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
42 mins: Diani cuts in and hits a powerful shot at Picaud, who makes a fairly comfortable save.
GOAL! PSG 1-1 Lyon
40 mins: GOAL! Lyon are asleep and PSG are level on the day.
PSG win possession near the Lyon box and Katoto plays it to Chawinga, who drives into the area, stands up her defender and hits a shot across goal that manages to squeeze in at the far post!
PSG 0-1 Lyon
38 mins: Karchaoui clips the ball in but it’s easily headed away.
PSG 0-1 Lyon
37 mins: van de Donk is briefly down injured.
Up the other end, PSG attack again. Karchaoui is fouled near the Lyon box.
PSG 0-1 Lyon
34 mins: CLOSE! Lyon go down the other end as Horan slips it to Cascarino, who beats her defender. She cuts the ball back across the box and it bounces against the defender and flies towards goal, but Picaud makes a great reaction save.
PSG 0-1 Lyon
33 mins: Katoto gets her head to the corner but it runs past her teammates. She has a second chance, this time to unleash a shot, but it flies harmlessly over.
PSG 0-1 Lyon
32 mins: Chawinga spreads it wide to Karchaoui, who drives into the box and plays in an inviting cross which is turned behind for a corner.
PSG 0-1 Lyon
31 mins: Lovely play from Dumornay as she dummies the ball, letting it run through her legs, and surges towards the box. Her cross is cleared just before it reaches van de Donk.
PSG 0-1 Lyon
30 mins: Katoto is unlucky as she’s fouled just as PSG looked to counter with a three-on-three.
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