At the Parc des Princes,

Saturday night, OL won head in the air.

But in a good way.

Not one of Lyon's three goals against PSG – if we count Hegerberg's second, which was ultimately disallowed – was scored other than with a header.

And of the only two valid ones, we don't know which is the best.

Hegerberg's opener in the lulu after taking over Salma Bacha's perfectly measured center in suspension?

Or that of Wendie Renard looking like an alley-oop on a free kick from the same Bacha at the end of the match?

The Parisian coach, Didier Ollé-Nicole would have done without such a dilemma but did not fail to salute, as a good loser, the "surgical efficiency of the Lyonnaises" and this "aerial game above the mean ".

The fatal weapon that allowed the Lyonnaises to get out of the Parisian trap and its boiling Park, even if we sometimes bordered on spam, all these balloons in the air in the Paris area in the first period, finally, was it really reasonable ?

Endler or the revenge of the guardians

No doubt a little.

On the ground, it was but less sharp and sometimes haughty, the proof with Delphine Cascarino.

If she had really wanted to, the Lyonnaise would have extinguished the city of lights before the break instead of trying to erase Votikova for glory, the kind of prideful momentum that always ends up coming back in your face.

Coach Sonia Bompastor knows it, and her little passive-aggressive reminder during the press conference is not there by chance (“we can have a two-goal lead at half-time with this opportunity from Delphine. Fortunately for the French international, OL had enough to pay the bill on Saturday evening, but not by much either.

Where the Lyonnaises laugh, the Parisiennes cry.

Because the effectiveness of some is only as good as the clumsiness of others.

What would have happened if, at the height of Parisian domination in the second half, just after the equalizer of the indescribable Marie-Antoinette Katoto, Sakina Karchaoui had better adjusted her lob in front of Christiane Endler?

By the way, and since it is fashionable to make fun of the goalkeepers' balls, the Chilean's XXL match had to close at least two or three mouths.

Before the equalizer, it had already distinguished itself on a heavy strike from Dabritz, a masterfully slammed attempt, from Neuer in the text.

Christiane Endler 🧤🇨🇱, MVP of the semifinal of the #UWCL ante el PSG.

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What would have happened, too, if the Parisiennes had not so often fished in the last pass, the last dribble?

There have often been fine gestures from Diani and Baltimore, rakes, double contacts, body feints, but how many have resulted in concrete situations.

A lack of efficiency that the Parisian coach inevitably regrets a little, without overwhelming this group whose attitude he praises, not trivial these days.

“In this type of very close match, efficiency is essential and my regrets come from there: the lack of defensive efficiency in the first leg, the lack of offensive efficiency in the second half today.

I especially regret that it did not pass for the girls, wonderfully generous.

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Lyon's mental strength

“We gave everything, abounds captain Grace Geyoro.

We tried to produce play, to start from behind, to create chances.

But it comes down to details.

When we miss one or two, the opposing team has the opportunity to score and that's what happened.

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The Lyonnaises congratulate themselves for having been able to turn their backs when the pressure from Paris was getting stronger.

Bompastor: “During the second period, I really liked the mentality and the strength of character of the players to resist the pressure of the Parisiennes and their supporters.

“Like what, everything was really played in the head for OL.

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