Girma’s 99th-minute winner headlines USWNT’s dramatic European weekend

Naomi Girma rose in the 99th minute to score the winner as Chelsea beat Manchester United 2-1 and advanced in the FA Cup, delivering the standout moment of the weekend. Phallon Tullis-Joyce kept United competitive, turning away efforts from Alyssa Thompson and denying looks from Sam Kerr, Keira Walsh and Erin Cuthbert, but United’s FA Cup run ended at Chelsea; they remain second in the WSL, eight points behind Manchester City.

In France, Lindsey Heaps and Lily Yohannes were relentless as OL Lyonnes tore through Olympique de Marseille in a 6-2 win. Heaps collected the ball at midfield, played a perfectly weighted through ball to Sofia Svava and crashed the net to get on the return service; she didn’t score, but her work set up Tabitha Chawinga.

Emily Fox helped Arsenal keep a clean sheet in a 3-0 win over Bristol City, while Sam Coffey and Manchester City cruised past Sheffield United in FA Cup action.

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