Diani to The Rescue

Today's Newsletter

• Manchester Derby

• Lyon vs PSG

• Champions League

• Water Cooler Talk

• Bangers Only

• Sauce Factory

• GIF Zone

Manchester Derby

Manchester City set a new club attendance record this weekend. 44,259 fans were at the Etihad to watch the Manchester Derby.

Manchester United took the lead in the 27' minute thanks to a Leah Galton goal. United would go into half time leading 1-0. Laura Coombs scored in the 58' minute for City to tie the game up 1-1. The game would end in a 1-1 draw. Chelsea and Arsenal will be happy with that result because it gives them both a little more separation at the top of the table.

The game was pretty close in terms of stats. City had 13 shots while United had 15. City had 5 shots on target while United had 4 shots on target. City had 54% of the possession while United had 46%. City had a pass accuracy of 81% and United had a pass accuracy of 83%.

United sits third in the table with 22 points. City is in fourth will 19 points.

Lyon vs PSG

The two top teams in France went head to head this weekend. The top spot in the standings was on the line.

PSG would come out on top winning 1-0. Diani scored in the 87' minute to win it for PSG. PSG was able to dominate possession having it 63% of the time. Even with PSG having a lot more possession, Lyon took 20 shots compared to 7 PSG shots. Out of Lyon's 20 shots only 4 were on target. 3 out of the 7 PSG shots were on target.

PSG now has 29 points on the season while Lyon has 28.

Champions League

The Champions League continues this week. Each team still has two group stage games left to play.

Current Standings:

• Group A: Chelsea (10), PSG (7), Real Madrid (5), Vllaznia (0)

• Group B: Wolfsburg (10), Roma (7), St. Pölten (4), Slavia Praha (1)

• Group C: Arsenal (10), Lyon (7), Juventus (5), Zürich (0)

• Group D: Barcelona (9), Bayern (9), Benfica (6), Rosengård (0)

Schedule:

• Thursday: Rosengård v Bayern @ 12:45 PM EST

• Thursday: Juventus v Zürich @ 12:45 PM EST

• Thursday: Benfica v Barcelona @ 3 PM EST

• Thursday: Arsenal v Lyon @ 3 PM EST

• Friday: Vllaznia v Chelsea @ 12:45 PM EST

• Friday: Roma v St. Pölten @ 12:45 PM EST

• Friday: Wolfsburg v Slavia Praha @ 3 PM EST

• Friday: PSG v Real Madrid @ 3 PM EST

Top Scorers:

1. Pajor (6)

2. Lacasse (4)

3. Geyse (4)

4. Malard (4)

5. Bonmatí (4)

6. Kerr (4)

Water Cooler Talk

• Juventus pulled off a 4-2 win over Roma. This moves Juventus within 3 points of Roma at the top of the table.

• Arsenal beat Aston Villa 4-1 after going down 1-0 within the first 10 minutes.

• Chelsea was up 3-0 at half against Reading. Reading made the game interesting though scoring 2 goals in one minute. Chelsea was able to walk away with a 3-2 win.

• Real Madrid beat Atl. Madrid 1-0. Real Madrid was able to win in in the 83' minute.

• The Washington Spirit has signed Gabrielle Carle

• Linda Dallmann extends her contract with Bayern Munich until 2026

• Tatumn Milazzo has extended her contract with the Chicago Red Stars through 2024

Bangers Only

Lineth Beerensteyn with the footwork and celebration.

Lohmann with the tight angle

Georgia Stanway gets her first league goal for Bayern

Sauce Factory

GIF ZONE

When you realize most of Europe is going on break until mid January.