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Football: Barcelona advance as Lyon lose in Women's Champions League

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Agence France-Presse

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="FC Barcelona" s="" Alexia="" Putellas="" celebrates="" scoring="" their="" first="" goal="" with="" teammates.="" Kai="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/reuters/11/18/20211117_uwcl.jpg"/><figcaption>FC Barcelona&#x27;s Alexia Putellas celebrates scoring their first goal with teammates. <em>Kai Pfaffenbach, Reuters.</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>PARIS, France -- Captain Alexia Putellas scored a penalty to spark a 5-0 rout of Hoffenheim as Women&#x27;s Champions League holders Barcelona swept into the quarter-finals Wednesday, but Lyon missed a chance to qualify with two games to spare after losing to Bayern Munich.</p><p>Putellas, the UEFA women&#x27;s player of the year who is a leading contender to win the Ballon d&#x27;Or later this month, converted the opening goal from the spot just before half-time in Germany.</p><p>Irene Paredes, Aitana Bonmati, Marta Torrejon and Ana-Maria Crnogorcevic all struck in the second half to secure a fourth win in four matches for Barcelona in Group C.</p><p>&quot;I think we did a really good job,&quot; said Barcelona coach Jonathan Giraldez.</p><p>&quot;We created many chances, and found the spaces inside. I think we didn&#x27;t have the best clinical chances, but the overall performance from the whole team was amazing. We are really happy to have qualified for the next round.&quot;</p><p>WATCH:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/a86ZJfZo0yo?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>Arsenal remain on course to advance from the same section after defeating Danish champions Koge 3-0.</p><p>Caitilin Foord gave Arsenal a first-half lead with Lotte Wubben-Moy and Vivianne Miedema grabbing late goals for the hosts at Meadow Park. </p><p>Record seven-time winners Lyon must wait to seal a place in the knockout phase following a 1-0 loss at Bayern.</p><p>Japan international Saki Kumagai headed in the winner midway through the second half to move Bayern to within two points of Group D leaders Lyon.</p><p>WATCH:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ImcZ7mlHj04?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>&quot;I&#x27;m sad but proud of the team. It was a very difficult match, we fought a lot and had a lot of chances, right up until the last second, but we weren&#x27;t able to take them,&quot; Lyon captain and goalkeeper Christiane Endler told DAZN.</p><p>&quot;It&#x27;s our first defeat of the season at the end of a very hard week with three big games, but that&#x27;s not an excuse because Bayern have had the same schedule as us.&quot;</p><p>Benfica remain in contention for a spot in the last eight after scoring their first goals in the group stage in a 2-1 win away to Swedish club Hacken.</p><p>© Agence France-Presse</p>

Barcelona swept into the Women's Champions League quarter-finals Wednesday, but Lyon missed a chance to qualify after losing to Bayern Munich.