After the elimination of PSG in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, Olympique Lyonnais also found itself with its back to the wall before facing Chelsea. Beaten in the first leg (0-1), Sonia Bompastor’s players had to create the feat on the lawn of Stamford Bridge. Despite a good start to the game, Les Fenottes were unable to capitalize on their first chances (Cascarino, 3rd, Bruun 4th) and subsequently suffered from the offensive waves of the Blues. Saved by Endler’s multiple parades, the Lyonnaises were counting on the last 45 minutes of this double confrontation to reverse the trend. However, if Hegerberg, back on the field last Saturday after 6 months of absence, came into play, OL could not find the fault. It was finally necessary to wait for the last quarter of an hour of play to see the scoreboard evolve.
Served by Horan, Gilles arose to score between Berger and his amount (0-1, 77th). In the last moments, the score did not change and the two teams were going to decide in extra time. During this period, OL stood out thanks to a cross shot from Däbritz (0-2, 110th) but in the dying seconds Chelsea reduced the mark with a very questionable penalty following a slight collision by Becho on James (2 -1, 120+8e). On penalties, Chelsea showed character and finally got away with a last failed attempt from Horan. Thanks to this qualification snatch (2-2, 4 tab to 3, Chelsea obtains its ticket for the last four and will find FC Barcelona, who defeated AS Roma in the previous round.
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