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Juventus bounce back as Koge cruise: the stats from the Women's Champions League matchday 2

Juventus were among the winners on matchday 2 of the UEFA Women's Champions League.
Juventus were among the winners on matchday 2 of the UEFA Women's Champions League.Rimola/NurPhoto / Shutterstock Editorial / Profimedia

The second matchday of the UEFA Women's Champions League is complete, with 16 of the 18 teams already winning at least one point after two rounds of play.

Now that the action has concluded, ScoresStat looks at one stat from each of the nine games.

Juve prevail as Lyonnes and Chelsea cancel each other out

10 - It looked like Arsenal were well on their way to two wins from two in the Women's Champions League. Leading 2-0 at Paris FC, the Gunners suffered a late collapse, conceding twice in the final 20 minutes - including a bizarre penalty - to only come away with a 2-2 draw. The North Londoners will be left disappointed having missed out on the chance to beat the side who eliminated them in the 2023/24 season. In what was their second head-to-head, the teams have now combined for 10 goals across 210 minutes of play.

16 - For the second round in a row, BK Hacken lost to an Italian team. This time, it was Juventus, who bounced back from their defeat last week with an impressive 3-0 in Sweden. All three goals were scored after the break for the Bianconere, who are again on three points after two matchdays. As expected, it has been a difficult start for Hacken. The UEFA Women's Europa Cup holders have yet to score so far. But perhaps the startling thing is that they had 16 shots in Wednesday's match, but still could not convert.

12 - Caroline Graham and Claudia Pina scored twice each as part of a 6-0 FC Barcelona win at AS Roma. The defending champions are the only team to have six points from two games. As expected, Blaugrana dominated proceedings in the Italian capital, outshooting Roma 20-4. The contrast between how the two sides have started this league phase campaign could not be greater. The Giallorosse have yet to find the back of the net thus far, one of three sides that can make this claim. Their defeat was their 12th all-time in group phase/league phase play.

6 - It took Bayern Munich 74 minutes to unlock the Benfica defence in their clash, but once they did so, the floodgates opened. The German champions went on to prevail 3-0 on the road, allowing them to end the round in the top four of the standings. Now 0-1-4 in their meetings all-time, Benfica will certainly not want to face the Bavarians anytime soon. Still, As Aguias are in a decent position to make it past the group phase for the second time in their history. However, they will have to improve at home. After all, they are winless in their last six UWCL home matches (0-2-4), qualifiers included.

3 - The only match of the round to feature no goals came at Parc OL, where OL Lyonnes and Chelsea cancelled each other out. Neither side are used to being held off the scoresheet in Europe, especially before the knockout stage begins. But, the result was an accurate reflection of a contest where neither could grab a firm foothold. The number three is relevant for a couple of reasons, at least for Lyonnes. First, this was the third time they failed to score in a group stage or league phase match in the UWCL. Also, it was the third time across 20 matches against English teams where the game ended 0-0.

Koge finally get a win as Inter break Austria hearts

2 - The late-game drama of the round came at the Generali Arena in Wien, where Austria Wien led Inter Milan heading into the final moments before the Italians levelled through Ivana. The 1-1 draw left the hosts stunned, having held the lead for more than 70 minutes. It was their first point in group phase play in the battle of the competition's only debutants for this term. Both sides were beaten in qualifying last term, but produced stunning comebacks last month to make it this far. For the Nerazzurre, they were involved in their second stalemate in European football. The other came against Hacken last fall.

7 - It was a moment several years in the making for HB Koge. After losing their first seven games at this point of the UWCL, the Danish champions finally tasted victory, defeating Servette 5-1 at home. Four different players found the back of the net for the Svanerne to complete their historic night. Servette's search for a maiden win in the competition proper in what is their second attempt goes on. In total, Koge have now scored seven times in UWCL group play, with the other two coming in 2021/22.

4 - Khadija Shaw's goal for Manchester City six minutes after the break cancelled out Linda Caicedo's opener for Real Madrid as the sides drew 1-1. Fittingly, both teams are on two points - the only ones of the 18 to tie their opening two matches in this season's tournament. With 16 shots each, the game was certainly without opportunity to find a winner. It just never came for either. As was the case last week, Real were unable to hold onto a lead, while City came from behind again. Las Blancas can take comfort in knowing they are still unbeaten versus the Cityzens across four games in the UWCL (2-2-0).

8 - Paris Saint-Germain showed their muscle in their clash with OH Leuven, beating the Belgian champions 5-0 at home. Naomie Feller was instrumental in Les Parisiennes' win, netting twice and adding two assists as part of the win. It has been a while since PSG showed that level of domination in the UWCL after failing to make it out of the league phase a year ago. They even drew against Leuven last term. Speaking of OHL, they remain on one win in the main stages of the tournament. Since that time, they have gone eight matches from the league phase and on without victory (0-3-5).

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