in the final 16 of the inaugural tournament. 

Amanda Ilestedt scored the match-winner in this game for the second leg to finish 1-0, and to see Frankfurt book their spot in the Round of 16.