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England

Jayde Riviere is still awaiting her professional debut as she remained an unused substitute on the bench for Manchester United in their 3-2 win against Aston Villa. Shelina Zadorsky also remained on the bench for Tottenham as they drew Brighton 2-2 in an important relegation battle.

Italy

The Canadians’ injury woes continued as Julia Grosso suffered a thigh injury and is expected to be out for two weeks. As a result, she did not feature in Juventus’ 3-3 draw against AC Milan.

Portugal

The Taca de Portugal Cup final featured two Canadians: Cloé Lacasse for Benfica, and Marie-Yasmine Alidou for Famalicão. In a surprise result, Famalicão beat Benfica 2-1.

Sweden

Clarissa Larisey played 73 minutes for BK Häcken in their 1-0 win over IFK Norrköping. Larisey is making a good impression in her first season in Sweden thus far as she looks to snag one of the last World Cup roster spots up for grabs. Evelyne Viens DFF played the entire match for Kristianstads DFF as they too beat opponent Linköpings FC 1-0. Lastly, Sura Yekka and Sarah Stratigakis both played the full match for Vittsjö in their 2-1 win against KIF Öbero.

USA

The weekend got off to a rainy start for the NWSL as Houston Dash and the North Carolina Courage saw their match shortened due to extreme weather in Houston. The 1-0 scoreline in favour of NCC stood as sixty minutes of the match had been played. Sydney Collins remained on the bench for NCC, but Allysha Chapman and Sophie Schmidt started for the Dash. Notably, Schmidt played in her 100th regular season appearance. Racing Louisville and OL Reign played to a 2-2 draw. Quinn, who is injured with a leg injury, did not feature, but Jordyn Huitema had a great match, including winning a penalty kick and then scoring the goal that tied the game. The Chicago Red Stars and Washington Spirit drew each other 1-1. Bianca St-Georges started for the Red Stars and scored their lone goal. On the other side, Gabrielle Carle had her best match thus far in a Spirit uniform, creating four chances and winning 5/6 ground duels. In an upset, the Orlando Pride beat San Diego Wave 3-1. Kailen Sheridan was in net for the Wave, and Amanda Allen remained on the bench for the Pride after returning from international duty. In a thriller that included a goalie goal, the Portland Thorns drew Angel City 3-3. Christine Sinclair started for the Thorns, and Adriana Leon entered the match in the 86th minute. In the last NWSL match of the weekend, Kansas City beat Gotham FC 2-0. Desiree Scott is still injured and did not feature for the Current.

UWCL

This week, the last of the semi-final ties were played. Firstly, Chelsea travelled to Barcelona looking to erase their 1-0 deficit. Kadeisha Buchanan did not make the trip as she is dealing with an ankle ligament injury. Jessie Fleming played 76 minutes of the match, and while Chelsea drew Barcelona 1-1, they still lost the tie on aggregate, ending their UWCL hopes. Later in the week, Sabrina D’Angelo was on the bench for Arsenal’s thrilling match against Wolfsburg. In a match that went to overtime, Wolfsburg ended up defeating the team from North London 3-2, winning on aggregate 5-4. Unfortunately, this means there are no more Canadians in the Champions League.

Player of the Week: Jordyn Huitema

Weekly Stats

Goals: 2 (Huitema x1, St-Georges x1)

Assists: 1 (Lacasse x1)