A two-goal victory in Lisbon and Sonia Bompastor’s players have one foot in the semi-final. Last Tuesday, the Lyonnaises first conceded the opening score before the break and came up against Benfica goalkeeper Lena Pauels for a long time.
At the end of the match, OL finally turned things around to win thanks to goals from Delphine Cascarino (63rd) and the German Sara Däbritz with a header (79th). Despite this victory, the Lyonnaises once again showed difficulties in attack and must adjust their sights if they want to ensure a peaceful return match at Groupama Stadium.
Before that, they let off steam in the league, winning 7 goals to 0 in Lille on Saturday. For its part, Benfica won (4-1) against Braga. An important victory for the fight against the national title, the Lisbon club being in the lead with five points ahead of Sporting.
In D1 Arkema, the Lyonnaises are almost guaranteed to finish in first place with seven points ahead of PSG four days from the end of the regular season before the playoffs. Eliminated in the Coupe de France, OL therefore only have the Champions League and the championship to play.
In the event of qualification for the semi-finals of the Champions League, the Rhodaniennes can find PSG, who face the Swedes of Häcken in the quarter-final. In the first leg, the Parisiennes won 2-1 away, just like the Lyonnaises.
The quarter-final second leg of the Women’s Champions League between Olympique Lyonnais and Benfica Lisbon can be followed this Wednesday, March 27 at 6:45 p.m. on DAZN.
