Paris Saint-Germain qualified for the semi-finals of the Women’s Champions League by eliminating Sweden’s Hacken and will face the Chilean goalkeeper team. The other key will have Barcelona against Chelsea.
The Women’s Champions League enters the definition phase. The semi-finalist teams of the continental competition have been defined, with in this case the main role of Christiane Endler. Your team, the Olympique Lyonnais advanced this Wednesday to the round of 16, after beating Benfica of Portugal, and today met their next rival.
The big meeting of French women’s football will take place for a place in the final, with the most powerful teams in the women’s category. Paris Saint-Germain will face the multi-champion of France in qualifying this Thursday. The Parisians beat the Swede Hacken 3-0 in the quarter-final rematch played at the Parc des Princes. This resulted in an overall score of 5-1 in their favor, to advance to a continental semi-final for the seventh time.
The Parisian team opened the scoring in the 27th minute thanks to a goal from Tabitha Chawinga, who also scored in the first leg, played last week. In the complement, PSG widened the gaps and sealed the tie. In the 70th minute, American Korbin Albert made it 2-0, and four minutes later Marie-Antoinette Katoto appeared for the third.
Olympique Lyonnais and Paris Saint-Germain are used to meeting each other in definitions, both in local football and on the international scene. In the first division league, both are at the top of the table. OL are undefeated with 52 points in 18 matches seven units more than his escort.
Tiane Endler’s team holds the record for the most presence in the semi-finals of the Champions League. With the current one, there are already 13. Moreover, the club led by Sonia Bompastor is the winningest club in Europe, winning the title eight times.
The other semi-final will pit Barcelona against Chelsea. The Catalans are the current champions (they beat Germany’s Wolfsburg in Eindhoven) and the main candidates for the crown. The Spanish club eliminated Brann from Norway. For their part, the English left Ajax Amsterdam on the road. The grand final of the Women’s Champions League will take place on Saturday May 25 in Bilbao.
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