Bachmann qualifies PSG in the 112th minute
The Lucernoise scored the goal that allowed the Parisiennes to eliminate Bayern Munich, decimated by the Covid-19, in the quarter-finals of the Champions League.
The joy of Ramona Bachmann and the Parisians after the equalizer.
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Jostled, long harmless and pushed into extra time, the women of Paris SG forced the door to the semi-finals of the Champions League thanks to the incoming Ramona Bachmann, heroine of the quarter return Wednesday against Bayern (2-2 ap) in a noisy and well stocked Park.
The capital club suffered enormously, eight days after their 2-1 victory in Munich, but preserved the essentials: a ticket for the last four of the European Cup, a good habit already taken the last two seasons.
The partners of captain Grace Geyoro, qualified in the final of the Coupe de France and current second in the Championship, will try to get closer to a first title so much sought after by PSG in the Champions League, women and men alike.
In the semi-finals, an enticing duel against rivals Lyon could arise. The draw made this hypothesis feasible, but the “Fenottes”, seven times titled in the competition, must however overthrow Juventus, Thursday in Lyon, after being surprised in Turin (2-1 defeat) in the first handle.
27,262 spectators
Whatever happens, PSG will have to do much better than the fairly average copy, even frankly messy in sequences, rendered Wednesday in a Parc des Princes animated by the noisy ultras of the CUP and the cries of encouragement from the many children present.
The 27,262 supporters identified provided a record attendance for the women’s section, far from the previous mark (19,192 people in April 2017 against FC Barcelona in the semi-final return), but they were not rewarded by a great show.
The party could however have been spoiled by a Bayern team who came with as much determination as absent, decimated by injuries, the suspension of Viviane Asseyi and several cases of Covid-19. Faced with this slaughter, coach Jens Scheuer had only two outfield players available among his substitutes!
Bachmann’s decisive entry
On the side of Paris, it is precisely from the bench that the liberation came. The Lucernoise Ramona Bachmann, very active after replacing Kheira Hamraoui at the start of extra time, caused panic in the German defense before finally shaking the nets with a cross shot from the right.
Facing the Bavarians, twice semi-finalists over the last three seasons, PSG had opened the scoring against the run of the game on an inspiration from Sandy Baltimore, completely out of the way but able to lob the goalkeeper with a ball brushed in a bell (17th, 1-0).
Bayern did not disassemble however, equalizing in stride by ex-Lyonnaise Saki Kumagai, on the lookout for a ball repelled by goalkeeper Barbora Votikova (19th, 1-1). And the worst-case scenario took on even more substance when Klara Bühl, already a scorer in the first leg, deceived the Czech goalkeeper thanks to a deflected shot by her partner Léa Schüller (54th, 1-2). The referee quickly validated the goal while Schüller herself, looking surprised, waited before celebrating.
The Parisiennes often sinned in the finish, by imprecision and, above all, because of the decisive parades of Janina Leitzig in front of Grace Geyoro (26th), Kadidiatou Diani (28th), Marie-Antoinette Katoto (77th) and Ramona Bachmann (104th). Ultimately without consequence.
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