The Lyonnaises, after overturning the semi-final first leg (3-2), qualified for their 11th Champions League final by beating PSG on Saturday (2-1) and will face Barcelona, the defending champions, on May 25 in Bilbao.
The Olympic experience has paid off again and will be decisive in the final: Lyon, who have won the trophy 8 times, have only lost twice in the final, winning the last eight they have played including in 2022, already against Barca.
After a fantastic first leg (3-2), the second leg was a little less gripping at the Parc des Princes and in front of 30,000 people, including thousands of Parisian ultras, the Parisiennes failed to turn the situation around as the Olympics were able to. did it last week.
Between the two “best enemies”, the main affair was played out in the first period, close and even sometimes tense, especially between the former Parisian Kadidiatou Diani, lightly whistled by the Park when she went out (73rd), and the captain of PSG Grace Geyoro.
Alone, Selma Bacha dampens the hopes of Jocelyn Prêcheur’s players by opening the scoring at the start of the game (1-0, 3rd) with a small net shot from the left, fooling her teammate in the French team Constance Picaud, who then made a number of decisive saves ( 53., 56., 65.) to keep his team afloat.
Cascarino out injured
Paris was also saved by some defensive interventions from Eva Gaetino or Thiniba Samoura (14th), unlike French international Elisa De Almeida, who missed her match, in the duel with Melchie Dumornay.
The Parisian start came as often from the talent of Tabitha Chawinga, perfectly launched by Marie-Antoinette Katoto, before Christiane Endler adjusted with a cross shot (41st), under the eyes of “titi” Warren Zaire-Emery, of the president of Nasser Al-Khelaïfi -club and Sports Minister Amélie Oudéa-Castéra.
The Parisiennes, who did not have the statistics on their side against the Olympics, will not be playing in a third final, although they appeared confident of turning things around before the second leg like their male counterparts against Barça.
In the C1 semi-finals, OL have still not lost to PSG: in 2016, 2020 and 2022 and thus 2024.
After playing a frantic last ten minutes last Saturday, scoring three goals, the Lyonnaises, decimated by injuries to Eugénie Le Sommer, Ada Hegerberg, Griedge Mbock and Delphine Cascarino, who was injured at half-time on Sunday, controlled the game more on Sunday.
They largely dominated the second half, narrowly missing Constance Picaud’s goal. But once again it was experience that paid off.
Patient, they dealt the final blow to their rivals thanks to Melchie Dumornay (81st), scorer in both confrontations.
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