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
52 mins: CLOSE! Dumornay breaks free as the ball rolls to her near halfway. She gets away from Gaetino and hits a shot straight at Picaud!
She collects the rebound but can’t get the shot away, and it deflects to Horan, who has a shot herself which bounces over.
PSG 1-1 Lyon
51 mins: Samoura gets in down the right but her clipped cross ends up running out of play.
PSG 1-1 Lyon
49 mins: Groenen was down briefly but she’s back up on her feet, and she wins the ball back in midfield soon after.
PSG can’t make anything of their possession though.
PSG 1-1 Lyon
47 mins: Lyon made one change at half-time, by the way.
Cascarino has been replaced by Amel Majri, the scorer of last week’s winning goal.
PSG 1-1 Lyon
46 mins: It’s Lyon on the front foot as we begin the half.
Bacha delivers a free-kick into the box, but it goes straight to Picaud.
KICK-OFF! PSG 1-1 Lyon
KICK-OFF! PSG get us underway in the second half.
HALF-TIME! PSG 1-1 Lyon
An intriguing game in what has been an enthralling tie.
Bacha scored early to ease any Lyon nerves, and despite the away side being fairly dominant and the most threatening of the two sides, PSG made their way back into it thanks to some exceptional work from Chawinga.
All to play for in the second half here!
PSG 1-1 Lyon
47 mins: HALF-TIME! Katoto is fouled as PSG counter. From the free-kick, Chawinga swings the ball in but Endler collects it, and the referee brings the half to an end!
Level on the day, 4-3 to Lyon in the tie, but PSG are still very much in this.
PSG 1-1 Lyon
46 mins: Cascarino intercepts Katoto’s pass in midfield, and Lyon look to capitalise through Durmornay, who surges into the box but has her cross cut out by De Almeida.
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