EDITORIAL
After a hard victory against Moldova (2-1) on Thursday, the Blues are qualified for the Euro 2020 football. But for our columnist Virginie Phulpin, the real game of the week will take place Saturday, between Olympique Lyonnais and the Paris Saint-Germain. And it will be women's football.
"We're talking about two of the best teams in Europe"
"You saw me as the last men's PSG-OM.The Parisians played a half-time, 4-0, and it was over.There is no more suspense in this poster. not really the idea that I'm doing a stunning Classic, while there, this OL-PSG women has everything shock.
Already, we are talking about two of the best teams in Europe. Both Lyon and Paris are in the quarterfinals of the Champions League. OL has dominated the continent for several years. And Paris looks at the other big European clubs with eyes in their eyes. That's it, too, a Classic. High level.
"National supremacy is at stake"
Then there is the issue. Both teams are leading the championship, tied for points. Tomorrow's game will decide who will lead. So there is suspense, and the national supremacy is at stake. The future champion of France is one of these two clubs, and their two matches decide the coronation to come. A classic, what? Excuse me, but it's far from the case elsewhere, if you know what I mean ...
And then, there will be a lot of people in grandstands on Saturday. The affluence and the passion caused by a match, it is also to that one measures a Classic. The Lyon fans are not mistaken. 'Attention, the difference in level is increasingly reduced between the two clubs, so we must come en masse support our players': Here is the call they launched. And they are heard. Nearly 25,000 tickets have been sold, and OL hopes to reach 30,000 spectators at Groupama Stadium. The record attendance for a female D1 match should be defeated.
"The history of women's football is written before our eyes"
They are right, the fans. The level is more and more homogeneous in the championship. The Lyonnaises conceded the draw in Dijon last month. It never happened, before, this kind of surprises. Even the lowest ranked teams are progressing. The history of women's football is written before our eyes. And what I prefer in the stories is the Classics. This OL PSG is one. Maybe the only one. "