Daily Times

Lyon beat Roma 3-0 to maintain their 100 percent record in Group A of the Women’s Champions League on Wednesday, while Wolfsburg thrashed Galatasaray to pick up their first points.

In Group B, Chelsea came from behind against Celtic to preserve their perfect record and Real Madrid put seven past Twente. Record eight-time winners Lyon travelled to the Italian capital with both sides level at the top of the group on two wins apiece. Melchie Dumornay’s first-half brace put the French side firmly in control, her second coming three minutes before the interval via an audacious chip from inside the centre circle.

Vanessa Gilles poked in from close range in the 52nd minute to rubber-stamp an authoritative performance by Joe Montemurro’s side.

“We’re pleased to have won and to be top of the group, especially without conceding a goal,” said Dumornay.

“Obviously, I’ve always wanted to score a goal like that one in a big competition like this. All my team-mates were telling me to shoot because the keeper was off her line.”

Wolfsburg, the 2013 and 2014 Champions League winners, started their latest campaign with back-to-back defeats against Lyon and Roma — leaving them third in Group A with no goals scored and in real danger of elimination.

Their 5-0 win in Istanbul keeps them third place, three points behind Roma in second.

“We want to get out of the group by working hard and doing our best for the (three) remaining matches,” said Wolfsburg forward Rebecka Blomqvist.

“We are in a very tough group. But we also have the power to achieve this.”

Defender Joelle Wedemeyer’s 24th-minute header from a corner gave the Germans the lead. Blomqvist tapped in on 63 minutes to double the advantage.

The Swedish striker stroked home a third for the team with 13 minutes remaining and then rounded off her hat-trick six minutes into added time.

Vivien Endemann smashed home a fifth for Wolfsburg in the 97th minute.