Roma Women will travel to Turkey to play Galatasaray Women in the Women's Champions League on Thursday at the Ataturk Olimpiyat Stadium.
Galatasaray lost their away match against Lyon, while the Italian champions won all of their points from their group opener against Wolfsburg.
Galatasaray became the first Turkish team to advance to the Women's Champions League group stage after a successful qualifying campaign.
After defeating Racing Union and BIIK Shymkent, the Turkish champions defeated Slavia Prague in extra time to guarantee their place in the group stage.
Sadly, Galatasaray failed to learn anything from their challenging group opener against Lyon, the reigning Women's Champions League champions.
Galatasaray's seven-game winning streak in the 2024–25 season came to an end when they lost 3-0 thanks to goals from Kadidiatou Diani and Vanessa Gilles.
In Sunday's derby match against Fenerbahce, they lost 2-0 on the road after giving up two goals in the second half.
Galatasaray had gone eight games without a loss at home since their loss to Gaziantep Asya Spor in February, despite losing back-to-back away games.
Roma, meanwhile, defeated Servette in Women's Champions League qualifying to advance to the group stage for the third straight season.
Following a 3-1 victory in the first leg, Roma successfully secured their spot in the main draw with a 7-2 victory in Switzerland.
In their group opener against Wolfsburg, the Giallorosse had greater success. Manuela Giugliano scored from the penalty spot to lead her team to a 1-0 victory at home against the two-time European champions.
Roma has had a dismal start to their Serie A Femminile campaign, winning two, drawing three, and losing one of their six games, despite their impressive play in Europe.
In their pivotal league match against leaders Juventus on Sunday, Alessandro Spugna's team lost 2-1, dropping them to fifth position and nine points off of the top spot.
In order to focus on Thursday's European match, Roma will now put their domestic campaign on pause. The visitors are hoping to snap a four-game losing streak away from home in the Women's Champions League main draw.
