The second matchday of the UWCL was played this week and witnessed some exciting matches.
Where does the groups stand? Which teams are leading their group? Let’s recap the games quickly.
Group C
Juventus 0 vs 2 Fc Bayern Munich
Juventus welcomed the Germans at the nearly-empty Campo Alessandro La Marmora in Italy, as only a few hundreds of supporters showed up.
Bayern Munich was dominant during most parts of the game.
They scored an early goal in the 17th minute thanks to a header by Linda Dallmann.
The second goal came in the second half, in the 73rd minute, by Danish superstar Pernille Harder.
Juventus seemed hopeless against the German side who managed to get 69% of the ball possession and create more chances.
Arsenal 3 vs 1 Vålerenga
The second match of the group was between Arsenal and Vålerenga. A match under particular circumstances following the announcement of Jonas Eidevall leaving the Gunners.
Eidevall's assistant coach, Renée Slegers, was appointed as the interim head Coach and needed to bring Arsenal back to their winning ways.
And luckily, for her, the players delivered.
Arsenal defeated Vålerenga by 3 goals to 1.
Before the first minute was ever over, American defender Emily Fox found the back of the net, relieving her side and turning this affrontation into some sort of a one-sided show.
The second goal came in the 29th minute by Australia's Caitlyn Foord. Shortly after, Vålerenga reduced the score with a goal by Olaug Tvedten.
In the second half, Arsenal's dominance was clear.
With 5 minutes to go into full time, Mariona Caldentey scored her first UWCL goal with Arsenal. Ten minutes later, Alessia Russo scored the fourth goal.
The English side took their first 3 points in the European competition in front of their home crowd at the Emirates Stadium.
Group D
Fc Barcelona 9 vs 0 Hammarby
Following their inaugural 2024/2025 UWCL season defeat against Manchester City, Barcelona went back to their winning ways, and their victim? Hammarby.
The game was played at the Estadi Johan Cruyff in Barcelona with a dominant home crowd and some Swedish supporters.
The European Champion easily defeated their visitors scoring nine goals.
This significant difference came from a firm possession during the game and a confident attacking play.
Pina was exceptional scoring two goals. The other goals came from seven players, a testament of the Blaugrana's offensive prowess.
St. Polten 2 vs 3 Manchester City
The second group D match was between the home team, St. Polten and the visitors, Manchester City.
Shortly after the start, Man City scored their first goal with a magnificent strike from Alanna Kennedy, scoring her first ever goal in the competition.
The English team was dominant, but the equalizer in the 40th minute changed the dynamics at the end of the first half.
The Austrian side came back with more confidence in the second half, and surprising the visitors with a second goal just eight minutes after the start of the second half.
However, Man City managed to turn things around scoring twice in the the 57th and the 80th minutes.
With that, the English side leads Group D with 6 points.
Group A
Galatasaray 1 vs 6 As Roma
The first match in Group A was between Turkey's Galatasaray and Italy's AS Roma.
The Italian team won by six to one against the Turkish side, leaving no room for surprises.
Wolfsburg 0 vs 2 Lyon
The game was played in a fully packed AOK Stadium.
Lyon was confident and scored in the 8th minute.
Wolfsburg tried to compete but last season's UWCL runners-up left them no chances as Vanessa Gilles and Wendie Renard formed a steady center back duo.
Lyon’s second goal came from a penalty kick in the 53rd minute, scored by the USWNT's captain Lindsey Horan, who's been unstoppable this season so far.
Lyon now have six points, tied with AS Roma.
Real Madrid 4 vs 0 Celtic
Unsurprisingly, Spain's Real Madrid surpassed the second test of the season successfully and defeated Celtic who are participating in their first-ever UWCL group stage.
The Spanish team was dominant during the game. They scored an early goal in the 7th minute with an excellent banger from Caroline Weir. The goal might be highly nominated to the next Ballon d’Or ceremony.
The Scottish side could not find a way to have possession, as Madrid's midfield had control of the tempo.
With this win, Real Madrid get their first three points.
Twente 1 vs 3 Chelsea
The second game of this group was between Twente and Chelsea.
The Dutch team is participating at the USWNT for the first time ever.
As in most of these round 2 matches, the first goal came early.
In the 6th minute, Beever Jones found the gap in Twente's defense, putitng Chelsea ahead.
The second goal came in the 18th minute with a banger from Hamano, who saw that the goalkeeper was out, chipping the ball.
Chelsea are now leading their group with 6 points.
Who will advance past the group stage? Everything is yet to be decided but this is shaping up to be an exciting UCWL season.
