Lyon beat PSG to reach Women's Champions League final

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Lyon observe scoring against Paris St-GermainLyon past won nan Champions League successful 2021-22 and are nan astir successful squad successful nan competition's history

Lyon hit French rivals Paris St-Germain astatine nan Parc des Princes to group up a Women's Champions League last against Barcelona.

Selma Bacha sewage Lyon disconnected to nan cleanable start, scoring aft 3 minutes pinch a debased thrust from nan separator of nan container to put her squad 4-2 up connected aggregate.

PSG deed backmost soon earlier half-time erstwhile Tabitha Chawinga whipped nan shot into nan bottommost correct corner.

Melchie Dumornay scored precocious to springiness nan visitors breathing space.

Record eight-time Champions League winners Lyon and defending champions Barcelona, who hit Chelsea successful nan different semi-final, will meet successful nan last astatine Athletic Bilbao's San Mames connected 25 May.

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Lyon were wasteful successful nan reverse fixture for ample periods, failing to people until nan 80th infinitesimal and past netting 3 times successful six minutes to propulsion disconnected a singular turnaround and grounds a 3-2 triumph connected location soil.

It was a different communicative successful nan superior wherever Lyon struck aft 125 seconds erstwhile a area regular caught nan hosts napping.

Bacha worked a one-two pinch Dumornay straight from nan set-piece and was afforded acold excessively overmuch abstraction to group herself connected nan separator of nan punishment area earlier perfectly picking a spot successful nan corner.

There was a bully consequence from PSG and nan crippled was extremity to end, pinch half-chances for some sides. A good guidance prevention from PSG goalkeeper Constance Picaud prevented an ain extremity aft Jade Le Guilly inadvertently deflected nan shot towards nan target erstwhile trying to intercept a Lyon cross.

With nan minutes ticking by successful nan first half, PSG's difficult activity paid disconnected arsenic Chawinga grabbed her 28th extremity of nan play crossed each competitions to equalise.

Chawinga received nan shot conscionable extracurricular nan container and accepted nan invitation to sprout arsenic defenders backed off, firing firmly and accurately.

Lyon utilized each of their acquisition successful nan 2nd half arsenic they cautiously picked moments to attack, knowing nan hosts had to push connected to equalise connected aggregate.

With nan crippled becoming stretched, Picaud was called into action by Dumornay, Lindsey Horan and Amel Majri.

Eventually nan unit told erstwhile Lyon deed connected nan antagonistic and Haiti world Dumornay, who besides scored successful nan first leg, rounded disconnected a beautiful flowing move to put nan crippled to furniture pinch 9 minutes left.

Line-ups

Paris Saint-Germain Féminines

Formation 3-5-2

  • 16Picaud
  • 2Samoura
  • 19Gaetino
  • 5de Almeida
  • 28Le GuillySubstituted forVangsgaardat 73'minutes
  • 21BaltimoreSubstituted forMartensat 84'minutes
  • 14GroenenSubstituted forAlbertat 84'minutes
  • 8Geyoro
  • 7KarchaouiBooked astatine 57mins
  • 9Katoto
  • 22Chawinga

Substitutes

  • 1Kiedrzynek
  • 11Martens
  • 18Fazer
  • 20Vangsgaard
  • 23Tounkara
  • 24Albert
  • 25Folquet
  • 26Ebayilin
  • 29Traoré
  • 30Szperkowska
  • 33Elimbi Gilbert

Lyon Féminines

Formation 4-3-3

  • 1Endler
  • 12CarpenterBooked astatine 56mins
  • 21Gilles
  • 3Renard
  • 4BachaSubstituted forMorroniat 90+1'minutes
  • 26Horan
  • 13Egurrola
  • 17van de DonkBooked astatine 12mins
  • 11DianiSubstituted forBèchoat 74'minutes
  • 6Dumornay
  • 20CascarinoSubstituted forMajriat 45'minutes

Substitutes

  • 5Morroni
  • 7Majri
  • 10Marozsán
  • 16Belhadj
  • 18Sombath
  • 19Sylla
  • 24Marques
  • 27Bècho
  • 30Benkarth
  • 32Mendy

Live Text

  1. Match ends, Paris Saint-Germain Féminines 1, Lyon Féminines 2.

  2. Second Half ends, Paris Saint-Germain Féminines 1, Lyon Féminines 2.

  3. Attempt missed. Melchie Dumornay (Lyon Féminines) correct footed changeable from extracurricular nan container is precocious and wide to nan right. Assisted by Damaris Egurrola pursuing a accelerated break.

  4. Corner, Paris Saint-Germain Féminines. Conceded by Christiane Endler.

  5. Sakina Karchaoui (Paris Saint-Germain Féminines) wins a free footwear connected nan correct wing.

  6. Foul by Perle Morroni (Lyon Féminines).

  7. Substitution, Lyon Féminines. Perle Morroni replaces Selma Bacha.

  8. Foul by Amalie Vangsgaard (Paris Saint-Germain Féminines).

  9. Christiane Endler (Lyon Féminines) wins a free footwear successful nan protect half.

  10. Corner, Paris Saint-Germain Féminines. Conceded by Selma Bacha.

  11. Delay over. They are fresh to continue.

  12. Delay successful lucifer because of an wounded Daniëlle van de Donk (Lyon Féminines).

  13. Substitution, Paris Saint-Germain Féminines. Lieke Martens replaces Sandy Baltimore.

  14. Substitution, Paris Saint-Germain Féminines. Korbin Albert replaces Jackie Groenen.

  15. Goal! Paris Saint-Germain Féminines 1, Lyon Féminines 2. Melchie Dumornay (Lyon Féminines) correct footed changeable from nan centre of nan container to nan bottommost correct corner. Assisted by Amel Majri pursuing a accelerated break.

  16. Corner, Lyon Féminines. Conceded by Élisa de Almeida.

  17. Attempt blocked. Amel Majri (Lyon Féminines) correct footed changeable from nan correct broadside of nan container is blocked. Assisted by Melchie Dumornay.

  18. Delay over. They are fresh to continue.

  19. Delay successful lucifer because of an wounded Sandy Baltimore (Paris Saint-Germain Féminines).

  20. Substitution, Lyon Féminines. Vicki Bècho replaces Kadidiatou Diani.

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