Matildas Abroad Review: Kerr nets hat-trick against Paris FC in UWCL group stage

Sam Kerr scored a hat-trick for Chelsea against Paris FC, captaining the side at Stamford Bridge. While Ellie Carpenter and Aivi Luik's teams made it back-to-back wins in the group stage. 

Read our review of the Matildas Abroad action below. 

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Group B

Ellie Carpenter's Lyon continued their success across all competitions, beating Austrian side St. Pölten 2-0 in their second game of the UWCL group stage. An early goal to Daniëlle van de Donk and an owl goal to Pölten's Leonarda Balog sealed the victory for Lyon, keeping their spot at the top of the group with 6 points. 

Carpenter played the full 90 minutes, while fellow Australian Ella Mastrantonio came off the bench in the 76th minute for Pölten. 

Ellie Carpenter (12) from OL in action during the UEFA Women s Champions League game between Olympique Lyonnais and St Polten at Groupama Stadium in DÃ cines-Charpieu, France. (Pauline FIGUET / SPP)
Ellie Carpenter from OL in action during the UEFA Women Women's Champions League game between Olympique Lyonnais and St Polten at Groupama Stadium in Décines-Charpieu, France. (Photo: Pauline FIGUET / SPP via Imago)

The other Group B game saw Australian striker Larissa Crummer score the matchwinner for SK Brann in their 1-0 victory over Slavia Praha, sealing another win to keep on par with Lyon. 

Group C

Clare Hunt's Paris Saint-Germain are still in search of their first win of the UWCL group stage after going down 1-0 to Bayern Munich. Magdalena Eriksson scored the matchwinner for Bayern, sealing the German side's first win after a draw in last week's game. 

Clare Hunt Paris Saint Germain, 15 in duel with Lea Schueller FC Bayern Muenchen, 11 , FRA, Paris Saint Germain PSG vs FC Bayern Muenchen
Clare Hunt of Paris Saint Germain in a duel with Lea Schueller FC Bayern Muenchen during the UEFA Women Women's Champions League game. (Photo: IMAGO / Eibner)

Hunt played the full 90 minutes for the hosts, with PSG facing the daunting task of sitting at the bottom of the table and facing Roma following the international break, who currently occupy first place in the group. 

Group D

Group D features four Aussies in the group, with Aivi Luik's BK Häcken continuing their fine form in the UWCL, defeating Hayley Raso's Real Madrid 2-1 to make it six from six points.

Felicia Schröder, Lisa Löwing, Rusul Rosa Kafaji and Aivi Luik of Häcken celebrates after the UEFA Women s Champions League football match between Häcken and Real Madrid on November 23, 2023 in Gothenburg Photo Mathias Bergeld BILDBYRAN
Felicia Schröder, Lisa Löwing, Rosa Kafaji and Aivi Luik of BK Häcken celebrate after the UEFA Women's Champions League football match between Häcken and Real Madrid on November 23, 2023 in Gothenburg. (Photo: Mathias Bergeld/BILDBYRAN via Imago)

Signe Bruun opened the scoring for Real Madrid in the 9th minute, however, two second-half goals from Häcken secured the victory with Rosa Kafaji and Katariina Kosola. Luik played the full game as centreback, while Raso came off the bench in the 61st minute. 

Over in London, Sam Kerr scored a hat-trick to help Chelsea to a 4-1 win over Paris FC, captaining the side to a victory at Stamford Bridge. Looking to build on last week's draw with Real Madrid, where Kerr scored, the Blues were out to show their dominance when taking on Sarah Hunter's Paris FC. 

Kerr opened the scoring in the 30th minute, getting on the end of a clever Lauren James pass to open the scoring from close range. Théa Greboval levelled the score 8 minutes later for Paris FC, sending the sides into the break locked at 1-1. 

Sam Kerr of Chelsea celebrates her goal in the 55th minute for a hat trick for 3-1.
Sam Kerr of Chelsea celebrates her goal for Chelsea against Paris FC in the UEFA Women's Champions League, completing her hat-trick at Stamford Bridge. (Photo: Katie Chan/Action Plus via Imago) 

Chelsea came out of the interval firing, and Kerr restored the home side's lead three minutes after half-time. The striker completed her hat-trick not long after, with perhaps the pick of the bunch. Goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger sent a long ball that caught out the Paris FC defence, with Kerr sneaking behind and chipping the keeper from outside the box.

Sophie Ingle came off the bench to score Chelsea's fourth of the night, sealing all three points to move to second on the table. 

The striker's third goal was nominated for UWCL 'Goal of the Week' and Kerr's hat-trick saw her named the Player of the Match in the victory.