{"id":9776,"date":"2025-10-07T21:14:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T21:14:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/07\/salbai-scores-twice-when-juventus-beat-benfica-in-the-womens-champions-league-opener\/"},"modified":"2025-10-07T21:14:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T21:14:12","slug":"salbai-scores-twice-when-juventus-beat-benfica-in-the-womens-champions-league-opener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/07\/salbai-scores-twice-when-juventus-beat-benfica-in-the-womens-champions-league-opener\/","title":{"rendered":"Salbai scores twice when Juventus beat Benfica in the Women&#8217;s Champions League opener"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Juventus defender Cecilia Salbai celebrates his 10th anniversary of his debut <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">Women&#8217;s Champions League<\/span> Her first two goals were in the competition when her team defeated Benfica 2-1 on Tuesday and defeated Benfica 2-1 in the first match of the New Look Tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Salbai scored the winner in four minutes from the time and added to the first half goal.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">Defending Champion Arsenal<\/span> He then played Lyon, who won eight times. Paris FC was playing Oh Leuven.<\/p>\n<p>The women&#8217;s tournament also moved after the men switched from the group phase to a league-based format last season.<\/p>\n<p>Alves scored the first goal of the improved competition in six minutes, finishing on a close-range strike highlighting Nicole Leisala&#8217;s cross.<\/p>\n<p>However, Juventus controlled the match from that point forward, driven by a lively performance from Barbara Bonancy in the bottom right.<\/p>\n<p>And the veteran Italian International was key to Juve&#8217;s equalizer in the 22nd minute, beating two players in the region, crossing Salvai and past Rena Pouer to stretch the ball.<\/p>\n<p>It was Salbai&#8217;s first goal in the competition &#8211; 10 years after her debut in Verona in the Women&#8217;s Champions League.<\/p>\n<p>Juventus could take the lead, and Bonancy ruled out an offside goal shortly before halftime.<\/p>\n<p>BianConere took the victory in the 86th minute when the corner was messed up, and Salvai thrusts his foot and volleys into the back of the net.<\/p>\n<p>The 18-team league phase will end in December. Teams finishing first to fourth in the rankings will advance directly to the quarterfinals. Those ranked 5-12 will go to the Knockout Playoff Round. The lower six teams will be eliminated.<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>AP Soccer: <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/soccer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/arsenal-lyon-barcelona-womens-champions-league-4a05b8bede1090729296897b2c32ddee\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Juventus defender Cecilia Salbai celebrates his 10th anniversary of his debut Women&#8217;s Champions League Her first two goals were in the competition when her team defeated Benfica 2-1 on Tuesday and defeated Benfica 2-1 in the first match of the New Look Tournament. 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