Women’s Champions League: the enormous feat of Paris FC, which qualifies after a completely crazy match

2023-10-18 21:39:18

After endless minutes of added time, the Paris FC women raise their arms to the sky and can exult. They have just achieved a new feat in this 2023-2024 Champions League after that against Arsenal, beaten on penalties in the previous round. In a meeting with suspense and twists, the Parisiennes, held in check in the first leg (3-3), won this Wednesday during the 2nd preliminary round return to Wolfsburg (0-2).

This success allows them to punch their ticket for the group stage of the continental event for the first time in their history. A huge performance against a finalist club of the last edition (beaten 3-2 against Barcelona), double winner of the event (2013, 2014), which had never been eliminated before the quarter-finals of the test and had only lost four times on his lawn until then.

Two missed penalties

Impressive in their solidity and serenity, the Parisians dominated the start of the match by laying siege to the German goals. After a shot from Bourdieu repelled by Lisa Schmitt (5th), they benefited from a penalty for a hand fault from Popp on Julie Dufour’s shot. But the German goalkeeper repels Thiney’s attempt (12th). Wolfsburg fought back from a header from Pajor which hit Nnadozie’s right post (27th).

Dominant, Sandrine Soubeyrand’s daughters finally find the fault. On a long cross from Matéo, Dufour deceives Schmitt with a cross shot from a difficult angle (0-1, 38th). Returning from the locker room, Wolfsburg appeared more dangerous and obtained a penalty in turn following a foul by Soyer on the giant Popp, author of 2 goals in the first leg. Nigerian goalkeeper Nnadozie, at fault on the first German goal last week, repels Janssen’s attempt (61st). The PFC suffers in the final moments. A final shot from Pajor brushes past Nnadozie’s goal (80th) before Fleury delivers the ball following a perfectly executed counterattack (0-2, 89th). The perfect shot. Players of D1 and now qualified for the group stage of the Champions League, these Parisians are definitely irresistible this season.