Chelsea, Lyon and Roma stay perfect with victories in Women’s Champions League
Galatasaray's Ebru Topcu, center, fights for the ball with Roma's Saki Kumagai, left, and Verena Hanshaw during the women's Champions League group A soccer match between Galatasaray and Roma at Ataturk Olympic stadium in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024. (Huseyin Yavuz/Dia Photo via AP)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Huseyin Yavuz]
Chelsea, Lyon and Roma all stayed perfect in the Women’s Champions League by cruising to away victories. Roma routed Galatasaray at Istanbul 6-1, Chelsea beath Dutch club Twente 3-1 and eight-time champion Lyon won 2-0 at Wolfsburg. Real Madrid claimed its first victory by topping Celtic 4-0. Roma and Lyon have six points in Group A. Galatasaray, the first Turkish team to reach the group stage, and Wolfsburg are pointless. In Group B, Chelsea leads with six points, with Madrid and Twente on three and Celtic last without a point.
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Lyon's Lindsey Horan celebrates after scoring a goal during the Women's Champions League group stage soccer match between VfL Wolfsburg and Olympique Lyon, at the AOK Stadion in Wolfsburg, Germany, Thursday Oct. 17, 2024. (Swen Pförtner/dpa via AP)
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