Stine Brekken scored and Vålerenga held on to beat Roma 1-0 for the Norwegian club’s first-ever win in the Women’s Champions League on Tuesday.

Roma made the better start before the visitors grew in confidence with Sara Hørte hitting the post with a deflected header in the 34th minute.

Brekken, a 20-year-old midfielder, scored six minutes later when she eluded a defender with a smart turn and surged forward past more static defenders before firing the ball inside the top left corner.

Vålerenga lost both its opening games in this season’s competition, 1-0 at Manchester United and 2-1 at home to Wolfsburg, while it claimed a draw on its previous appearance last season.

Eight-time winner Lyon and German powerhouse Wolfsburg were meeting again later Tuesday for the 11th time, while Real

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