Lyon – Paris Saint-Germain in the UEFA Women’s Champions League, presentation
Lyon and Paris Saint-Germain face off at Décines on Sunday, kick-off at 5 p.m., for the first leg of the UEFA Women’s Champions League semi-finals, the last chapter of a French rivalry that has become essential on the stage. both European and national.
Lyon – PSG as if you think about it!
It is the sixth time – in the space of eight seasons – that these two clubs have faced each other in this competition, equaling the record for meetings with Lyon and Wolfsburg. The second leg will bring the number of individual matches in UEFA club competition between the sides to ten, equal to the record set earlier this season by Wolfsburg and Chelsea.
Lyon traditionally have the advantage over their French counterpart, as they do against most teams, and a aggregate win would give them an unprecedented tenth final. However, Paris are the only side to have eliminated OL from Europe in the last eight years, with victories in the 2014/15 round of 16 and the quarter-finals last season, when they also ended Lyon’s streak of 14 consecutive national titles.
Lyon are ahead this season in the league thanks in large part to a 6-1 victory over Les Parisiennes at home in November, but Paris won their Coupe de France match 3-0 in January. Meanwhile, Lyon captain Wendie Renard – who scored the decisive but between the two teams in the 2020 semi-finals – could become the first player to reach 100 appearances in UEFA women’s club competitions, while the we should find in OL goal Christiane Endler, so crucial for the success of Paris the last season before her summer transfer.
Lyon – Paris in Europe
2020/21 quarter-finals: Paris 0-1/2-1 Lyon (agg 2-2, Paris won on away goals)
2019/20 semi-finals: Paris 0-1 Lyon (Bilbao)
Final 2016/17: Lyon 0-0 after, 7-6 on pens Paris (Cardiff)
2015/16 semi-finals: Lyon 7-0/1-0 Paris (agg 8-0)
Round of 16 2014/15: Paris 1-1/1-0 Lyon (agg 2-1)
First team named at home in first leg and away
Probable compositions
Lyons: Endler; Charpentier, Mbock Bathy, Renard, Bacha; Horan, Henri, Macaire; D Cascarino, Hegerberg, Malard
Suspended: Egurrola
Paris: Votikova; Lawrence, Ilestedt, Dudek, Karchaoui; Diallo, Hamraoui, Geyoro; Diani, Katoto, Baltimore
Abolition of the away goals rule
The away goals rule no longer exists in UEFA club competitions. If the two teams are tied after 90 minutes of the second leg, the outcome will be decided in extra time and, if necessary, on penalties.
Where to watch the game ?
Every match of this season’s new version of the UEFA Women’s Champions League, from the group stage onwards, is streamed live in most territories on the DAZN streaming platform, in collaboration with YouTube. The YouTube feed will also be integrated into UEFA.com’s MatchCentre and UEFA.tv MatchCentre for all UEFA Women’s Champions League matches, with highlights to watch at midnight CET.
Declarations
Sonia Bompastor, coach of Lyon
The last results against PSG were not close, each meeting had a particular context, Sunday it will be different. We will have two quality teams, it will be played on small details. We have to be focused.
Didier Ollé-Nicolle, Paris coach
I consider Lyon to be a very good team made up of internationals. [Ada Hegerberg] is one of the best in the world, Wendie Renard… we don’t need to introduce them anymore. It’s a team with a lot of experience, a lot of solidity. But I also think we have a very good team, and I want us to be very ambitious, to play. We don’t have the style to defend too much.
Wendie Renard, captain of Lyon
There is concentration. There is no point in playing the match before kick-off. Everyone is motivated and focused and we have to stay that way. We have to sort out the final details against a team we know well because these are tight games and the small details competent a lot. We will work in training on set pieces and offensive and defensive movements to be able to put them in difficulty.
Barbora Votíková, goalkeeper of Paris
We know the opponent well, it’s historically a big league game, so we know it well. We have already played them twice this season, and we won the game in the Coupe de France. It’s a good thing to know them, but it’s the same for them. We are 100% focused on ourselves, and we want to reach the final.