Lyon reached the Champions League remaining with a 1-0 victory over French opponents Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday evening.
Les Fenottes broke their very private document for appearances within the last after securing their location of their fifth consecutive showpiece, and ninth overall.
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Wendie Renard scored the decisive aim 67 minutes in, nonetheless Lyon would possibly perchance be with out Nikita Parris for the last at the Anoeta Stadium on Sunday after the inclined Manchester City forward got her marching orders for a 2d yellow card.
Whereas a tight and cagey affair, it modified into as soon as Lyon who observed more possession over the direction of the match with their 57%, also boasting the game’s finest two opportunities. Sara Bjork Gunnarsdottir must savor given Lyon the lead within the first half of, whereas Nadia Nadim would possibly perchance perchance perchance moreover easily savor been sent for an early bathe, had been it no longer for the referee’s forgiveness.
The sport burst into existence 66 minutes in, on the opposite hand, after Grace Geyoro frolicked a cynical leg to bring down Lucy Bronze, in flip seeing crimson after earning her 2d warning of the evening. It went from unsuitable to worse for PSG at this level, as Amel Majri’s ensuing free kick modified into as soon as swung into the box and Renard rose top likely at the a ways put up to vitality a header into the backside nook.
With Lyon having a be taught contented at this stage, Parris took a useless possibility. Already on a yellow card, she charged down PSG goalkeeper Christiane Endler and got nowhere shut to the ball. Parris didn’t end her trip and clattered into the keeper, straight realising the error of her ways and held her hands up within the air after being pushed aside.
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The 2019 summer signing will omit Sunday’s remaining with Wolfsburg, who reached this stage with victory over Barcelona for a repeat of the last two years ago – where Lyon emerged as 4-1 winners.
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