Lyon vs PSG LIVE: Women’s Champions League result and final score from thrilling semi-final
Lyon are the favourites to progress from this all-French semi-final clash
Lyon pulled off a stunning late comeback to snatch a 3-2 win at home to Paris Saint-Germain in their all-French Women’s Champions League semi-final first leg, with all three Lyon goals coming in the last 10 minutes.
Lyon, whose eight Champions League titles makes them the most successful club in the competition’s history, started well and exerted plenty of pressure, but PSG soaked it up comfortably before hitting them with a pair of sucker punches.
PSG striker Marie-Antoinette Katoto broke the deadlock in the 44th minute as Lyon defender Ellie Carpenter sagged off her, leaving her just enough space to rifle a low drive into the net despite losing her balance in the process.
Three minutes into the second half Katoto struck again. Played onside by Selma Bacha, Katoto latched on to a blocked shot and pulled the trigger quickly to double her side’s lead.
That goal provoked a strong response from Lyon but it took until the 80th minute for them to pull a goal back, Kadidiatou Diani toe-poking the ball into the bottom-left corner to set up a frenetic finish.
Five minutes later Lyon were level as Melchie Dumornay curled a sensational effort into the top corner, and a minute later substitute Amel Majri grabbed the winner with a superb turn and shot.
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Lyon 0-2 PSG
68 mins: PSG regroup quickly from the Lyon counter-attack, and eventually launch their own, but Chawinga is isolated. She does well to recycle possession.
Lyon 0-2 PSG
66 mins: Chawinga, who’s been excellent all evening, initially skips past Carpenter and into the box, but the Australian manages to recover and slide it out for a corner.
Lyon 0-2 PSG
64 mins: Carpenter tries to beat Karchaoui on the outside but she loses it, and eventually Picaud catches the cross.
Lyon 0-2 PSG
61 mins: The ball runs under Cascarino’s foot and goes out of play, which has summed up Lyon’s half so far.
Baltimore does very well to evade two challenges and shift the ball to Chawinga, and PSG win another corner.
Lyon 0-2 PSG
59 mins: Lyon win a corner after good defending from Samoura.
Bacha swings it in but Picaud manages to clear before Renard takes a half-volley, which Groenen deflects behind for a corner.
Lyon 0-2 PSG
56 mins: PSG continue to threaten on the counter but Lyon are regaining some of their previous composure. Katoto tries to burst into the box and deliver a cross, but Karchaoui concedes the foul.
Danielle van de Done comes on to replace Becho, while earlier Vanessa Gilles had come on in place of Griedge Mbock Bathy.
Lyon 0-2 PSG
54 mins: Lyon attack and Diani swings in a cross before Bacha loses it on the opposite wing.
Lyon 0-2 PSG
53 mins: Lyon are a little shellshocked now, and if anything PSG look like extending their lead rather than the other way around.
Horan fouls Geyoro as PSG looked to counter.
Lyon 0-2 PSG
51 mins: CLOSE! That could’ve been the tie!
Samoura plays it across to Chawinga in the box, and she lets it run across her before taking the shot, but it runs narrowly wide!
GOAL! Lyon 0-2 PSG
47 mins: GOAL! PSG have a two-goal lead in Lyon!
A lucky effort this time, but no complaining! Chawinga collects the pass in the ‘D’, and releases a shot that bounces off the Lyon defender and falls perfectly for Katoto, who’s now one-v-one. She rifles it past Picaud for 2-0!
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