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The result: A 3: 1 of the most performance-oriented variety. No demonstration from kickoff to final, but a sovereign favorite win. You can find the match report here.
The first half: He started nervously. Also by the Lonese, who started the kick-off before the teams knelt for a moment in solidarity with those affected by racism and police violence. The maneuver had to be repeated. After that, Wolfsburg had much bigger problems, making it possible for both Eugénie Le Sommers 1-0 by stabbing (25th minute) and Saki Kumagai 2-0 from distance (44th) through sleepy seconds in the making of the goal, and barely reached the other side. to relieve attacks.
The game player: Take the unpredictability and speed of a hard bouncing ball and add heavy pressure, determination in front of goal, and excellent technique – the result could come close to Delphine Cascarino. The 23-year-old started Lyon’s first two goals and played the Wolfsburg defense constantly dizzy. Even without Ada Hegerberg (who did not fit again after a cruciate ligament tear) and Nikita Parris (suspended), OL was not lacking in offensive class.
The second half: The Wolfsburg women were not yet even in the sense that they could have put pressure comparable to that of Lyon’s offense in the good phases of the first round. But the wolf made his way into the game. Alexandra Popp, who landed herself at the goal net in a comparable scene at halftime, headed from a short distance to connect (57th). There were no funds for a final offensive, the joke instead was a former colleague.
And you, Sara Björk ?: Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir tied the football boots of VfL Wolfsburg for four years. This season in the Champions League, the Icelander was on the pitch for Stephan Lerch’s team. Only a waiver from UEFA, according to which summer transfers were allowed for their new clubs in the same season, allowed Gunnarsdóttir to participate in the final tournament in the Basque Country for Lyon. The midfielder found herself promptly, albeit totally involuntary: Le Sommer shot her (88th).
Take me five: There are not many clubs in Europe that can call themselves the fear rivals of VfL Wolfsburg. Presumably, Olympique de Lyon is the only one. The balance sheet reads as follows: six times in a row the DFB Cup winners, four times in a row the German champions, five times in a row in the Champions League they failed against Lyon. In odd years (2017, 2019) VfL flies in the quarterfinals, in even years (2016, 2018, 2020) there are final defeats against the French to regret. Maybe it will work next year.
