AS Roma Women, aiming to get through qualifying for the fourth year in a row, had most of the play and seemed set to take a lead to Lisbon thanks to Lucia Di Guglielmo’s goal midway through the first half. However, substitute Carolina Santiago scored two minutes into added time and Telma Encarnação then claimed a dramatic winner to boost Sporting CP’s hopes of joining Benfica in the league phase.
Super falcons winger Rinsola Babajide was substituted for Allice Torelli in the 53rd minutes after pushing the team ahead. Shukurat Oladipo was an unused substitute in the defeat to Sporting.
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Sporting scored twice in added time to win 2-1 at Roma, coming from a comeback or a late dramatic goal to seal the first leg advantage for the Portuguese side.
The second leg of the UEFA Women Champions League third qualifying round will come up 18th September, 2025 as AS Roma will travel to Portugal with (1-2) aggregate. Other results includes;
Häcken 1-1 Atlético de Madrid
Luany, fresh from her weekend derby winner against Real Madrid, gave Atleti an early lead in Gothenburg, But with four minutes to go Häcken levelled through 18-year-old Felicia Schröder, also their qualifying hero against Twente on their way to the 2023/24 quarter-finals.
Paris FC 0-0 Austria Wien
PFC dominated, hitting the woodwork through defender Deja Davis late in the first half. But Austria held on against the 2023/24 group contenders.
Eintracht Frankfurt 1-2 Real Madrid
Real Madrid, the only side to win through qualifying in all four seasons under the previous group stage format, have hopes of progress again after goals in the first 35 minutes by Filippa Angeldahl and Signe Bruun, Just before half-time Nicole Anyomi reduced arrears for the hosts.
Brann 1-0 Manchester United
Most of the crowd of 16,019, a record both for any female game in Norway and for UEFA women’s club qualifying, were thrilled with 13 minutes to go when Ingrid Stenevik headed in Signe Gaupset’s free-kick for the 2023/24 quarter-finalists. United had more chances but now need a comeback to reach the league phase or group stage for the first time.
Other results of the third qualifying rounds are;
Vålerenga 3-0 Ferencváros
Vorskla Poltava 0-2 OH Leuven
GKS Katowice 0-4 Twente
St. Pölten 3-1 Fortuna Hjørring
Second legs: 18 September
All kick-off times CET
Ferencváros vs Vålerenga (16:00, Agg 0-3)
Sporting CP vs Roma (17:30, Agg 2-1)
Fortuna Hjørring vs St. Pölten (18:00, Agg 1-3)
Twente vs GKS Katowice (19:00, Agg 4-0)
Atlético de Madrid vs Häcken (19:00, Agg 1-1)
Austria Wien vs Paris FC (19:45, Agg 0-0)
Manchester United vs Brann (20:00, Agg 0-1)
Real Madrid vs Eintracht Frankfurt (20:00, Agg 2-1)
OH Leuven vs Vorskla Poltava (20:00, Agg 2-0)
