Paris FC - Benfica: lacklustre Eagles crash out of the Champions League | OneFootball

In the fourth matchday of the Women's Champions League, the football team of Benfica faced Paris FC, however, the result was not as desired. At the end of the 90 minutes of play, Ivan Baptista's team was defeated 2-0.

It is worth remembering that in the previous round, at Estádio da Luz, the red team earned their first points in the competition, by drawing against Twente. On this cold night in Paris, the Benfica coach fielded the following starting eleven: Lena Pauels, Catarina Amado, Diana Gomes, Christy Ucheibe, Marit Lund, Beatriz Cameirão, Carissa Boeckmann, akel Engesvik, aroline Møller, Lúcia Alves, and Cristina Prieto.

Despite the balance between the two teams, which are very close in the Champions League standings, the home team ended up being more successful with the opportunities they created and went into the break leading 1-0, thanks to a shot by Ma Mendy.

In the second half, after several changes made by the Benfica coach, the eagles still couldn't reach the much-desired equalizer and saw Paris FC extend their lead on the scoreboard in the 62nd minute, thanks to Garbino's finish. In the 76th minute, the inspirers were reduced to 10 players.

After four rounds played, Benfica thus suffered their third defeat in the European competition. Without being able to score, the eagles are in 15th place in the UEFA Women's Champions League league phase, with only 1 point, and elimination from the competition may be imminent.

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