PSG is looking for a victory against the mighty Olympique Lyonnais, winner of eight Champions League titles, to try to reach the grand final in Bilbao on May 25. The Parisians have just conceded a 3-2 deficit in the first leg of the semi-finals , so they need a comeback, although they have the home field factor in their favor at a Parc des Princes dressed to support their team.
Last Saturday, both faced off for the eleventh time in this competition, which is a record. The Parisians seem to have everything under control, because double the Marie-Antoinette Katoto gave them a 0-2 lead with ten minutes remaining, but Kadidiatou Diani, Melchie Dumornay and Amel Majri They turned the game around in sensational fashion, it was the first time Lyon overcame a two-goal deficit to win in Europe.
The history between the two teams clearly favors Lyon, who are currently on a six-game unbeaten run against PSG, although it showed in the first leg that it has enough danger to turn the tie around and reach the third its finals. Lyon, for its part, is seeking to reach eleven finals, three of them after defeating PSG in the semifinals.
Katoto’s double in the first leg took him level with Diani on seven career goals to finish as this edition’s top scorer, but the former Parisian striker once again led the way by scoring to secure the comeback.
Clare Hunt and Oriane Jean-François They remain casualties for the Parisians, while Lyon will be without Sara Däbritz and Eugénie Le Sommer. Dzsenifer Marozsán and Ada Hegerberg were also absent last week.
Jocelyn Precheur, PSG coach, pointed out in the preview of the match that “we will return to the Parc with a goal disadvantage on aggregate, but we have the ability to turn the situation around at home. Our players will face Sunday’s match with a winning spirit . No “It’s a bad result. What is disappointing is how things have developed. We need to grow and learn. We have the potential to turn the situation around. We will recover well and prepare for Sunday’s game.”
In its part, Amel Majri, The midfielder of Lyon, explained that “it’s just the first leg, we have to learn from it even if we win. We have to achieve it in Paris. They were confident after their goals, but we showed that we have the experience of having won eight Champions Leagues.” League. They will go out to win; it’s up to us to neutralize them.”
Possible lineups:
PSG: Picaud; Le Guilly, Gaetino, De Almeida, Karchaoui; Geyoro, Groenen, Albert; Chawinga, Katoto, Baltimore
Lyon: Endler; Carpenter, Mbock Bathy, Renard, Bacha; Horan, Egurrola, Dumornay; Diani, Becho, Cascarino
Source: La Verdad
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