Another weekend of women’s football is in the books and there were a few surprises, a few surprises that nearly came off, and a belter or two.
The big news came from Spain‘s Liga F where, after a season and a half, Barcelona finally lost a league game as they ended up on the wrong side of a 2-1 scoreline against strugglers Levante.
The Women’s Super League (WSL) started with a nail-biting 4-3 thriller between Manchester City and Arsenal, and finished with a less-than-classic 1-0 win for Manchester United against Tottenham. In between, Crystal Palace fought back away to Brighton to pick up a valuable point after a 1-1 draw, Everton thumped Leicester 4-1, Liverpool bested West Ham for the second time in four days, and leaders Chelsea just about got the better of Aston Villa, 1-0.
In Germany, Eintracht Frankfurt kept their spot at the summit of the Frauen-Bundesliga table with a cagey 2-1 win over fellow title-hopefuls Bayer Leverkusen, before Larissa Mühlhaus put in a glittering solo performance for mid-table Werder Bremen in their 4-1 thrashing of Turbine Potsdam.
Over in Serie A, Juventus‘ unexpected 1-1 draw at home to Napoli has slightly reduced…
