Lyon – Paris Saint-Germain, facts and stats | UEFA Women’s Champions League
Lyon continue their quest for an eighth UEFA Women’s Champions League title against Paris Saint-Germain, who ended their five-year reign last season.
• Paris secured a place in the semi-finals last season at the expense of Lyon with a 2-1 victory at OL Stadium in the quarter-final second leg, progressing on the away goals rule after a 2-2 draw on aggregate. An own goal from Grace Geyoro (25th minute) and Wendie Renard in the 61st minute nullified Catarina Macario’s opener in the fourth minute, after Renard netted a late penalty to give Lyon a 1-0 first leg victory in Paris.
• These sides meet in Europe for the third straight season, with Renard’s 67th-minute header having settled the unique semi-final in Bilbao in 2019/20.
• A Lyon side coached by Gérard Prêcheur beat Paris 7-6 on penalties after 90 minutes without a goal in the 2016/17 UEFA Women’s Champions League final in Cardiff. Geyoro was one of two Paris players to miss the penalty shootout.
• Lyon have won four of their last six European meetings with Paris, including an 8-0 aggregate victory at the 2015/16 UEFA Women’s Champions League stadium.
• Both of Paris’ European wins against Lyon have come away, with Fatmire Alushi scoring the decisive late goal at the Stade de Gerland in November 2014 to snatch a 2-1 round of 16 win after a draw 1-1 in Paris.
• It is the sixth time in eight seasons that the two teams have faced each other in this competition, equaling the record of Lyon and Wolfsburg. The second leg will bring the two teams’ appearances in UEFA club competition to ten, equaling the mark reached earlier this season by Wolfsburg and Chelsea.
• Les Lyonnaises have won each of their last nine semi-finals, knocking out Paris twice, since a 4-2 aggregate defeat at FCR 2001 Duisburg in 2008/09.
• Lyon have secured a 12th semi-final in this competition this season – more than any other club – thanks to a comeback in the second leg against Juventus. After a 2-1 defeat in Turin, Ada Hegerberg (33rd), Melvin Malard (35th) and Catarina Macario (73rd) scored for OL to win 3-1 at home.
• Paris secured the semi-finals for the third straight season with a 4-3 win over Bayern München, Ramona Bachmann’s 112th-minute goal breaking the tie in extra time.
• Paris have lost three of their last four UEFA Women’s Champions League semi-finals, the only win in that stretch being a 5-1 aggregate victory against Barcelona in 2016/17.
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Ada Hegerberg
• The 26-year-old was named Player of the Match after scoring the opener in the 3-1 quarter-final second leg home win over Juventus on 31 March.
• Hegerberg scored twice in the 6-1 league win over Paris on 14 November, his first goals since December 2019 after a long injury spell.
• The striker also scored twice in Lyon’s 7-0 win over Paris in the 2015/16 Champions League semi-final first leg, making it 8-0 on aggregate.
• On her return to the national team after almost five years out, the Norway international netted a hat-trick in the win over Kosovo on 7 April in FIFA Women’s World Cup qualifying 2023.
Catarina Macarius
• The 22-year-old has scored in her last three Champions League appearances, the most recent being Lyon’s third goal in the second leg victory against Juventus on 31 March.
• The striker has scored in each of her last seven club and national appearances, a total of nine goals.
• Macario opened the scoring from a penalty in the 6-1 league win over Paris on 14 November.
• The USA international’s first UEFA Women’s Champions League goal came in a 2-1 home defeat to Paris in last season’s quarter-final second leg.
Lyon against Paris in Europe
2020/21 quarter-finals: Paris 0-1/2-1 Lyon (agg: 2-2, Paris win on away goals)
2019/20 semi-finals: Paris 0-1 Lyon (Bilbao)
Final 2016/17: Lyon 0-0aet, 7-6pens Paris (Cardiff)
2015/16 semi-finals: Lyon 7-0/1-0 Paris (agg: 8-0)
2014/15 Round of 16: Paris 1-1/1-0 Lyon (agg: 2-1)
First team named at home in first leg
Wendie Fox
• The 31-year-old is set to make her 100th UEFA Women’s Champions League appearance, becoming the first player to reach that milestone.
• Renard scored the only goal in the last semi-final encounter between these two teams in this competition, in the one-off match in Bilbao in August 2020.
• The centre-back scored a penalty in the 1-0 win at Paris in last season’s quarter-final first leg, before putting in his own but in the 2-1 return defeat that eliminated Lyon on goals at home. the outside.
• The French international is one of three players to have been Lyon’s seven UEFA Women’s Champions League wins, along with Sarah Bouhaddi and Eugénie Le Sommer.
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Kadidiatou Diani
• The 27-year-old scored Paris’ fourth goal in the 6-1 league win over Issy on April 16, taking her season tally to 13 in all competitions, just one goal short of her tally for 2020/ 21.
• Diani’s only goal in the UEFA Women’s Champions League this year came in the 6-0 win over Breidablik on Matchday 6 on 16 December – one day after his previous European goal.
• The striker has already scored against Lyon this season, netting the second in the 3-0 Coupe de France home win on 29 January.
• The French international’s first UEFA Women’s Champions League goal was a consolation for Juvisy as they lost 6-1 at home to Lyon in the 2012/13 semi-final second leg.
Grace Geyoro
• The 24-year-old scored Paris’ second goal in the 6-1 league win over Issy.
• The Paris captain scored just her second UEFA Women’s Champions League but in the opening match win over Breidablik.
• The midfielder’s only other goal in the competition came against Lyon, when Paris rallied from a 2-0 aggregate loss to qualify on away goals in the quarter-finals of the last season.
• Geyoro had his penalty saved in the 7-6 penalty shootout loss to Lyon in the tournament final in 2017.
Marie Antoinette Katoto
• The 23-year-old netted twice against Issy on April 16 to take her tally for 2021/22 to 26 goals – already one more than in all of last season and four behind her 30 in 2018/19.
• Katoto scored the only goal in Paris’ victory over Lyon in the 2017/18 Coupe de France final.
• The France international scored in last season’s semi-final second leg, a 2-1 defeat at Barcelona that confirmed Paris’ 3-2 loss on aggregate.
• In February, the blub-trained player became the top scorer in Paris history with her 132nd goal for the club.
Key statistics
• Lyon have won 17 of their last 18 UEFA Women’s Champions League home games, the only defeat being a 2-1 loss to Paris in last season’s quarter-final second leg.
• Lyon have won each of their three UEFA Women’s Champions League semi-final matches against Paris without conceding a goal.
• Lyon have lost just two of their 21 UEFA Women’s Champions League semi-final matches (12 wins, 7 draws).
• Lyon have not drawn in their last 24 UEFA Women’s Champions League games (21 wins, 3 losses) since a 1-1 draw at Chelsea in the semi-final second leg in April 2019.
• Lyon have not conceded more than one but per game in their last 13 outings in the UEFA Women’s Champions League.
• Lyon have failed to score in just one of their last 34 European matches.
• Paris have won seven of their eight UEFA Women’s Champions League matches this season (1 draw).
• Paris have won all four of their away games in this season’s competition.
• Paris have won just two of their last eight UEFA Women’s Champions League semi-final matches (D1 L5).
• Paris have scored in their last 11 UEFA Women’s Champions League appearances, since losing 1-0 at home to Lyon in the quarter-final first leg of last season.