PARIS:

Lyon and Chelsea maintained their form in a bid for direct qualification for the quarter-finals of the women's Champions League with dominant victories on Tuesday.

Lyon made it three wins from three with a 3-1 victory over Wolfsburg, star Norwegian striker Ada Hegerberg -- the all-time top scorer in the competition -- netting twice in the first half before fellow veteran Wendie Renard claimed a third from the penalty spot.

Dutch forward Lineth Beerensteyn claimed a consolation goal for Wolfsburg.

It seemed to have been set up as a good night all round for French clubs.

But there was heartbreak eight minutes into injury time as Real Madrid, through Caroline Weir, claimed a 1-1 draw with Paris FC, who had opened the scoring with a 41st-minute Lorena Azzaro penalty.

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