Women’s Champions League – Lyon vs Juventus: Olympique Lyon were the better team for most of their away leg in Turin. They had the lead for most of the first hour of the fixture. However, the sending off of Carpenter, changed the game completely as the hosts got themselves a couple of goals.
Le Bianconere carried a one goal lead to defend in Lyon. The hosts, however, were too good for Juventus. The trio of Hegerberg, Malard and Macario scored a goal apiece, to give them a three goal lead in the fixture.
The visitors scored towards the end of the game but it was too little done too late. The match concluded 3-1 in the hosts’ favour. Who qualified to the semis against PSG with a 4-3 win on aggregate.
Women’s Champions League – Lyon vs Juventus: Match report
Full-time Score: Lyon 3-1 Juventus (4-3 agg)
Lyon: Endler; Mbock Bathy (Cayman 76), Buchanan, Renard, Bacha; Horan, Egurrola (Henry 46), Macario (Gunnarsdóttir 87); D Cascarino, Hegerberg, Malard.
Scorers: Hegerberg 33’, Malard 35’, Macario 73’.
Juventus: Peyraud-Magnin; Lenzini (Lundorf 70), Gama, Sembrant, Boattin (Nilden 79); Rosucci, Pedersen, Cernoia; Bonansea (Caruso 70), Girelli (Stašková 79), Hurtig (Bonfantini 61).
Scorer: Andrea Stašková 84’.
Post-match reactions
Sonia Bompastor, Lyon coach: “We knew at the start that we had 90 minutes left in the tie. The idea was not to rush. We knew we were going to get chances and had to be efficient. We had to keep the will to be conquerors.”
Joe Montemurro, Juventus coach: “I’ve so much pride for the girls, and not just for this evening but for the entire tournament. I can only thank them. We have shown that we are a team that is improving and can compete at the highest levels. We’ve all grown, the team and the staff. Now we want to come back stronger – and to do that we need to win Serie A, which is now our main focus.”
Ada Hegerberg, Lyon forward and Player of the Match: “We are very happy with the qualification. We came back in the tie and won this game. I tried to keep it simple today. I will continue to work hard in training for the next matches.”
Melvine Malard, Lyon forward: “We were able to keep our focus and desire to attack. [Hegerberg’s] goal inspired us. The important thing was to go ahead today. The team was good; we didn’t give up, which is great.”
Cristiana Girelli, Juventus forward: “We must be proud of the progress we’ve made this season but I won’t hide that there’s a sense of disappointment. We knew they would be aggressive and perhaps we lacked a little bit of courage. That said, we have achieved something big – and with the plans this club has, we’ll see Juventus again on an occasion like this.”
