The Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) women's team continues its good run. Undefeated for nineteen matches in all competitions, the Parisians moved closer to the semi-finals of the Champions League by winning (2-1), Wednesday March 20, in Gothenburg on the field of the Swedes of Häcken in the quarterfinals final go.
PSG, finalist of the event in 2015 and 2017 but never titled, was nevertheless deprived for this trip of its international goalkeeper Constance Picaud, forfeited “for personal reasons”, and of striker Marie-Antoinette Katoto, injured in the knee right.
It was central defender Eva Gaetino who opened the scoring, in the 23rd minute, following a free kick taken on the left by Sakina Karchaoui extended with a header by Tabitha Chawinga (1-0).
The Swedes, who eliminated Paris FC during the group stage, equalized on a penalty whistled for a foul by Thiniba Samoura on Anna Anvegard and transformed in two stages by Rasul Rosa Kafaji: the Polish goalkeeper of PSG, Katarzyna Kiedrzynek, had repelled her shot but the Swedish attacker headed it back (1-1, 42nd).
The Malawian Tabitha Chawinga finally scored the winning goal, from the left, receiving a cross from the right from the Dane Amalie Vangsgaard, who entered the game two minutes earlier (2-1, 74th).
Play “a better game at the Park”
PSG, which came out on top of Group C in the group stage, therefore remains undefeated since November 2023 – defeat (0-1) at home against Bayern Munich in the Champions League. The return match against the Swedes will take place on Thursday March 28 in Paris.
“I think we can have a much better match on the return leg,” said Parisian coach Jocelyn Prêcheur. We have seen that Häcken is a very good team which projects very well in counterattacks. We need to correct certain things and have a better match at the Park. »
Wednesday evening, the players of FC Barcelona, favorites of this Champions League of which they are the title holders, won on the field of the Norwegians of Brann (2-1). On Tuesday, Olympique Lyonnais, French champions, won in Lisbon at the expense of Benfica (2-1) while Chelsea almost validated their ticket to the semi-finals by beating Ajax (3-0). in Amsterdam.
