Women's Champions League: Russo Hat-Trick Leads Arsenal Past Benfica 3-0
In Matchday 3 of the UEFA Women's Champions League league phase on October 28 at Meadow Park in Borehamwood, England, Arsenal beat Portugal's Benfica 3-0, as forward Alessia Russo scored a hat-trick in the 39th, 66th and 79th minutes, the third goal coming from the penalty spot.
The three goals took Russo's career total in the competition to 23, making her the all-time leading English goalscorer in the Women's Champions League. Benfica goalkeeper Lena Pauels made several difficult saves, and Benfica missed a one-on-one chance at 0-0 in the first half before Russo broke the deadlock.
Benfica dropped to 11th place with three points from three matches. In the day's other games, Chelsea beat Roma 2-0, Bayern Munich drew 2-2 with Real Madrid, Servette beat OH Leuven 5-1, and Lyon beat Inter 6-0.
Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
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