In the Frauen-Bundesliga, it was all change at the top thanks to Bayer Leverkusen’s narrow victory over Wolfsburg and Bayern Munich‘s 2-0 away win at SGS Essen, while Köln claimed their first win of the season at hapless Potsdam. Likewise, the Eredivisie has a new league leader thanks to Renate Jansen‘s brace for PSV Eindhoven at Ajax.
In Serie A, Barbara Bonansea‘s last gasp winner spared Juventus‘ blushes against Lazio in an unexpected five-goal thriller before AC Milan and Internazionale played out their second 1-1 draw of the season. The Derby della Madonnina echoing Friday’s Paris derby, in which saw Paris FC grab a late equaliser against an off-colour Paris Saint-Germain. And over in Spain, Deportivo la Coruna suffered their biggest loss of the season with a 5-0 defeat at Granada.
Chelsea maintain perfect start despite error-strewn six-goal thriller
Chelsea have kept their perfect start intact, securing a 4-2 win over Brighton to extend their run to nine league games without dropping a point. This result equals the WSL’s record set by Arsenal when they secured nine wins in a row to start the 2018-19 season. Despite the victory, it was not their best performance thus far.
The Blues raced ahead with two goals in five minutes but after several mistakes, allowing Brighton — who dropped from third place to fifth — back into the game twice, the Blues were threatened with dropping points for the first time this season. Nonetheless, the hosts ensured victory in stoppage time, keeping a five-point gap between the reigning champions and second-place Manchester City, but it was an uncomfortable 90 minutes for manager Sonia Bompastor.
Despite the six-goal thriller showing frailties in the French coach’s side, she insisted she was not displeased with the mistakes and hailed her player’s bravery. “I prefer my team and my players to be confident enough and brave enough to try again, even if sometimes you can be in that position when you lose some balls,” she said. “The best teams are the ones who make the least mistakes. You will always have mistakes in the game, and I want my players to be brave enough to try again.”
