The essential :
- PSG have never been so close to winning the first women’s D1 title in its history. In the event of victory tonight against Olympique Lyonnais, second with a point behind, the players of the capital would be sure to be crowned, two days before the end of the championship.
- “We will have to be killers,” insisted Parisian Grace Geyoro at a press conference on Saturday. “We are leaders, we want to remain so and achieve a great performance in Lyon,” continued Olivier Echouafni.
- “It’s going to be a final,” warned Lyon’s Amel Majri on the eve of the meeting. The Lyonnaises do not admit defeat and still aim to win their fifteenth consecutive title in the league.
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57 ′ (0-0). Yellow card for Irene Paredes! The Parisian captain is warned for having prevented the Lyonnaises from quickly playing a touch on the left side.
55′ (0-0). The game is over: Brunn and Renard collide their heads, too. La Parisienne, stunned, has a hard time getting up …
52′ (0-0). Paris gets a free kick at thirty meters on the right side. It is well shot by Brunn but Renard pushes the ball away with his head.
49 ′ (0-0). New shock on an aerial duel. Bacha is struck after a “head to head” with Diani.
48′ (0-0). The pace does not weaken at the start of the second half. PSG try to keep the ball in the midfield but OL put in place a fairly high pressing. Baltimore creates a new left side offset. His attempt to cross to Diani is countered.
46 ′ (0-0). It’s off to Groupama Stadium! The Parisiennes start the second period.
HALF TIME (0-0). Stéphanie Frappart whistles the end of the first period. The two teams do not give each other gifts, multiplying contacts. Baltimore, Diani and Bachmann tried their chances for Paris. Henry could have opened the scoring for the Lyonnais on a solid header in the 36th. Everything remains to be done in this “final” of D1 Arkema.
45 ′ (0-0). Bachmann is still trying his luck !! Well advanced in the area on the left side, the PSG player tries a half-volley on a center from Baltimore. His shot is unscrewed and passes over the Lyon cages.
44′ (0-0). The pace does not weaken a little less than two minutes from the end of the first period. PSG continues to activate a high pressing which forces the Lyonnaises to back down.
42′ (0-0). Corner left for PSG. It is struck by Bachmann … and well captured by Bouhaddi who raises by hand.
38 ′ (0-0). New opportunity for Paris !! From the left of the surface, Geyoro serves Diani between three defenders but she fails to conclude. Bouhaddi remains solid on the line.
36 ′ (0-0). Served by Macario on a free kick, Amandine Henry achieves the first shot on target of the meeting on the Lyonnais side, with a head well felt in the surface. On the action, the French international is hit in the face. The game is interrupted for a few moments.
33 ′ (0-0). Baltimore plays counter on the left flank with Däbitrz and a cross with his left foot. Parisian zero at the reception and Bouhaddi grabs the ball.
32′ (0-0). Majri continues to animate the Lyon attack. She recovers a ball near the surface and tries a shot from the right, countered by the Parisian defense.
28′ (0-0). New corner for PSG, after a strike countered by Diani on the left side. The Parisiennes are starting to create more spaces for themselves in the part of the land in Lyon.
23′ (0-0). Bouhaddi is again in demand on a new Parisian breakthrough! Diani is launched right side and center, it is diverted in a somewhat hazardous way by the Lyon goalkeeper. Bachmann gets the ball back but his shot is deflected to a corner. Lyon dominates but the clearest opportunities are Parisian.
19 ′ (0-0). Echouafni mown by… Baltimore! Funny scene near the Parisian bench. Buchanan intervenes in a muscular way on the limits of the field on the left side and makes fall the Parisienne, which takes a little time to get up. Obviously more fear than harm.
18′ (0-0). OL get a free kick after a foul by Däbritz on Cascarino thirty meters from the Parisian goal. It is deposited by Macario at the far post but no one manages to recover the ball in the area.
17′ (0-0). Carpenter, well served right side and strong center in the box. This is repelled by Endler.
14′ (0-0). Lyon delays the game a little and keeps the ball in its half of the field. Majri, well in place since the start of the match, multiplies the climbs on the left side.
11 ′ (0-0). New shot on target for the Parisiennes! On the left, Morroni and Baltimore combine well. The latter recovers the ball at the entrance to the surface and tries his luck. Bouhaddi answers present.
8′ (0-0). OL set up high pressing and forced the Parisians to retreat in their half of the field. The Lyonnaises get a first corner, hit by Majri but which gives nothing.
5 ′ (0-0). First situation for PSG! Sandy Baltimore crosses from the left, the ball is repelled by the Lyon goalkeeper and lands in Diani’s feet. It is once again rejected by Bouhaddi.
3′ (0-0). Marozsan is sanctioned following a high foot on Paredes at the entrance of the Parisian surface. Both teams show a lot of commitment at the start of the game.
1′ (0-0). Already a first contact on a duel between Cascarino and Morroni. The last named takes a little time to get up.
1 ′ (0-0). Let’s go to Groupama Stadium! The kickoff of this final-like meeting has just been given by Olympique Lyonnais.
8:55 p.m. The images of Parisiennes warming up.
8:50 p.m. Lyon without Le Sommer. The striker does not appear on the scoresheet, visibly preserved.
The composition of Olympique Lyonnais: Bouhaddi – Carpenter, Buchanan, Renard (cap.), Bacha – Marozsan, Henry, Majri – Cascarino, Macario, Karchaoui.
20h45. Paris without Kakoto. Injured in the thigh since the match against Le Havre, the center forward could not be aligned for this meeting. The players of Olivier Echouafni should evolve in 4-4-2.
The composition of the PSG: Endler – Lawrence, Paredes (cap.), Dudek, Morroni – Diani, Geyoro, Däbritz, Baltimore – Bruun, Bachmann.
20h40. Initially scheduled for March 12, the meeting had to be postponed due to Covid-19, several players and members of the Parisian staff having contracted the virus. Stéphanie Frappart will be the referee of the day.
20h30. Good evening everyone and welcome to our site to follow D1 Arkema’s match live between PSG and Olympique Lyonnais! Kick-off is scheduled for 9:00 p.m. at Groupama Stadium in Lyon.
