UEFA Women's Champions League: Players to watch on Matchday 3

As the UEFA Women's Champions League group stage resumes on Wednesday, we look at four players from clubs still hoping to cause an upset and challenge the favourites for knockout berths.

Ana Vitória (Benfica)

She first made her name when becoming the youngest-ever Brazilian top-flight scorer aged 15, and snapped up from Corinthians in 2019 (still only aged 18) to be the first player to wear the No10 shirt for the Benfica women's side, on their promotion to the top division and adoption of squad numbers, Ana Vitória Angélica Kliemaschewsk de Araújo – her full name reflects partly Polish roots – was crucial to the Eagles earning a second straight group campaign with her four qualifying goals including two in the 3-2 away win at Rangers.

Able to operate in midfield or attack, Ana Vitória plays a crucial part in a Benfica goal threat that also includes Kika Nazareth, Cloé Lacasse and fellow Brazilian international Nicole Raysla. Benfica suffered a heavy defeat at Barcelona and saw a two-goal lead overturned against Bayern but Ana Vitória could play a big role in putting that right against Rosengård. She showed her intent last Tuesday by coming off the bench in the 88th minute to score an added-time winner for Brazil against Canada, her first senior international goal.

Eleni Markou (Zürich)

Having already faced Juventus and Arsenal, it doesn't get any easier for Zürich as their next two games are against holders Lyon. Zürich lost those opening two fixtures but they gave a game to both Juve and the Gunners, Markou a constant threat, notably with her superb chipped pass to set up Seraina Piubel to pull one back at Arsenal.

Even an injury-hit Lyon, only a point ahead of Zürich, will hardly be a straightforward task for the Swiss contenders but the Greek international, snapped up in the summer from Basel having previously been with Bundesliga side Essen, has shown she can step up to challenge Europe's biggest clubs.

Tereza Szewieczková (Slavia Praha)

Slavia may have made three quarter-finals in the past but with twice champions Wolfsburg and hotly-tipped debutants Roma in the same group, and after narrow defeats by both, the Czech champions now need a result against St. Pölten to keep alive any hopes of another last-eight run.

Playmaker Szewieczková, who joined Slavia from Sparta Praha in 2016, has played in two of those UEFA Women's Champions League quarter-finals. The 24-year-old has an eye for goal, and a spectacular celebration, but has also shown steel in the group stage so far, joint leader in tackles on seven.

Mateja Zver (St. Pölten)

"We should put up a statue of Mateja Zver in St. Pölten," captain Jasmin Eder said after the prolific 34-year-old Slovenian had scored deep in extra time at KuPS in Finland (her third goal in the tie) to take the Austrian champions into the group stage. Zver, since joining St. Pölten in 2014, has over 100 goals for the club as they have dominated the domestic scene and in recent seasons has often starred in Europe as they put behind them their former habit of round of 32 exits under the old competition system.

An opening loss at Wolfsburg and a heartbreaking 4-3 home defeat by Roma means St. Pölten now need to get off the mark in their double-header with Slavia. Zver, who as a teenager scored 61 goals in a single Slovenian league season for Pomurje, could well make another case for a municipal sculpture in the Lower Austrian capital.