11 November 2026
The Women's First Team suffered a 6-0 defeat against OL Lyonnes at the Stadio Pozzo-La Marmora in Biella on Wednesday evening, in Matchday 4 of the Women's Champions League.
Marie-Antoinette Katoto scored twice in the first half, with Melchie Dumornay adding a third before the break. Lily Yohannes, Korbin Shrader and Wendie Renard then completed the scoring in the second half.
THE MATCH REPORT
OL Lyonnes started strongly, putting the Bianconere under pressure from the opening minutes. Juventus looked to find space on the counter-attack and created an opportunity in the 11th minute through Pavan and Carbonell, with the latter getting a shot away towards the goal guarded by Grohs.
The visitors continued to push forward and came close to opening the scoring in the 16th minute. Hayashi lost possession on the edge of the penalty area, allowing Katoto to set up Yohannes, whose effort flew over the crossbar. The Bianconere struggled to get out of their own half as Lyonnes dominated possession.
The breakthrough came in the 31st minute when Katoto capitalised on De Jong's misjudged attempt to claim the ball and found the net, with the goal confirmed following a VAR check.
Five minutes later, Katoto doubled the visitors' lead, reacting to a loose ball in the penalty area following a shot from Yohannes. Dumornay then made it 3-0 in the 40th minute, finding space in the Juventus defence before beating De Jong with a precise left-footed finish.
The visitors maintained their attacking momentum after the restart, with Becho heading wide in the 48th minute. Shortly afterwards, Katoto found the net again, but her effort was ruled out for offside against Sangaré.
The Bianconere tried to respond but struggled to create clear-cut chances in the final third. Lyonnes threatened again in the 65th minute, before De Jong made a save from Shrader's close-range effort in the 72nd. Three minutes later, Sarriegi tried her luck at the other end, but her shot was comfortably dealt with by the visiting goalkeeper.
Lyonnes added a fourth in the 79th minute when Brand struck the post and Yohannes reacted quickest to turn home the rebound.
Six minutes later, Shrader made it 5-0, pouncing on a rebound after De Jong had saved Paralluelo's long-range effort.
In the closing stages, the visitors were awarded a penalty for a handball by Sylla in the 89th minute. Renard attempted a chipped penalty, which De Jong managed to save, but the Lyonnes captain reacted quickly to convert the rebound and complete the scoring.
The match in Biella ended in a 6-0 victory for OL Lyonnes.
POST-MATCH REACTIONS
ISAAC GUERRERO
“We faced one of the two or three best teams in the world, a side capable of winning this competition. I think we played well up until the first goal, staying organised and maintaining our balance, trying to limit their transitions and control possession. We knew we had to defend in a mid-to-low block, but when we had the ball, we tried to put our playing philosophy into practice, moving our opponents around and building our attacks. We managed to do that in the first 30 minutes, but after conceding the opening goal, we started to struggle more. We also had some positive spells in the second half, but against opponents of this calibre, every situation becomes difficult. We have a very young squad and the girls gave everything. Matches like these are an important opportunity to grow and learn. We have to keep working on our identity and our style of play, as we have done in our other European matches. We want to keep competing, knowing that we still have a lot to improve. Now we have to focus on Sunday's match, which will be very important, and then on our next European fixture against Leuven.”
CECILIA SALVAI
“We knew we were facing an extremely strong team, one of the best in the world, who will be competing to win this competition. We tried to put our game plan into practice, but only managed to do so in spells. It's a heavy defeat and a difficult result to accept, especially for me as a defender, because I would have liked to help the team more. However, I'm proud of my teammates because we fought until the end and gave everything. We're a young team, we've made a lot of changes to the squad and we've started a new cycle. For many of the girls, these are their first experiences in the Champions League, and facing opponents of this level isn't easy. We have to keep believing in what we're doing and in our development, learning from matches like this one. Against teams like Lyon, the details are crucial: give them half a metre of space and they'll punish you. They have extraordinary physical strength, technical ability and competitiveness, and they're able to impose their style of play with great consistency. Compared to last season, I think they're even stronger, particularly in terms of their collective play. We have to take this match as a lesson, analyse what worked and what we can improve, without forgetting the positives. Tomorrow we'll get back to working even harder, because we have another important match on Sunday.”
MANAKA HAYASHI
“We tried to give our best and play with intensity, without showing our opponents too much respect, but Lyon played a really good game. It was a difficult match in which we saw their energy and technical quality first-hand. We have to learn from this experience, take those lessons on board and keep working to improve.”
