Lyon Hit Juventus For Six To Climb To Women's Champions League Summit
Katoto, Dumornay, Yohannes, Shrader and Renard were all on target as Lyon hammered Juventus to go top of the Women's Champions League.
Marie-Antoinette Katoto scored twice as Lyon thrashed Juventus 6-0 to move top...
Lyon surged to the summit of the Women's Champions League after Marie-Antoinette Katoto struck twice in a ruthless 6-0 demolition of Juventus on Wednesday.
The eight-time European champions climbed to 10 points from four games in the 18-team league phase, moving one point clear of holders Barcelona, who aim to keep their 100% start intact when 2025 winners Arsenal visit the Camp Nou on Thursday.
Lyon were in control from the start, but had to wait until the 31st minute to break the deadlock, when chaotic Juventus defending and hesitant goalkeeping from Danielle de Jong allowed Katoto to hook home a close-range volley.
Katoto doubled the lead just four minutes later with a composed finish after some clever footwork, netting her seventh goal in the competition this season.
Melchie Dumornay capitalised on another defensive mistake to make it three before the break.
Teenager Lily Yohannes struck with 10 minutes left, and there was still time for her fellow American Korbin Shrader and Wendie Renard - who scored from the rebound after De Jong kept out her weak Panenka penalty attempt - to complete the rout.
Lyon are still yet to concede a goal in the league phase, while Juventus remain eighth in the table on six points.
Danish side Koge moved above Inter Milan and Roma into 10th place after Simone Boye's 82nd-minute strike rescued a 1-1 draw away at second-bottom Leuven in Belgium.
Benfica's home game against Austria Vienna in Lisbon was pushed back to Thursday because of the effects of Storm Charles.
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