(Lyon – Juventus 3–1, 4–3 overall) She has not scored since February. But when it mattered most, Ada Hegerberg (26) was in place for Lyon in the Champions League.
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She appeared on the back post and sent Lyon in the lead after just over half an hour. When Selma Bacha had the ball out to the left, the Norwegian striker stuck back in the field and found the vacant space on the opposite side.
The post came and Hegerberg headed Lyon in the lead with his 57th goal in the tournament. It is a record in the Champions League. After the match, she was named UEFA’s player of the match.
Thus, it loosened up for the club that won the Champions League five seasons in a row between 2015 and 2020.
Just two minutes later, American Lindsey Horan lasted with an excellent post from the opposite edge. Juventus defender Martina Mezini completely missed the mark. Melvin Malard could easily head Lyon towards the semi-finals.
After the break, Catarina Macario put in 3-0 after an excellent turn inside the Juventus field. Andrea Staskova created new excitement with her goal for Juventus four minutes before the end. But in the end, the Norwegian striker could cheer for advancement.
Hegerberg was not on the field when Lyon lost the first match for Juventus 2-1. She has not been on the scoring list since she did the hat trick in the 8-0 match against Soyaux in the French league on 11 February.
She tore the cruciate ligament in her knee in January 2020 and underwent surgery for a fatigue fracture in her leg eight months later. It was not until October 5 last autumn that she was back on the field. After the 21-month break, she has scored eight goals in the French series and three in the Champions League.
Now Paris Saint-Germain awaits in an all-French semi-final on April 23 and 30. Celin Bizet Ildhusøy (ex. Vålerenga) sat on the bench when PSG moved on with 2-2 against Bayern Munich on Wednesday.
In the second semi-final, Barcelona will face German Wolfsburg. This means a reunion with the old club for the Barcelona duo Caroline Graham Hansen and Ingrid Syrstad Engen. Graham Hansen scored when Barcelona beat Real Madrid 5-2 in front of the record crowd – 91,553 – at the Camp Nou on Wednesday.
–Ada Hegerberg is on her way back to the national team for the first time in five years. She is expected to make a comeback for Norway’s World Cup qualifier against Kosovo in Sandefjord on April 7.
– Hi, Norway. «Long time, no see». A little message from me: I’m back to the next collection. It feels incredibly good to come home and back to the team, and not least to see all of you from the younger and older guard at the next international match. I will do my part to achieve great things on and off the field, Hegerberg announced in a video sent at the national team’s press conference last week.
Ada Hegerberg played her 66th and so far last international match when Norway lost 0-1 to Denmark in the European Championships 2017. Neither Hegerberg nor Norway scored goals in the disappointing championship in the Netherlands.
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