Women’s Champions League: OL secure quarter-final qualification despite draw with Bran
Olympique de Lyon (OL) didn’t win, but the hardest part is over. Sonia Bompastor’s men were held to a 2-2 draw by SK Brann in Bergen, Norway on Thursday, December 21, in the fourth matchday of the Champions League group stage. This result allows them to confirm their ticket to the quarter-finals of the competition.
In the cold and wind – and even snow late in the game – on a synthetic pitch, Amel Majri, who received a cross from Australia’s Eli Carpenter, opened the scoring for Lyon in the sixth.e minute. In the process, Ada Hegerberg, returning to her home country for the first time with her club, made it 2-0 with a penalty conversion (12).e). But Justin Kielland reduced the home team’s score with a shot into the top corner after a poor run from Canada’s Vanessa Gilles (34).e).
After a surprising exclusion, at 52e In the minute of the American Lindsay Horan, due to a small clash with Caroline Haugland, the meeting changed its face: then Bran’s dominance increased. OL, without injured defender Wendy Renard, resisted numerical inferiority but conceded at the last corner, allowing a goal from Signe Gaufset, OL goalkeeper Christian Endler unable to control himself in the air (90).e + 4).
“You will have to play one of the last two matches”
“I liked the way my team showed courage– Roni’s coach Sonia Bompastor said at the press conference. I am disappointed with the players. I wish they were rewarded with a better result at the end of the game. It’s a pity that you conceded this goal in the last minute. »
Lyon now have 10 points, three more than their evening rivals (second on seven points), a very favorable goal difference (+13 to 0) and above all nine lengths ahead of St. Polten and Slavia.Prague. The two teams were supposed to meet at 9pm on Thursday, but the match was postponed due to a shooting at a university in the Czech capital that left fourteen people dead.
“For me, qualification has been achieved, even if there is still the second match between Sankt Polten and Slavia Prague.Sonia Bompastor argued. We will wait for the first place and we will have to win one of the last two matches. »
France’s two other representatives in the Champions League, Paris Saint-Germain and Paris Saint-Germain, won on Wednesday in a recovery. They can still believe in reaching the quarter-finals.
Source: Le Monde
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