BERLIN — Freiburg put the brakes on Borussia Dortmund’s early-season optimism by holding on for a 2-1 win in the Bundesliga on Saturday, a demoralizing blow for a team with ambitions of challenging for the title. Goals in each half from Vincenzo Grifo and Hungary midfielder Roland Sallai gave host Freiburg its first win and dealt new Dortmund coach Marco …
The loss of two key strikers would end the hopes of many teams, but with its vast array of attacking talent Olympique Lyonnais still managed to beat Wolfsburg and win a record fifth consecutive Champions League title on Sunday. The French champion lost former Ballon d'Or winner Ada Hegerberg to a knee injury earlier in the season, and a red …
Striker Eugenie Le Sommer scored one goal and made another as Olympique Lyonnais beat VfL Wolfsburg 3-1 to win the UEFA Women's Champions League for an unprecedented fifth time in a row. Alexandra Popp threw the German side a lifeline 10 minutes into the second half, reacting quickest to head Ewa Pajor's cross into an empty net and spark the …
Lyon extended their European dominance by beating Wolfsburg 3-1 to win their fifth straight women's Champions League title on Sunday. Eugénie Le Sommer, Saki Kumagai and Sara Bjork Gunnarsdóttir scored for Lyon as they clinched a record-extending seventh Champions League trophy. Lyon's Le Sommer, Wendie Renard and Sarah Bouhaddi each won their seventh European title, moving them one clear of …