The national team captain started her club’s 3-2 win over PSG in the Champions League semi-final first leg. Next Saturday, the 30th, the rematch is played. If Tiane’s team advances, their surest rival (May 21, in Turin) will be Barcelona.
It was a game with special ingredients for Christiane Endler . Not only was it a Champions League semi-final, a central goal for Olympique Lyonnais as a powerhouse in European women’s football, but it was also find his ex-club, Paris Saint-Germain , in a decisive instance. The Chilean goalkeeper ended up celebrating, taking a small step towards the grand final. In the first leg of the Champions League, played at home, Lyon beat PSG 3-2.
Les Parisiennes started on the scoreboard, with a goal from Marie-Antoinette Katoto, within six minutes of play. Fortunately for Endler and company, they returned before the break. In the 23rd minute, historic French defender Wendie Renard made it 1-1 from the penalty spot. Ten minutes later, Catarina Macario made it 2-1 for Lyon.
Once again Macario, a Brazilian-born naturalized American striker, converted to let coach Sonia Bompastor’s team lead 3-1 in the 50th minute. The match was a bit complicated for the home team as a penalty was awarded in favor of PSG for a handball inside the box, decided after VAR review. At minute 58, Paulina Dudek scored the 3-2. Tiane Endler guessed the side, but was unable to dismiss the ball.
The statistical record for the game states that the Reds captain made no saves, added 30 touches, 81% successful passes (21 of 26) and cleared the ball three times. Despite the fact that PSG had more ball possession (53%), they had fewer shots on goal than Lyon.
Next Saturday 30, the return semi-final will be played in Paris at 3:00 p.m. in Chile. The other touch is much more oriented, in favor of Barcelona. The Catalans beat Wolfsburg of Germany 5-1 last Friday at the Camp Nou, an event in which the attendance record for a women’s football game was again broken. Have been 91,648 viewers in the duel between the champions of the Spanish league and the candidates for the European title.
The Women’s Champions League final will be played on Saturday May 21 at Juventus Stadium in Turin.
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