Paris FC overwhelmed 3-2 by Real Madrid within the first leg of the Women’s Champions League | EUROtoday

Paris FC misplaced 3-2 towards Real Madrid on Wednesday February 11 within the first leg of the Women’s Champions League play-off, a match which was performed in pouring rain on the Charléty stadium.

The Parisians, who had opened the scoring rapidly because of a restoration from their Slovenian Kaja Korosec receiving a nook from Maëlle Garbino (1-0, tenth), had been caught after which overtaken simply earlier than half-time after objectives from Madrilenians Caroline Weir (thirty ninth) and Athenea Del Castillo (2-1, forty fifth).

Colombian Linda Caicedo hit the nail on the pinnacle for Madrid on the finish of the match (3-1, 83rd), earlier than Maéline Mendy, who got here on instead of Océane Picard, lowered the rating simply earlier than added time (3-2, 89th).

The Parisiennes will however have to realize an exploit through the return match in Madrid subsequent Wednesday to hope to qualify for the quarter-finals of the C1 and face FC Barcelona, ​​already certified.

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“There is hope. There are solely 3-2 »mentioned defender Lou Bogaert on the microphone of the L’Equipe channel. “It was a high-level match. The coach [Sandrine Soubeyrand] informed us to proceed like this, to remain united, as a result of there may be power in unity. We can rating two objectives there. »

Sandrine Soubeyrand’s group, already soundly overwhelmed within the league by Paris Saint-Germain 3-0, began the match with a bang dominating the Merengues in nice strides, earlier than decreasing the flag after Madrid’s equalizer from Scotland’s Weir, 5 objectives scored within the Champions League this season. The debates had been rebalanced within the second half when the rain calmed down.

Completely missed their sport defensively through the derby towards Paris final weekend, Clara Mattéo and her companions confirmed a bit of extra solidity on this space, regardless of the three objectives conceded. Which nonetheless maintains hope for Paris FC, owned by the Arnault household and Red Bull, in full development, and which claims to have already succeeded in its European season by extricating itself from the league section.

But the PFC should additionally maintain its place on the nationwide stage: with its defeat on Saturday, it fell behind second place within the Premier League, overtaken by FC Nantes towards whom it additionally misplaced at residence (2-1) on January 14 and FC Fleury 91, third. The PFC will meet PSG on Saturday within the semi-final of the Women’s League Cup, a contest born this season whose ultimate can be performed on March 14 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.