This Saturday, Olympique de Lyon faces the semi-final second leg of the Champions League against PSG, at the Parc des Princes. They have the advantage of a 3-2 victory in the first leg. The Chilean goalkeeper, who will start, aspires to her first continental final.
This Saturday, the two finalist teams for the 2021-2022 Women’s Champions League will be announced. Olympique de Lyon, the club in which he plays Christiane Endler has the first chance to enter the definition of the title after beating Paris Saint-Germain in the semi-final first leg, 3-2.
Last Sunday’s game started with PSG leading through Marie-Antoinette Katoto, but Wendie Renard scored from the penalty spot in her 100th European appearance and Catarina Macario doubled to put Lyon ahead. Then, Paulina Dudek reduced the gap from the penalty spot, on a shot that Tiane Endler almost rejected. This Saturday, at 3:00 p.m. in Chile, the Parque de los Príncipes receives a duel that a crowd awaits in its stands.
The cast of the Chilean goalkeeper, powerhouse of European women’s football, aspires to reach their tenth Champions League final, in search of their eighth title. Lyon are the most successful in this competition and have won five of their seven crowns in a row (between 2016 and 2020). On the other hand, PSG has never been the monarch of this tournament. It has two finals, in 2015 and 2017.
“We won the first leg. This allows us to approach this round with confidence. We have things to improve. We discussed with the group and with each of the players to rectify what went wrong (in the first leg). Our desire will be to go out and win this game. Without a doubt, this is part of the DNA of women’s football, but also of the quality of my squad and my players. My players have experience.” declared Sonia Bompastor, the coach of Olympique de Lyon, in preview.
The key is special for Endler, beyond the reunion with his former club. You can access a Champions final for the first time, in order to be about to take the next step in his award-winning career. The winner of The Best was the local champion of French football when she was at PSG, but now she can reach the top at continental level. He will start on the main ground of the Parisian club.
The other set of semi-finals is between Wolfsburg and Barcelona. , who also play this Saturday (12:00 p.m. in Chile). The Catalans won the first leg 5-1, heading into the final on May 21, at Juventus Stadium in Turin.
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