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England

In WSL action, Manchester United defeated Crystal Palace 3-1. Jayde Riviere started and played 84 minutes for United whereas Simi Awujo was an unused substitute. For Crystal Palace, Clarissa Larisey earned her first WSL start and played 77 minutes. Chelsea kept its winning streak alive as the club came from behind to beat Everton 2-1. Ashley Lawrence played 51 minutes while Kadeisha Buchanan remained sidelined with her ACL injury.

Only one of three possible Canadians played as Leicester City won 3-0 over Aston Villa: Sabrina D’Angelo, who had a tough time in net for the Villans. Adriana Leon was unavailable for Aston Villa as she had already been released to national team camp, and Deanne Rose remained out injured for Leicester City. Finally, Shelina Zadorsky played the full match for West Ham in their 3-1 win over Brighton, and Olivia Smith was unavailable for Liverpool in their 4-0 loss to Manchester City due to suspension.

France

Vanessa Gilles scores to make it 1-0!#CanWNT / #CanXNT

— Rise Higher (@risehigher.ca) 2025-02-15T16:18:38.091Z

Vanessa Gilles played the full match and scored one goal for Lyon in their 7-0 victory over Guingamp.

Italy

In the first leg of the Italian Women’s Cup semi-finals, Evelyne Viens scored a goal for Roma in her 75 minutes of play, helping her team to a 3-1 victory. Lysianne Proulx served as backup keeper for Juventus as they won 3-2 over Fiorentina.

Portugal

The second leg of the Taça da Liga Feminina semi-finals took place this week. Jeneva Hernandez Gray entered off the bench for Sporting CP, making her professional debut. She earned an assist in her half an hour on the pitch, helping her team to a 2-1 win over Damaiense. They won 8-1 on aggregate. Marie Alidou’s Benfica also won their way to the final with a 3-0 victory over Torreense. Alidou was a substitute who entered in the 60th minute.

Marie Alidou’s goal from yesterday!#CanWNT / #CanXNT

— Rise Higher (@risehigher.ca) 2025-02-16T13:13:35.137Z

There was more cup play on the weekend; this time, it was the fourth round of the Taça de Portugal de Futebol Feminino. Hernandez Gray came into the game for Sporting CP in the 71st minute as they won 3-0. Alidou scored the game-winner for Benfica in their 3-2 win over Racing Almada after entering in the 66th minute.

Player of the Week: Marie Alidou

Goals: 3 (Alidou x 1, Gilles x 1, Viens x 1)

Assists: 1 (Hernandez Gray x 1)