Women's Champions League - Semi-final - 1st Leg
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Lyon 3-2 Paris St-Germain: Late comeback wins first leg for Lyon

By Adam MillingtonBBC Sport
Lyon celebrate after Amel Majri scores against Paris St-Germain
No team have won more Women's Champions League titles than eight-time victors Lyon

Lyon scored three goals in six minutes to come from behind and beat Paris St-Germain in their Women's Champions League semi-final first leg.

Marie-Antoinette Katoto's double gave PSG a two-goal lead but they were unable to cope with Lyon's pressure.

Kadidiatou Diani prodded home a loose ball in the 80th minute before Melchie Dumornay rifled in from the edge of the area to level the score.

Amel Majri fired into the bottom corner to complete their comeback.

PSG's opener came against the run of play as Katoto tapped home at the back post after a neat Sandy Baltimore run.

Katoto extended their lead after the break when she pounced on a deflected ball inside the Lyon box before sending it past Christiane Endler.

But it was Lyon who had shown the most promise in the final third despite going two goals behind and they remained determined to find a path back into the game.

Delphine Cascarino blasted an early effort over the crossbar, Lindsey Horan forced a save with a strike from the edge of the box and Damaris Egurrola had an audacious effort palmed over the bar.

They ramped up their pressure after PSG's second goal and the visitors couldn't cope with the speed and sheer numbers they were hit with on break.

An impressive comeback means eight-time winners Lyon have the advantage going into next Sunday's second leg in Paris as they look to book a spot in May's final in Bilbao.

Chelsea gained the upper hand in the other semi-final by beating Barcelona 1-0 in Saturday's other first leg.

Line-ups

Lyon Féminines

Formation 4-2-3-1

  • 1Endler
  • 12Carpenter
  • 29Mbock BathySubstituted forGillesat 53'minutes
  • 3Renard
  • 4Bacha
  • 26Horan
  • 13Egurrola
  • 11DianiBooked at 77mins
  • 6Dumornay
  • 20CascarinoSubstituted forMajriat 75'minutes
  • 27BèchoSubstituted forvan de Donkat 58'minutes

Substitutes

  • 5Morroni
  • 7Majri
  • 16Belhadj
  • 17van de Donk
  • 18Sombath
  • 19Sylla
  • 21Gilles
  • 30Benkarth
  • 32Mendy

Paris Saint-Germain Féminines

Formation 4-3-3

  • 16Picaud
  • 28Le GuillySubstituted forVangsgaardat 75'minutes
  • 19Gaetino
  • 5de Almeida
  • 7Karchaoui
  • 14Groenen
  • 8Geyoro
  • 24AlbertSubstituted forSamouraat 45'minutes
  • 21Baltimore
  • 9KatotoSubstituted forMartensat 76'minutes
  • 22Chawinga

Substitutes

  • 1Kiedrzynek
  • 2Samoura
  • 11Martens
  • 20Vangsgaard
  • 23Tounkara
  • 25Folquet
  • 26Ebayilin
  • 29Traoré
  • 30Szperkowska
  • 33Elimbi Gilbert
Referee:
Marta Huerta de Aza
Attendance:
38,466

Match Stats

Home TeamLyon FémininesAway TeamParis Saint-Germain Féminines
Possession
Home58%
Away42%
Shots
Home22
Away13
Shots on Target
Home8
Away3
Corners
Home11
Away6
Fouls
Home9
Away9

Live Text

  1. Post update

    Match ends, Lyon Féminines 3, Paris Saint-Germain Féminines 2.

  2. Full Time

    Second Half ends, Lyon Féminines 3, Paris Saint-Germain Féminines 2.

  3. Post update

    Offside, Lyon Féminines. Amel Majri is caught offside.

  4. Post update

    Corner, Lyon Féminines. Conceded by Eva Gaetino.

  5. Post update

    Attempt blocked. Lindsey Horan (Lyon Féminines) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniëlle van de Donk with a headed pass.

  6. Post update

    Foul by Damaris Egurrola (Lyon Féminines).

  7. Post update

    Sakina Karchaoui (Paris Saint-Germain Féminines) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  8. Goal!

    Goal! Lyon Féminines 3, Paris Saint-Germain Féminines 2. Amel Majri (Lyon Féminines) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Melchie Dumornay.

  9. Goal!

    Goal! Lyon Féminines 2, Paris Saint-Germain Féminines 2. Melchie Dumornay (Lyon Féminines) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Wendie Renard following a set piece situation.

  10. Post update

    Lindsey Horan (Lyon Féminines) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  11. Post update

    Foul by Sakina Karchaoui (Paris Saint-Germain Féminines).

  12. Post update

    Attempt blocked. Melchie Dumornay (Lyon Féminines) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lindsey Horan with a headed pass.

  13. Post update

    Selma Bacha (Lyon Féminines) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  14. Post update

    Foul by Grace Geyoro (Paris Saint-Germain Féminines).

  15. Post update

    Attempt missed. Amel Majri (Lyon Féminines) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Melchie Dumornay.

  16. Goal!

    Goal! Lyon Féminines 1, Paris Saint-Germain Féminines 2. Kadidiatou Diani (Lyon Féminines) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ellie Carpenter.

  17. Post update

    Attempt blocked. Lindsey Horan (Lyon Féminines) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Melchie Dumornay with a cross.

  18. Post update

    Offside, Paris Saint-Germain Féminines. Sakina Karchaoui is caught offside.

  19. Booking

    Kadidiatou Diani (Lyon Féminines) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

  20. Post update

    Foul by Kadidiatou Diani (Lyon Féminines).

As It Stood

A

TeamPWDLFAGDPts
1Barcelona Femenino65102752216
2Benfica Women6231912-39
3Eintracht Frankfurt Ladies62139817
4Rosengård Women6015323-201

B

TeamPWDLFAGDPts
1Lyon Féminines64202552014
2Brann Women641197213
3Slavia Prague Women6123313-105
4St. Pölten Women6015214-121

C

TeamPWDLFAGDPts
1Paris Saint-Germain Féminines6312108210
2Ajax Women631278-110
3FC Bayern München Ladies61418807
4Roma Femminile61231011-15

D

TeamPWDLFAGDPts
1Chelsea Women64201551014
2Häcken Women632165111
3Paris FC Féminines6213511-67
4Real Madrid Femenino6015510-51
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