Lyon fall for Bayern for the first time this season

History will retain that the first defeat of the Lyonnaises version 2021-2022 will have had for theater Munich (Germany). Wednesday November 17, after a crazy series of eleven consecutive victories (championship and European Cup combined), the Lyonnaises lost (1-0) against Bayern Munich.

After the meeting, the goalkeeper and captain of OL, Christiane Endler spoke at the microphone of our colleagues from DAZN. “I am sad but proud of the team, she commented. It was a very difficult game, we fought a lot, we had a lot of chances, until the last second, but we didn’t materialize. ”

Rough in pressing as in intensity, the Bavarians managed to silence the Lyon attack, usually so quick to roar. In the 69th minute of play, it was finally the former Lyonnaise, Saki Kumagai who scored the winning goal for Munich. Despite this defeat, the players of Sonia Bompastor retain the first place in their group. They could qualify for the finals if they win, on the next Champions League day, in Benfica, on December 9.