Christiane Endler made history in the Champions League, a competition in which she will play a new final after beating Paris Saint-Germain 5-3 on aggregate with her team, Olympique Lyonnais. The Chilean goalkeeper started and will face Barcelona in Turin.
The match in the first leg had been decided 3-2 in favor of Lyon, so they reached the second game of the key with an advantage. Just four minutes into the match, Selma Bacha advanced the Endler team that was beginning to dream of its second final in the most important continental tournament in Europewhich they already conquered in the 2021/2022 edition.
Shortly before the end of the first half, Tabitha Chawinga beat the Chilean goalkeeper with a powerful cross shot, putting the Paris team back in the race. Despite this, Olympique Lyon controlled the actions throughout the second half, making PSG goalkeeper Constance Picaud a figure.
In the final minutes of the complement, Daelle Dumornay scored a high-quality goal to seal the tie in favor of “Les Lions”. With this result, Olympique Lyonnais advanced to the grand final that will be held in Turin, Italy, against Barcelona on May 25, where Christiane Endler will seek her second “Orejona”.
