Following OL’s defeat against Barça in the Champions League final this Saturday (2-0), Wendie Renard learned the first lessons from this big disappointment.
Olympique Lyonnais have never lost in their history against FC Barcelona. On Saturday, Sonia Bompastor’s players did not have what it took to prevent the Catalan machine from logically beating them in the Champions League final (2-0). A setback necessarily complicated to digest for the Fenottes, especially for their captain. In front of the press, Wendie Renard tried to make an initial assessment of this defeat.
In comments relayed by The Teamthe international tricolor first drew up an implacable observation: “ The reality is there. We have eight Champions Leagues, this is their third. » But the fact is that the Barcelona women have just won the competition twice in a row. A rebalancing of forces is therefore visible on the European scene, after years of French supremacy, and more particularly Lyon. And for Wendie Renard, the time has come to learn the lessons of this setback.
Need reinforcement
“ We have seen that they have evolved on many points. We too, after this match, will grow. » As for the winning recipe to regain the advantage in the future, the pillar of the Lyon defense has his own idea. “ You need guts and personality when you play this kind of final, and we lacked that a little tonight. » If the OL midfielder was no match for Aitana Bonmati and her teammates on Saturday, it is also in attack that we may have to review things on the Lyon side, with a bench that seems a little too light for this type of encounter.
And if Wendie Renard concluded with an encouraging note: “ We will come back stronger », remains that Olympique Lyonnais will have to strengthen itself in the weeks and months to come. The departure of Sonia Bompastor, announced on the Chelsea bench next season, will be part of this new era in Lyon.
