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12/10 14:52 CST Ewa Pajor nears Champions League benchmark after latest goal in
Barcelona win
Ewa Pajor nears Champions League benchmark after latest goal in Barcelona win
Ewa Pajor put Barcelona on course for a 3-1 win against Benfica in the
Champions League on Wednesday and moved within sight of Sam Kerr's scoring
record.
Pajor's opening goal in the 29th minute at Estadi Johan Cruyff was her 15th in
16 appearances in the group or league phase European club soccer's top
competition. According to UEFA, only Chelsea striker Kerr has more at this
stage of the Champions League, with 16 goals.
Barcelona tops the league phase with one game to go and was already guaranteed
a place in the playoffs at least.
Chandra Davidson equalized for Benfica just after halftime, but two goals in
the space of four minutes effectively sealed the win for Barcelona.
Christy Ucheibe scored an own goal in the 54th and that was followed by another
from Alexia Putellas.
Twelve teams advance from the league phase, with the top four qualifying
directly for the quarterfinals. The other eight teams advance to the playoffs.
Arsenal, Bayern Munich, Juventus, Manchester United, Lyon, Real Madrid, and
Wolfsburg have also qualified for the quarterfinals or playoffs.
A penalty in the 81st by Lorena Azzaro sealed a 1-0 win for Paris FC at
Valerenga, which had to play the second half with 10 players after Karina
Saevik was sent off.
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