Lyon waited for their moment before defeating Wolfsburg.
Beaten 1-0 in the first leg, OL Lyon, thanks to the players who came off the bench, won 4-0 after extra time against the German club Wolfsburg in the quarter-final return leg of the Women’s Champions League, securing their spot in the semi-finals.
In the semi-finals, Lyon, aiming for their ninth title, will face defending champions Arsenal, just like in 2025. The other semi-final will see Barcelona take on Bayern Munich.
In the first leg on March 24 in Germany, Lyon suffered a defeat (1-0), the first of the season, after a dominant start. They conceded a goal by Lineth Beerensteyn on a deflected shot by Damaris Egurrola in the 14th minute.
This time, American Lily Yohannes gave Lyon the lead with a shot also deflected by Janina Minge (16th).
The breakthrough came from Lyon’s bench
However, it took extra time for Lyon to make the difference with their substitute players.
After a goal by Marie-Antoinette Katoto, disallowed for an offside by Vicky Becho (99th), Daelle Melchie Dumornay made it 2-0 from a corner played by Selma Bacha after VAR validation (102nd), before Egurrola, with a header, scored from another Bacha corner (3-0, 105th).
Katoto and Dumornay came on in the 69th minute, along with Tabitha Chawinga, who added a fourth goal on the counter (4-0, 120th). Egurrola replaced Lindsay Heaps in the 82nd minute.
Just like in the first leg, OL Lyon overwhelmingly dominated a limited opponent. But once again, the players showed incredible inaccuracy and offensive weakness that could be a real handicap against Arsenal in the semi-finals.
In the end, Lyon’s dominance was highlighted by a balance of 39 shots (9 on target) against 6, and 19 corners to 2.
Goalkeeper Stina Johannes delivered a good performance, but only truly shone against Yohannes (21st), Kadidiatou Diani (26th), and on two attempts by Bacha, including a very good free-kick towards the end of regular time (56th, 85th).
