The last champion of the last four editions of the Women's Champions continues forward in his attempt to conquer the fifth in a row. Lyon, yes, had to suffer until the end to knock down a rocky Bayern. Somewhat on the brink of rest in an untimely exit of his goalkeeper ended up taking its toll.
The French, like a day before Barça and Atlético, accused the lack of competition. His idea of the game remained unchanged, but neither the mechanics nor the rhythm worked at their usual level. The Germans, for their part, were very clear about their role and only went off the planned script when they were behind on the scoreboard.
PSG, who beat Arsenal in Anoeta, await their compatriots in the semifinal match to play in San Mamés next Wednesday. The initial goals of Parris and Majri, one at a time, allowed him to knock down a Bayern that believed in the equalizer as a result of Simon's goal. The German impetus did not give for more-
The reigning champion of the Women’s Champions League came out with everything in San Mamés. Jean Luc Vasseur, his coach, opted for a clear 4-2-3-1 starting point. The finery had no major problem forming a line of five in the center of the field at the time of retreating, although they exerted a very advanced pressure.
Bayern, for their part, formed with a 4-4-1-1 in which Dallmann had some freedom when trying to create. Schuller, their only specific forward, was the first player to touch the goal after a lateral pass from Simon that she narrowly missed. The Germans soon put an end to the initial momentum of the galas.
Lyon, without any kind of haste or haste, continued their business. The French always looked for the German goal, but they hardly found any gaps in the last meters. Everything pointed to a 0-0 tie at halftime when Parris, ready and very fast, took advantage of an indecision between the central Demann and his goalkeeper to send the ball to the back of the net with Vaseline. Bayern had just over 45 minutes left to try to come back.
The Germans advanced lines in the second half, a situation that the French took advantage of to go on the counterattack. Cascarino thus lost a one-on-one to Benkarth. Majri, on the other hand, took advantage of a direct free kick shortly after to make it 2-0. Bayern, despite the fact that the crash seemed doomed, continued to do their thing and managed to reduce distances through Simon in another free-kick, this side, which neither Gunnarsdottir nor his goalkeeper managed to deflect.
The rain, with changes in both formations, made an appearance in San Mamés. An intense downpour that came to coincide with the injury of Damnjanovic, a forward who minutes before had entered through the disappeared Schuller yesterday. The Germans, however, were able to tie with eleven minutes remaining with a shot from Lohmann that ended up off the crossbar.
The veteran and know-how of the European champion prevailed in the last stage of this disputed clash. The Germans tried without success.
Lyon-Bayern 2-1
Lyon: Bouhaddi; Bronze, Buchanan, Renard, Majri; Henry (Gunnarsdottir 45 '), Kumagai; Cascarino, Marozsan (Bacha 83 '), Le Sommer (Taylor 60'); and Parris (Karchaoui 65 ').
Bayern: Benkarth; Glas (Ilested 80 ') Hegering, Demann, Simon; Beerensteyn (Asseyi 60 '), Lohmann (Zadrazil 80'), Magull, Gwinn; Dallmann and Schuller (Damnjanovic 60 ') (Laudher 74').
Goals: 1-0: min. 40, Parris. 2-0: min. 59, Majri. 2-1: min. 64, Simon.
Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine). He admonished Benkarth, Marozsan, Karchaoui, Hegering and Dallmann.
Incidents: Match played in San Mamés behind closed doors.