Benfica beat Rosengard and added their first points in the Women’s Champions League

This Wednesday, Benfica beat Sweden’s Rosengård 1-0 at the Seixal Stadium in the second round of Group A of the Women’s Champions League and collected their first points in the competition this season.

Kiki Nazareth’s “lonely” goal in the 52nd minute was enough for the Reds to return to their triumphs in Europe’s premier club competition, in a match where they were almost always superior but not always the best. solutions in the last third of the field.

In the stands, Benfica president Rui Costa watched a chewed-up first half in the central zone of the field, in which the Reds rarely managed to get out of the “web” created by the guests. , who also reached the goal only thanks to free kicks.

In the second half, Marie Alidou (50) gave the first warning with a shot from outside the area, to which the visiting goalkeeper responded with an excellent save, delaying Benfica’s lead for another two minutes.

In a move in which Jessica Silva tried to get past two opponents in the penalty area, Kika Nazareth warned everyone and surprised everyone with a low cross that ultimately cost the winner.

Benfica tried to score a calming goal, but it was rather wasteful, namely in two moves, when Marie Alidou (64 and 68) could not make it 2-0 and ended up maintaining a minimal lead.

The Portuguese champions were still in fear when goalkeeper Lena Pauwels (83) bravely saved two consecutive close-range shots in the small area of ​​Mai Kadowaki and Bea Spring to hold on to three points.

Benfica will return to the field on December 13 at the Estádio da Luz to face Eintracht Frankfurt in the third round match, a team that lost this Wednesday at home to Barcelona 3-1.

Barcelona leads Group A with 3 points, followed by Entracht Frankfurt and Benfica (both with three points) and Rosengard with zero points.