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Wolfsburg-Lyon 1-3 – Watch the first three goals on Sports News at the top.
Even without the injured Ada Hegerberg, Lyon won the Champions League final on Sunday.
At 3-1 over Wolfsburg, Lyon won the tournament for the fifth time in a row and the seventh overall. In three of the last five finals, it is precisely the Germans who have been the victims.
After the victory, Ada Hegerberg was honored by striker Saki Kumagai. The Japanese lifted Hegerberg’s No. 14 suit during the distribution of the cup.
On Twitter, the Norwegian super forward replied: – My girls, and a couple of emojis that symbolized that she was touched.
HONORED HEGERBERG: Saki Kumagai holds up the injured Ada Hegerberg’s jersey. Photo: Sergo Perez
During the match, Hegerberg also praised Kumagai for his 2-0 goal.
– Beautiful, Saki, he wrote. Hegerberg on Twitter, where the injured star striker actively encouraged his teammates in search of a new victory.
Norwegian characteristic
Ingrid Syrstad Engen played the entire match in midfield with Wolfsburg and had a fine figure, but failed to lead the wolves to victory against what has become the club’s archrival in the European context.
– We are disappointed, but I feel like today we lost against a better team, says Syrstad Engen to TV 2.
– We showed in the second half that we can stand up and challenge them more, but it’s a shame that we are not so brave in the first half.
MEDAL: Ingrid Syrstad Engen won a medal for second place in the Champions League, but had to walk the firefighter past the trophy. Photo: Alvaro Barrientos
He took control
Lyon seemed to decide the match already in the first half. Eugénie Le Sommer gave the reigning champions the lead in the 25th minute. The forward of the French team forced the return of Friederike Abt, a return that she herself processed in goal.
The 2-0 came just before the break. After a duel between Majri and Syrstad Engen, the ball ended Saki Kumagai. The Japanese shot the ball well into the corner.
Wolfsburg bet everything forward in the second half, and when Lyon goalkeeper Sarah Bouhaddi gave a clumsy return, Alexandra Popp was in the right place and reduced.
The team dressed in green pressed, but it was Lyon who decided the game a few minutes before regulation time ended.
Le Sommer’s shot hit Icelandic Sara Björk Gunnarsdottir, who with the outside of her leg sent the ball further behind Apt.
Björk Gunnarsdottir started the Champions League season in Wolfsburg, but left for Lyon in the transfer window between league seasons. Due to the ravages of the corona pandemic with the term lists, therefore, the CL season for Lyon ended.
The Icelander put his hands to his head after scoring 3-1.
Almost top scorer
Hegerberg will have the 2020 Champions League winner on the list of merits, although she was not in the final.
The 25-year-old scored nine goals in four games and finished in a split second on the tournament’s top scorers list. Only Vivianne Miedema (Arsenal – 10) has scored more, while Pernille Harder (Wolfsburg) has scored as many.
This despite the fact that Hegerberg has not played since the 11-0 overall victory against Fortuna in the eighth semi-final. The Norwegian super forward then scored four of the goals in the double arrangement.
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