Arsenal surprised Lyon with a 4-1 victory to reach the final of the women’s champion league at the expense of the eight-time champion on Sunday.
Lyon, previously undefeated in all competitions this season, won The first stage of your semifinal 2-1 in London last week. But the goals of Mariona Caldentey, Alessio Russo and Caitlin Ford, after a goal of the goalkeeper of Lyon Christiane Endler, gave Arsenal a 5-3 victory together and established a confrontation with the defending champion Barcelona in the final.
Barcelona had Previously routed chelsea 4-1 -After also win 4-1 in the first leg of his semifinal match, to reserve his place in the final in the José Alvalade Lisbon Final of Lisbon on May 24.
But the Catalan team will not enjoy playing a Arsenal team that seems to enjoy adversity, with the London team coming from behind both in the quarterfinals and in the semifinals after losing the early stages against Real Madrid and now Lyon.
The French team hoped to avenge their final defeat against Barcelona last year, since he tried to reach the final for a twelfth record time. It never seemed likely when Arsenal attacked from the beginning and only granted late when Melchie Dumornay withdrew one in the 81st minute.
Endler made a brilliant early salvation to deny Kim Little, but the visitors scored from the resulting corner when Chloe Kelly’s delivery was headed by Lyon’s defender, Damaris Egururrola, from Endler’s back from where he recovered.
Caldentey hit a bright shot from distance inside the upper right corner before part time, and got worse for Lyon after the break with Russo crossing Lyon’s defenders to put the 3-0 in a minute of the reset. Ford capitalized another slip in Lyon’s defense to seal the victory in 63.
It meant that Lyon granted more goals in a game than throughout the Champions League throughout the season.
For Arsenal, the only English team to win the competition will be a first final appearance since Oumeå beat for the trophy in 2007.
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