Olympique Lyonnais wins its 17th title, in a controlled final against PSG

In a final dominated by Sonia Bompastor’s players, Olympique Lyonnais won their 17th French championship title on Friday, against PSG.

An almost expected ending. With an 11-point lead at the end of the regular season, OL confirmed their ascendancy over D1 Arkema by winning the very first play-off final against PSG on Friday May 17 (2-1 victory). at Groupama Stadium. The Fenottes had won the right to play this final at home thanks to their ranking. They thus won their 17th French championship title, a record. It will have a particular scent, since it is the first of the Michelle Kang era, who officially took the reins of the women’s Olympique Lyonnais on February 8.

In a match dominated by the Lyonnaises, it was Delphine Cascarino, a substitute during the semi-final against Stade de Reims on Sunday, who opened the scoring with a powerful strike at the near post. Well served by Danielle Van de Donk (1-0, 18th), she scored her first goal in D1 Arkema this season. Kadidiatou Diani doubled the lead a few minutes later, taking advantage of yet another error from Katarzyna Kiedrzynek, the unfortunate goalkeeper of Paris Saint-Germain (2-0, 22nd). Tabitha Chawinga, uncertain due to an adductor injury, reduced the gap at the end of the match, taking advantage of local defensive errors (2-1, 73rd).

The Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper, already guilty of a big mistake in Paris FC’s opener in the play-off semi-finals, has made multiple blunders. Enough to allow Lyonnaises who don’t really need gifts to increase the score. After a poorly protected first post on Delphine Cascarino’s goal, Katarzyna Kiedrzynek lost the ball on her way out to the feet of Melchie Dumornay, who just had to put it back for Kadidiatou Diani and the 2-0.

Her poor performance on the pitch at Groupama Stadium could have been punished more heavily, if Amel Majri had not been flagged offside on her first ball (48th), or if the referee had not called a generous foul for a failed exit on Delphine Cascarino who rushed to goal alone (51st). Not to mention the countless balls boxed instead of being caught (11th, 75th, 77th), systematically recovered by OL.

So many golden opportunities that (almost) did not waste the Lyonnaises, who struggled to appear dangerous as the minutes passed. An offensive inefficiency that Sonia Bompastor’s players, pushed by the 15,000 expected Lyon supporters, will have to correct before their Champions League final against FC Barcelona on Saturday May 25. In the meantime, the heart is celebrating in the OL valley, especially for the youngest, in a group with excessive titles, which only exploded with joy once they climbed onto the podium and were quickly installed on the Groupama lawn. Stadium.