Kryvyi Rih 'Kryvbass' lost to French Paris in the semifinal of the first round of the Women's Champions League-2023/2024, their debut European Cup match.

On June 30 in Nyon, Switzerland, the draw for the first round of the Women's Champions League took place. In the season-2023/2024, Ukraine is represented by two teams in these competitions for the first time in history — Poltava 'Vorskla' (successor to 'Zhitlubud-2'), which plays in the Champions Path, and Kryvyi Rih 'Kryvbass', competing on the League Representatives Path.

The Kryvyi Rih team found themselves in Group 3, where their semifinal opponent was French Paris. The matches took place in Ljungby, Sweden.

The first half saw the French women dominate, and on the 25th minute, Dufour opened the scoring with a counterattack. After halftime, Dufour added another goal with a precise shot from an acute angle, followed shortly by her hat-trick, settling any questions about the winner.

Paris scored one more goal later on, making the final score 4-0. On September 9, the Ukrainian vice-champions will play for third place against Swedish Ljungby.

As a reminder, Poltava 'Vorskla' in their semifinal of the Champions Path managed to defeat Estonian Flora (4:3) after extra time and will face Croatian Osijek in the final.

Women's Champions League-2023/2024. First Round

League Representatives Path. Group 3

September 6, 2023

Semifinal

Paris (France) — Kryvbass (Ukraine) — 4:0 (1:0)

Goals: Dufour (25, 56, 59), Koroshec.

Paris: Nadosi, Bogar (Uld-Osen, 77), Greboval, Sissoko, Soyé, Koroshec, Tiney (c) (Ndongala, 71), Corboz (Le Muel, 62), Mateo, Burdieu (Ribadeira, 62), Dufour (Fleri, 62).

Kryvbass: Kelyushik, Sonkeng, Ivanova, Olkhova (Koulibaly, 84), Basanska, Aleksanyan (Stekolshchikova, 88), Semkov (c), Belyakova (Yanchuk, 71), Eldanbouki, Tian, Musungu.

Referee: M. Chelik (Bosnia and Herzegovina).

Yellow cards: Belyakova (41), Tian (76).

September 6, Ljungby. 'Ljungby Arena'.

Arsenal (England) — Ljungby (Sweden) — 3:0

September 9, 2023

Final

Arsenal (England) — Paris (France) 16.00

Match for third place

Ljungby (Sweden) — Kryvbass (Ukraine) 20.00

Kick-off times are in Kyiv time.

Champions Path. Group 2

September 6, 2023

Semifinal

Vorskla (Ukraine) — Flora (Estonia) — 4:3, aet.

Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina) — Osijek (Croatia) — 0:4

September 9, 2023

Match for third place

Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina) — Flora (Estonia) 12.00

Final

Vorskla (Ukraine) — Osijek (Croatia) 18.00

Schedule for the Women's Champions League-2023/2024

Second Round

First legs: October 10/11, 2023.
Return legs: October 18/19, 2023.

Group Stage

Round 1: November 14/15, 2023.
Round 2: November 22/23, 2023.
Round 3: December 13/14, 2023.
Round 4: December 20/21, 2023.
Round 5: January 24/25, 2024.
Round 6: January 30/31, 2024.

Quarterfinals

First legs: March 19/20, 2024.
Return legs: March 27/28, 2024.

Semifinals

First legs: April 20/21, 2024.
Return legs: April 27/28, 2024.

Final (San Mamés Stadium, Bilbao, Spain)

May 25 or 26, 2024.