Olympique Lyon clearly defeated English champions Arsenal 3-0 in the final match in the 2nd group stage of the UEFA Women's Cup, setting them up against Italian Bardolino Verona and avoiding Umeå IK in the quarterfinals.
Lyon was the better side throughout the match against an Arsenal side, that was missing their most important player Kelly Smith. Lotta Schelin opened the scoreline in the 27th minute, but it took her side long to close the game. Arsenal was not harmless and had several dangerous finishes. But in a few minutes towards the end of the match, OL closed with goals from Camille Abily (76) and, again, Lotta Schelin (80). OL's website was impressed by Schelin and her "impressive power and agility".
Footofeminin: Lyon réussit le sans faute face à Arsenal (3-0)
OLweb: Epoustouflant !
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