UWCL talking points: How good is Yohannes? Can Real Madrid, Man United contend?

Matchday Two of this season's UEFA Women's Champions League saw immoderate much breathtaking matchups and gave america a sensation of what's to come.

The UWCL table has Barcelona, Real Madrid, Wolfsburg and OL Lyonnes astatine the apical with cleanable records, but Manchester United besides articulation them with a 100% grounds aft 2 games. This week, OL Lyonnes superstar Lily Yohannes scored a wonderment goal, Paris Saint-Germain struggled portion Chelsea and Arsenal overcame their caller blips, and Belgian minnows OH Leuven continued to spell against the odds.

We asked our writers Beth Lindop, Connor O'Halloran and Sam Marsden to reply immoderate of our burning questions.

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How peculiar is Lily Yohannes? And however awesome were the USWNT stars connected amusement this week?

Lindop: Could the USWNT beryllium processing different aureate generation? Based connected this week's evidence, it surely looks similar that could beryllium the case. Yohannes' prima has been connected the emergence for a agelong clip present but the 18-year-old midfielder announced herself successful benignant with a stunning archetypal UWCL extremity for OL Lyonnes against St Polten. The audacity to effort and lob the goalkeeper from 40 yards retired speaks of a subordinate who knows she is already a peculiar talent. Both her and planetary teammate Alyssa Thompson -- who besides got disconnected the people successful Europe for Chelsea with a onslaught against Paris FC -- person Ballon d'Or imaginable and, if their caller performances are thing to spell by, it wouldn't beryllium a astonishment to spot them fulfil it.

O'Halloran: There mightiness beryllium nary amended mode to people your first-ever Champions League goal. That's partially what makes Yohannes' wholly speculative effort truthful incredible. Consider the context: 18-years-old, with the shot astatine her feet 40 yards retired and all-time large Ada Hegerberg moving into abstraction down the defense. She had nary concern trying that, but everyone was gladsome she did. She is not the archetypal teenage sensation to present a extremity from that acold o...