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Olympique Lyonnais female soccer players continue to dominate the UEFA Women’s Champions League for a long time. At the Anoeta Stadium in San Sebastián, the French won the final against VfL Wolfsburg 3-1 (2-0) and won their fifth consecutive title. Goals for Lyon were scored by Eugénie Le Sommer (25th minute), Saki Kumagai (44th) and Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir (88th), while Alexandra Popp triumphed for the German champions (57th).
From the beginning, the women of Lyon lived up to their role as favorites. Friederike Abt was able to deflect the first chances for Kumagai from distance (minute 3) and Delphine Cascarino from a tight angle (18) in Wolfsburg’s goal. At 0: 1, Abt left her defenses in the lurch: the Wolfsburg goalkeeper defended himself from a first shot by Le Sommers, but neither Sara Doorsoun nor Lena Goeßling prevented the French, who was thinking faster at the time, from shooting. .
Wolfsburg continued to have difficulty generating pressure towards the forwards. Stephan Lerch’s team remained too passive on defense: Kathrin Hendrich, who came in for the injured Doorsoun in the 39th minute, and central defender Dominique Bloodworth were unable to stop Cascarino on Lyon’s right wing, Anna Paleness in the center he only defended himself against the French cross. The ball reached Kumagai on deflections, which he finished off in the lower right corner from 18 meters.
Wolfsburg improved after the break
After switching sides, the Wolfsburg team was better able to use the space in Lyons’ wings. A Fridolina Rolfös cross was still able to block Kadeisha Buchanan, Ewa Pajor’s second attempt from a cross came to Popp, who headed for the connection (57). In the final phase, the Wolfsburg team balanced the game, but could not create more convincing opportunities to score. The decision was made with a standard: after a corner, Gunnarsdóttir, who had only moved from Wolfsburg to Lyon in the summer, forged a shot from Le Sommers at goal (89th).
Lyon returned to get the triple of the championship, cup and Champions. Since the 2015/2016 season, the French have triumphed in the premier class year after year; For the third time after 2016 and 2018, Lyon beat VfL Wolfsburg in the final.
