Women's Champions League Matchday 4: Juventus vs OL Lyonnes facts

Juventus and OL Lyonnes renew acquaintances in Italy on Matchday 4 of the UEFA Women's Champions League with the French side on seven points after three games, one point above their Italian hosts.

Last match

This is the teams' eighth meeting and a second season running in which they have been paired together on Matchday 4 having played out a thrilling 3-3 draw in Italy last season. Chiara Beccari (12) and Tatiana Pinto (37) had helped Juve surge into a 3-0 lead before the break, but OL fought back in the second period through Tabitha Chawinga (60), Marie-Antoinette Katoto (79) and Wendie Renard (90pen).

That was the third successive draw between the teams, all in the group stage/league phase. OL won three of their first four meetings, Juve's only triumph a 2-1 home success in the first leg of their 2021/22 quarter-final, a tie they would ultimately lose 3-4 on aggregate.

Juventus have lost just one of their last seven games against French clubs (W3 D3), their last wins coming against Paris Saint-Germain in round 2 of the 2024/25 campaign (3-1 h, 2-1 a). They are unbeaten in their last four at home (W2 D2).

OL have lost just twice in 16 fixtures against Italian opposition (W11 D3), and are facing an Italian team for the second matchday in succession after a 6-0 win at home to Inter Milan last time out.

The French side's record against Italian opponents in Italy is W4 D2 L2.

Juventus

This is the Italian side's ninth successive season in European competition since their debut in 2018/19. A run to the quarter-finals in 2021/22, when they lost 3-4 on aggregate to eventual champions OL Lyonnes, is their best showing to date. Juve were eliminated 2-4 on aggregate by Wolfsburg in the knockout phase play-offs last season (2-2 a, 0-2 h), having finished eighth in the inaugural league phase with the record W3 D1 L2.

In qualifying for this season's league phase, Juve beat SCU Torreense (2-1) and Hammarby (3-1 aet) in the second qualifying round and then defeated St. Pölten 4-1 on aggregate in the third (3-0 a, 1-1 h).

OL Lyonnes

Runners-up to Barcelona in Oslo last season (0-4), OL have been crowned champions of Europe on eight occasions from 12 finals – both competition records. Their last success came when they defeated Barcelona 3-1 in 2022 in Turin.

The French outfit were unbeaten in finishing second in last season's league phase (W5 D1), coming from behind to beat former winners Wolfsburg (0-1 a, 4-0 h aet) and Arsenal (1-2 a, 3-1 h) in the knockout stages before losing to Barcelona.

Key stats

Juventus have conceded in their last eight Women’s Champions League home matches including qualifying, most recently against Benfica (1-2) on Matchday 1.

The Italian side are without a win in their last three group stage/league phase home matches (D1 L2).

Juventus' Alba Redondo has scored in her last three Women's Champions League appearances.

OL Lyonnes are unbeaten in 26 group stage/league phase matches (W20 D6), since a 1-5 home defeat against Arsenal on 19 October 2022.

The eight-time winners are unbeaten in their last 14 away games at this stage (W11 D3), scoring in each of them. They have found the net at least twice in their last ten away matches in the group stage/league phase.

OL have kept 11 clean sheets in their last 15 group stage/league phase matches. They have not conceded in the last five, including against Servette (8-0 a), Chelsea (0-0 h) and Inter (6-0 h) in this season's league phase.

OLL's Ada Hegerberg is the all-time leading scorer in Women's Champions League/UEFA Women's Cup history with 69 goals. Her next appearance in the competition will be her 90th.