Eintracht Frankfurt Benfica Women's Champions League

Champions League
Matchday 4 Group A
FULL-TIME HT: 1-0
Eintracht Frankfurt	1
Benfica	1
Scorers
Géraldine Reuteler 28'	Nycole Raysla 71'

Benfica shared the spoils (1-1) with Eintracht Frankfurt this Thursday afternoon, December 21, in a game from matchday 4 of Group A of the Women's Champions League, held at the Frankfurt Stadium. It's an important result for the three-time national champions in terms of their (unprecedented) qualification for the quarter-finals, which can be confirmed in the next round in Sweden.

This result in Germany is important for Benfica, who now have 7 points and are one step closer to securing their (historic!) passage to the quarter-finals of the Champions League.

As a result of her solid and important role in the Benfica defense, Christy Ucheibe was awarded Player of the Match.

On matchday 5 of Group A of the European competition, Filipa Patão's team travel to Rosengard's home ground, in a match scheduled for 5:15 pm on January 25, 2024. Before that, in the first match of the new calendar year, on January 7 (11 am), the eagles host Valadares Gaia at Benfica Campus Field No. 1, on matchday 10 of the Liga BPI.

Eintracht Frankfurt-Benfica 1-1 Frankfurt Stadium
Benfica Starting Lineup
Lena Pauels, Christy Ucheibe, Carole Costa, Ana Seiça (Laís Araújo, 80'), Catarina Amado, Andreia Faria, Anna Gasper, Lúcia Alves, Andreia Norton (Nycole Raysla, 55'), Marie Alidou (Lara Martins, 90'+5') and Francisca Nazareth
Substitutes
Rute Costa, Carolina Vilão, Sílvia Rebelo, Paige Almendariz, Laís Araújo (80'), Lara Martins (90'+5'), Amélia Silva, Andrea Falcón, Matilde Silva, Marta Cintra, Nycole Raysla (55') and Beatriz Nogueira
Eintracht Frankfurt Starting Lineup
Stina Johannes, Pia-Sophie Wolter (Shekiera Martínez, 83'), Sophia Kleinherne, Sara Doorsoun, Verena Hanshaw, Géraldine Reuteler, Tanja Pawollek (Lisanne Gräwe, 73'), Barbara Dunst, Nicole Anyomi (Carlotta Wamser, 80'), Laura Freigang and Lara Prasnikar
Substitutes
Hanna Johann, Cara Bösl, Letícia Santos, Lisanne Gräwe (73'), Shekiera Martínez (83'), Virginia Kirchberger, Ilayda Acikgöz, Nadine Riesen, Jella Veit, Sophie Nacthigall, Dilara Acikgöz and Carlotta Wamser (80')
At half-time		1-0
Goals
Benfica: Nycole Raysla (71'); Eintracht Frankfurt: Géraldine Reuteler (28')