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Football

Lyon open Women’s Champions League campaign with 8-0 win over Servette

Source: Punch Nigeria · 23 Sep 2026, 22:29 UTC
Lyon open Women’s Champions League campaign with 8-0 win over Servette
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Lyon began their Women’s Champions League campaign with an emphatic 8-0 victory over Servette. Holders Barcelona also made a winning start to their defence, defeating Paris FC 5-2 in their opening match, according to the supplied report.

Lyon opened their Women’s Champions League campaign with an 8-0 victory over Servette, according to Punch Nigeria. The result gave Lyon a decisive start to their campaign, with the French side scoring eight goals without conceding. The supplied material does not identify the scorers, the venue or the stage of the competition beyond describing the match as an opener.

Defending champions Barcelona also began their title defence with a win. They defeated Paris FC 5-2 in their opening match. Barcelona’s victory produced seven goals, although the available report does not provide details of when the goals were scored or how the match developed.

It also does not identify the players who scored for either side. The two results put Lyon and Barcelona among the early winners in the competition. No information was supplied about other matches, group positions or the teams’ next fixtures.

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