Three weeks after qualifying for the last square in the Champions League at the expense of Bayern Munich, the players of Olympique Lyonnais were traveling on the Arsenal field on Saturday to compete in their semi-final go. Quickly ahead, the Fenottes were caught up in the last part of the match but managed to put a hit to finally win (1-2).
The first part of the mission-perhaps the most complicated-is successful. Faced with Londonians falling with the way of Real Madrid in quarters, the partners of Kadidiatou Diani quickly made their experience speak. And it is precisely the attacker of the French team who took care of opening the brand to place OL on the right rails (0-1, 17th). Long, visitors stayed in front with this meager advantage.
Too much thin to hold on to the end since Mariona Caldentey took advantage of the penalty conceded by Claudia Endler to bring Arsenal back to height (1-1, 78th). Far from giving up, the Lyonnaises immediately left the front and did not wait more than four minutes to go back to, thanks this time to Melchie Dumornay, at the reception of a balloon from Amel Majri (1-2, 82nd).
An arsenal card during his last visit to Lyon
This time, the players of Arsenal will not equal a second time, they who will not have marked in the game this Saturday. Although short, this victory allows the Fenottes to approach the return match with real confidence capital. But it will also be necessary to be cautious because in October 2022, during their last trip to the Rhodanian land during a group match of C1, the Londonians had hit the Lyonnaises (1-5).
Present in the group but stayed on the bench, Wendie Renard hopes to be operational to play the semi-final return scheduled for April 27. OL's defense will only be hard to pass for Arsenal.
