Matildas star Ellie Carpenter is in a race against time to make the 2023 Women's World Cup on home soil after her French club Olympique Lyonnais confirmed the defender ruptured her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in the Champions League final.
Carpenter, who started in her first European final against Barcelona on Sunday, went down in the 12th minute of the match after pushing awkwardly off the grass to collect a long pass, immediately grabbing at the inside of her left knee.