Benfica Lyon Women's Football Champions

MATCH HIGHLIGHTS

Champions League
1st leg of the quarter-finals
FULL-TIME HT: 1-0
Benfica	1
Lyon	2
Scorers
Andreia Faria 43'	Cascarino 63' Däbritz 79'

They are thirsty and convinced that this is how they should continue in their growth process, which took another stage on Tuesday, March 19, in the clash between Benfica's women's football team and Lyon, in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals. Andreia Faria's goal was not enough (1-2) to clinch the victory in a game in which the Inspiradoras performed to perfection for 60 minutes, against a team that occupies 2nd place in the UEFA ranking.

Benfica are still at a disadvantage going into the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, which will be played on March 27 (Wednesday) at 5:45 pm at Parc Olympique Lyonnais, but the tie is still wide open. This Saturday, March 23, the Inspiradoras host Braga, at 2pm, at Benfica Campus, on matchday 18 of the Liga BPI.

Benfica-Lyon 1-2 Estádio da Luz
Benfica Starting Lineup
Lena Pauels, Laís Araújo (Ana Seiça, 63'), Carole Costa, Christy Ucheibe, Lúcia Alves, Anna Gasper, Andreia Faria (Pauleta, 69'), Andrea Falcón (Andreia Norton, 69'), Marie Alidou, Francisca Nazareth (Catarina Amado, 69') and Nycole Raysla (Chandra Davidson, 16')
Substitutes
Rute Costa, Catarina Amado (69'), Ana Seiça (63'), Sílvia Rebelo, Paige Almendariz, Andreia Norton (69'), Pauleta (69'), Daniela Silva, Marta Cintra, Lara Martins, Chandra Davidson (16') and Beatriz Nogueira
Lyon Starting Lineup
Endler, Carpenter, Mbock Bathy, Gilles, Bacha, Majri (Dumornay, 55'), Horan, Däbritz, Diani (Becho,77'), Cascarino and Le Sommer (Egurrola, 55')
Substitutes
Belhadj, Benkarth, Renard, Morroni, Dumornay (55'), Marozsán, Egurrola (55'), Sombath, Sylla, Becho (77'), Joseph and Mendy
At half-time		1-0
Goals
Benfica: Andreia Faria (43'); Lyon: Cascarino (63') and Däbritz (79')