It was tough, but the Lyonnaises finally did the job against Benfica, in the quarter-final second leg of the Women’s Champions League. Like the first leg, more clinging than expected, Sonia Bompastor’s players did not struggle against the Portuguese, even after believing what appeared to be the hardest: opening the score. OL barely had time to celebrate Delphine Cascarino’s goal when Alidou already pushed the ball into Endler’s goal for the 1-1.
We had to wait for the French international’s double at the start of the second half but above all for the progressive collapse of the Portuguese until the fireworks at the end of the match (double from Diani in stoppage time) for the Lyonnaises to be finally peaceful.
“We went up a notch compared to previous matches,” Cascarino said after the match. We had a favorable draw for the group stage and we had a very good Benfica team against us. She didn’t make it easy for us but that’s good because it pushes us to give the best of ourselves to win this kind of match. » The international also hopes to “go to the end” of the Champions League.
Paris has the opportunity to join OL on Wednesday evening
In the semi-final, OL will perhaps find PSG, on a favorable ballot before hosting the Swedes from Häcken on Wednesday evening. “If we have to play against Paris, we will play against Paris. We know this team very well. We are used to playing it. It’s the assurance of having a French team in the final and it will be positive for French women’s football,” says Delphine Cascarino.