PSG vs Lyon LIVE: Women’s Champions League semi-final result, final score and reaction
The eight-time winners won in the capital
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Your support makes all the difference.Olympique Lyonnais grabbed a superb 2-1 win at Paris St Germain in their all-French women’s Champions League semi-final second leg on Sunday to complete a 5-3 aggregate win that secured them a final showdown against Barcelona in Bilbao on May 25.
With Lyon having overturned a 2-0 deficit to win the first leg 3-2 after a thrilling comeback, fullback Selma Bacha netted their first goal in the third minute, catching the PSG keeper unawares and drilling a low shot into the bottom right corner.
The home side struck back four minutes before the break through striker Tabitha Chawinga, who picked up the ball outside the box before advancing and lashing a left-footed effort across the goal and in at the far post for her fifth Champions League goal of the season.
Eight-time champions Lyon wasted a number of good second-half chances before Melchie Dumornay finally slotted home the winner in the 81st minute to wrap up the 5-3 aggregate win.
On Saturday, Barcelona overturned a 1-0 deficit by winning 2-0 away to Chelsea with Aitana Bonmati and Fridolina Rolfo getting the goals.
The two sides have won the last eight Champions League finals between them, with Lyon defeating Barcelona in the finals in 2019 and 2022.
PSG 1-1 Lyon
71 mins: Samoura loses possession cheaply, and there’s a lull in activity as both teams exchange possession too easily.
PSG 1-1 Lyon
70 mins: Renard does well to shepherd the ball away from Katoto, but PSG attack again.
PSG 1-1 Lyon
67 mins: The penalty shout is ignored and we resume play after Picaud is treated for an injury.
Lyon attack again straight away, but they lose possession after Damaris’ foul.
PSG 1-1 Lyon
There are shouts for a penalty to Lyon as Picaud spilled the high ball from Horan’s shot.
Van de Donk was chasing the ball and Geyoro slipped as she went for the challenge, seemingly bringing down the Dutch midfielder.
PSG 1-1 Lyon
64 mins: Dumornay clips in a cross that runs past every Lyon player, but Horan collects and tries to squeeze in a shot, which lands on top of the goal.
Right after, Bacha’s shot is parried as far as Diani, who lays it off to Dumornay, but the latter’s powerful shot is saved well by Picaud.
PSG 1-1 Lyon
62 mins: PSG win a corner with one of their first ventures forward in a little while, and it ends with Geyoro hitting a tame volley at Endler.
PSG 1-1 Lyon
59 mins: CLOSE! Horan wins possession and exchanges passes with Dumornay before slipping it in to Diani. Gaetino slips and the gap opens up for Diani, but nobody can get on the end of it and it ends up going out for a corner!
From the corner, Picaud spills it but she was fouled in the process.
PSG 1-1 Lyon
57 mins: Both Ellie Carpenter and Sakina Karchaoui are booked in quick succession for a couple of cynical fouls.
PSG 1-1 Lyon
56 mins: Lyon break again as Dumornay carries the ball towards the box. She has both Diani and Majri as options, and chooses the latter, but Majri is dispossessed.
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