Denmark
Emma Regan played the full match for HB Køge in their 1:1 draw with Brøndby. HB Køge currently sit in third place in the Championship Round.
England
In the first WSL fixture of the week, Chelsea played Aston Villa. Kadeisha Buchanan and Ashley Lawrence both played the entire match for Chelsea. Buchanan scored her first goal for Chelsea since signing for the English club, notching their third goal in their 3-0 win. Adriana Leon did not feature for Aston Villa.
Unfortunately, Jayde Riviere was still unavailable for Manchester United in their 2-2 draw with Tottenham. Skinner, the head coach for Man United, suggested that they’re targeting an end-of-season return for Riviere.
There was a Canadian Clash as Arsenal beat Leicester City 3-0. Sabrina D’Angelo was back on the bench as backup keeper whilst Cloé Lacasse was a late substitution for the Gunners. Deanne Rose started for Leicester City and was subbed off in the 81st minute. West Ham suffered a harsh 5-0 loss to Manchester City; Shelina Zadorksy played the full 90 for West Ham.
Italy
Juventus returned to winning ways with a 2-1 victory over Sassuolo. Julia Grosso started for Juventus, playing 86 minutes. Evelyne Viens played the full match for Roma in their 0-0 draw with Fiorentina. Roma and Viens remain at the top of the Championship table with 61 points; Juventus and Grosso are in second with 50 points.
Portugal
There was a Canadian Clash in the second leg of the Taça de Portugal de Futebol Feminina as Marie Alidou’s Benfica took on Olivia Smith’s Sporting. Smith scored for Sporting to help her team equalize, but the 1-1 draw was insufficient for Sporting to progress as Benfica had a 1-0 lead from the first leg. Alidou and Benfica will face Racing Almada in the final on 18 May.
USA
San Diego Wave’s season continued its rocky start as they lost 0-1 to the Orlando Pride. Kailen Sheridan was in net for the Wave and had a good game, despite the loss.
Gabby Carle played the full match for Washington in their 2-0 win over Gotham FC. It was Washington’s first clean sheet of the season, helping them move to second place in the table. Current league leaders KCC had a commanding 5-2 win over Bay FC. Nichelle Prince remained unavailable due to injury, and Desiree Scott was an unused substitute for Kansas City. Lysianne Proulx was in net for the Bay; their loss takes them to 8th place in the table.
The Portland Thorns finally earned its first win of the season with a 4-1 win over Houston Dash. Jessie Fleming and Christine Sinclair both earned the start for Portland, with Sinclair scoring her first goal of the season six minutes into the match. Fleming exited the match at the 71-minute mark, and Sinclair was subbed out for Janine Beckie in the 61st minute. Beckie scored Portland’s fourth and final goal, her third of the season so far. For the Dash, Sophie Schmidt played the full match. Allysha Chapman is still unavailable as she is on maternity leave.
Jordyn Huitema remained out injured for Seattle Reign with the same back injury that saw her removed from the SheBelieves Cup final. Quinn came on at the start of the second half for the Reign in a 2-1 loss to Chicago.
In the weekend’s last game, Angel City FC held off the Courage to win 2-1. Megan Reid played the entire match for Angel City. Sydney Collins is still rehabbing from her injury sustained in the W Gold Cup pre-camp and, therefore, was unavailable. Bianca St-Georges entered in the 63rd minute for the Courage.
Sweden
Clarissa Larisey once again scored for BK Häcken, notching the team’s lone goal in a 1-1 draw with Linköpings. Larisey came off the bench and entered the match in the 65th minute.
UWCL
The first leg of the UWCL semi-finals took place this weekend. Chelsea vs. Barcelona, the current titleholders, was first up. Buchanan and Lawrence once again played the full ninety minutes for Chelsea. Perhaps against the odds, Chelsea beat Barcelona 1-0, taking a narrow lead with them back to London for the second leg.
In a thrilling match, Lyon came back to win against fellow French challengers PSG 3-2 after going down 0-2. Vanessa Gilles started on the bench for Lyon before entering in the 53rd minute. The final leg of the semi-finals will take place this upcoming weekend.
Player of the Week: Kadeisha Buchanan
Goals: 5 (Beckie x 1, Buchanan x 1, Larisey x 1, Sinclair x 1, Smith x 1)
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