The reverse fixture between these two sides two weeks ago ended in a 1-0 victory for Benfica Women courtesy of Cloe Lacasse’s lone goal inside the opening 23 minutes.
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Rosengard will host Benfica Women in a UEFA Women’s Champions League group stage fixture at Malmo Idrottsplats on Wednesday evening. The reverse fixture between these two sides two weeks ago ended in a 1-0 victory for Benfica Women courtesy of Cloe Lacasse’s lone goal inside the opening 23 minutes. The result helped the Portuguese outfit to move to three points from as many games and occupy third spot in Group D, three adrift of second-placed Bayern Munich, while Rosengard are languishing at the bottom of the section, yet to open their account. Meanwhile, Benfica are heading into the match on the back of a dominant 3-0 victory over Ouriense in a 1a Divisao women fixture on Saturday.
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Rosengard began their Champions League group stage campaign with a 2-1 defeat against Bayern Munich, before being thrashed 4-1 by Barcelona, and then, suffered a narrow 1-0 loss to Benfia, two weeks ago. Rosengaard’s domestic campaign ended at the beginning of November, and as a result, they have had two weeks to prepare for Wednesday’s game with the Portuguese outfit. The Swedish club won the 2022 Damallsvenskan title courtesy of finishing on top of the table, having collected 66 points from 26 games, five clear of second-placed Hacken women.
Benfica, on the other hand, are currently sitting at the summit of 1a Divisao Women standings, having pocketed 24 points from 8 matches, six clear of second-placed team Braga. Last time out, Benfica Women netted three times against Ouriense without reply, courtesy of Catarino Amado’s opener and Francisca Nazareth’s brace. It was their eighth league-win in as many games. Meanwhile, the Portuguese champions earned a spot in the group stages of Champions League courtesy of securing a 5-3 aggregate win over Rangers Women. However, having lost two of their opening three Champions League group stage matches thus far, the Reds need to put their best step forward in the remaining three games to secure a qualification to the next round.
Rosengard probable starting lineup: Micah, Oling, Schmidt, Arnardottir, Wil, Persson, Ayinde, Holdt, Bredgaard, Schough, Kullashi
Benfica Women probable starting lineup: Talbert, Valeria, Ucheibe, C. Costa, Alves, Vitoria, Pauleta, Faria, Nazareth, Lacasse, Raysla
Rosengard
| Opponents | Score |
| Benfica W | 1-0 (L) |
| IF Brommapojkarna W | 0-3 (W) |
| Djurgarden W | 3-0 (W) |
| Barcelona W | 1-4 (L) |
| Kristianstad | 0-2 (W) |
Benfica Women
| Opponents | Score |
| Ouriense W | 0-3 (W) |
| Braga W | 3-0 (W) |
| Rosengard | 1-0 (W) |
| Sporting W | 1-2 (W) |
| Damaiense W | 1-6 (W) |
| Last match | Score |
| Benfica Women beat Rosengard | 1-0 |
The Women’s Champions League match between Rosengard and Benfica Women will take place at Malmo Idrottsplats on Wednesday at 11:15 pm IST.
| Rosengard vs Benfica Women | Key Details |
| Date | December 7 |
| Venue | Malmo Idrottsplats |
| Kickoff time in India | 11:15 pm |
| Kickoff time in Portugal | 5:45 pm |
| Kickoff time in Sweden | 6:45 pm |
The live telecast of the UEFA Women’s Champions League matches will be available on DAZN network.
