The Team of the Week is selected by UEFA’s Technical Observer Group. An experienced observer is on site for every game, and analyzes from the UEFA match data department in Nyon, Switzerland, are also incorporated into the selection.
Lowiese Seynhaeve (OH Leuven)
Seynhaeve achieved the best value of all goalkeepers in the statistics of goals prevented on matchday 1 with 0.9. With five saves she kept a clean sheet against Roma and made a decisive contribution to OH Leuven’s successful start to the competition.
Giulia Gwinn (Bayern Munich)
Gwinn scored Bayern’s first goal against Manchester City with a remarkable finish. The attacking right-back repeatedly caused danger with her crosses and her creativity and at the same time impressed on defense throughout the entire game.
Simone Boye Sørensen (HB Køge Women)
Boye Sørensen was at the heart of an outstanding defensive performance that saw HB Køge Women cause major problems for Arsenal in London until just before the end. Ten clearances, five ball conquests and three intercepted passes by the defender underlined the strong performance of the Danes.
Ivana Andrés Sanz (Inter)
The fact that Inter kept a clean sheet in their win against Häcken was also thanks to central defender Ivana. The Spaniard impressed with her calmness on the ball, her tactical understanding and her excellent positional play, as well as her impressive range of passing.
Marit Bratberg Lund (Benfica)
The left-back received top marks for her technical performance. First she cleverly converted a penalty into the top corner before she put a remarkable free kick into the goal in the second half, leading Benfica to their opening win at Juventus.
Caroline Graham Hansen (Barcelona)
Graham Hansen impressed against Paris with his self-confidence, game intelligence and great maturity. With a goal and two assists, she made the difference for Barcelona, constantly causing danger and, according to UEFA’s technical observer, giving her team “exactly what they needed”.
Wieke Kaptein (Chelsea)
Kaptein’s winning goal against Austria Vienna crowned a strong performance from the midfielder. With good defensive positional play, strong tackling and clever decisions in the passing game, she repeatedly helped Chelsea move the game forward.
Kyra Cooney-Cross (Arsenal)
The Australian dominated the midfield in Arsenal’s last-minute win against HB Køge Women. She disrupted the opponent’s build-up of play, intercepted passes and repeatedly broke through the opponent’s lines with precise passing and dynamic advances.
Melchie Dumornay (OL Lyonnes)
Two goals, one assist and two key passes: Dumornay made a crucial contribution to a memorable evening for OL Lyonnes on the left wing. The fact that two of the club’s players are represented in the top eleven underlines the strong team performance.
Marie-Antoinette Katoto (OL Lyonnes)
The attacker scored a hat-trick with four shots on goal and an xG value of 1.07 in OL Lyonnes’ clear win at Servette. She scored with both her right and left and also repeatedly put her teammates in the spotlight in the final third.
Felicia Schröder (Real Madrid)
Schröder took the early lead for Madrid against Paris Saint-Germain and also impressed with her intelligent running. She continually caused danger with her runs from deep, her dynamism and her technical quality under pressure.
