CanWNT
This week, Bev Priestman announced her final roster for 2023. Notably, Jeneva Hernandez-Gray has earned her first senior call-up. She replaces Marie Alidou, who has been dropped from this camp—Priestman said it was “unfair” to continue to call her up when she wasn’t seeing the pitch. Emma Regan was not selected due to injury; while initially named, Evelyne Viens and Julia Grosso picked up knocks throughout the course of the week for their club teams, and will be unavailable for the camp. To replace them, Priestman has named Dijon forward and former youth team player Latifah Abdu, and Sophie Schmidt will now be available for both matches as she ends her international career.
In good news, both Janine Beckie and Desiree Scott will be with the team as they continue their return-to-play protocols.
This also marks a full calendar year since Marie Levasseur and Ella Ottey were called up to the senior team; as such, we will no longer cover them after this week.
UWCL
Vanessa Gilles played 60 minutes for Lyon in their 2-0 win over SKN St. Poelten. Lyon continues to sit at the top of Group B with an impressive +11 goal differential. In Group A, Marie Alidou played the full match for Benfica in their narrow 1-0 win over FC Rosengård, keeping them off the bottom of the table. In Group C, Evelyne Viens started for Roma in their 3-0 win over Ajax; unfortunately, she suffered an ankle injury in the 72nd minute and was forced out of the match. This injury has also ruled her out for Canada this upcoming week.
Canadians were involved in both Group D matches. Returning from injury, Clarissa Larisey saw her first bit of UWCL action as she entered in the 87th minute for BK Häcken in their 2-1 comeback win over Real Madrid. All three Canadians who play for Chelsea started the match for the first time this season as Chelsea beat Paris FC 4-1. Ashley Lawrence played the full match, whereas Kadeisha Buchanan and Jessie Fleming were subbed off in the 83rd and 46th minutes, respectively. BK Häcken sits atop of the group, with Chelsea in second.
Australia
Lysianne Proulx was once again in net for Melbourne City as they won 3-2 over Sydney FC.
Denmark
Emma Regan was unavailable for selection due to injury as her team, HB Køge, lost 1-0 to AGF in the Kvindeligaen.
England
Midweek, our Canadians played in League Cup action. Adriana Leon was on the bench for Aston Villa during their 7-0 routing of Blackburn Rovers. Jayde Riviere played the full match for Manchester United as they won 1-0 over Liverpool. Deanne Rose, who is still injured, was unavailable for Leicester City as they beat Manchester City on penalties in their League Cup match. In a nice change, Shelina Zadorsky played the entire match for Tottenham in their 3-0 win over Bristol City. Finally, Sabrina D’Angelo and Cloé Lacasse both started the match for Arsenal as they struggled to defeat Southampton FC 2-1. Lacasse played 77 minutes, whilst D’Angelo served as keeper.
In regular league play, Riviere once again played the entire match for Manchester United as they beat Bristol City 2-0. Lacasse came on as a substitute for Arsenal in the 63rd minute in their 3-0 win over West Ham, and D’Angelo served as backup keeper. After starting for Chelsea in the UWCL, all three Canadians were rested in their 5-2 win over Leicester City. Lawrence and Fleming made cameos at the end of the match, coming on in the 74th and 80th minutes. D. Rose remained unavailable for Leicester City due to her hamstring injury. Leon played 63 minutes for Aston Villa as they lost 1-2 against Everton. Lastly, Zadorsky appeared off the bench for Tottenham in the 63rd minute in a 0-7 defeat to Manchester City. Heading in to the international break, Chelsea sits atop of the WSL table, with Arsenal in second.
France
Levasseur played all 90 minutes for Montpellier as they lost 4-1 to PSG. Gilles was not available for Lyon as they won 5-1 over Guingamp.
Italy
Due to her injury, Viens was not in the squad for Roma as they beat Fiorentina 2-1. Then, it went from bad to worse for Canadians in Italy as Juventus’ Julia Grosso was subbed off in the 8th minute against S.S.D. Napoli due to an ankle sprain. Juventus went on to win 3-1.
Portugal
There was a Canadian clash in Portugal as Alidou’s Benfica took on Olivia Smith’s Sporting CP. Both Canadians started, and it was Smith and Sporting who came out victorious with a 3-1 win over perennial league leaders, Benfica.
Player of the Week: Jayde Riviere
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