Katoto sparks 6-0 rout as OL Lyonnes crushes Juventus to go top of Women's Champions League

Marie-Antoinette Katoto scored twice as OL Lyonnes beat Juventus 6-0 in a UEFA Women's Champions League match at Stadio La Marmora-Pozzo in Biella, Italy, on Wednesday, moving top of the league phase table and sealing knockout phase qualification.

OL Lyonnes continued their unbeaten start, scoring three goals in each half to secure a commanding win against Juventus. Katoto netted a quickfire double in the 31st and 35th minutes. By the 40th minute, Melchie Dumornay made it 3-0, sending Lyon into halftime with a commanding lead.

VAR denied Lyon a goal in the 53rd minute, but the visitors kept pressing.

Lily Yohannes made it 4-0 in the 80th minute, Korbin Shrader added a fifth in the 85th, and in stoppage time Wendie Renard missed a penalty at 90'+1 before smashing home the rebound for the final 6-0 scoreline.

The match also saw yellow cards for Martina Lenzini of Juventus in the 83rd minute and Lily Yohannes of Lyon in the 90'+4.

OH Leuven and HB Køge Women played out a 1-1 draw on Matchday 4. On Tuesday, Bayern München, Manchester City, Real Madrid and Roma secured valuable wins, with Häcken shutting out Chelsea.

OL Lyonnes have scored 20 goals and conceded none in four UEFA Women's Champions League matches this season. The club is the most successful in the history of France's top women's league, with eighteen league titles as Olympique Lyonnais. The UEFA Women's Champions League is a European women's association football competition involving top club teams from UEFA-affiliated countries.

Lyon will play Saint-Malo on Saturday.

Key match facts

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Sources

• uefa.com

• flashscore.com

• Photo: Granada, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)