Semi-finalist last season, will the women’s section of PSG find the Champions League? A first step towards the group stage was taken last week thanks to a precious victory against the Swedish BK Häcken (2-1) at the Jean-Bouin stadium.
The second is scheduled for this Wednesday (6.45 p.m.) in Gothenburg (Sweden), where a draw will therefore be enough to pass the play-off test, which is also contested by 24 clubs including Arsenal, Juventus Turin or Bayern Munich since only four teams (Lyon , Barcelona, Wolfsburg, Chelsea) were automatically qualified.
Premiere without Paulina Dudek
For this mission, Gérard Prêcheur advances with “three feelings”: determination, confidence and vigilance. Words spoken at a press conference from Sweden by the Parisian coach. “We will rely on our game, he assures. We are not going to enter the field to preserve this result, but we are not going to go on boarding to immediately score an additional goal. We will play our game by exploiting all the opportunities that will be offered to us. »
In the first leg, Paris had shot 39 times on goal but only scored twice. “Häcken has shown that it is a team capable of defending well, recalls Prêcheur. Even though we scored two goals in the first leg, it was difficult. We will have to be vigilant because they are capable of scoring, they are very effective in the league. “And it will be necessary to manage the first match of the season without Paulina Dudek, one of the captains, victim of a rupture of a ligament of the right knee Sunday in the championship. The French international Elisa De Almeida should logically replace her in the axis of defense alongside Amanda Ilestedt.
The probable eleven: Bouhaddi – Lawrence, De Almeida, Ilestedt, Karchaoui – Geyoro (cap.), Jean-François, Groenen – Diani, Bachmann, Martens
