Sarah Bouhaddi who blocks the strike of a Parisian, PSG players in tears and OL which is celebrating a new line in its impressive record, with 30 titles now. Nearly a year and a cut caused by the health crisis, the Parisians again lost a national trophy against their rivals Lyon on penalties on Sunday night in Auxerre (0-0, 4 tab to 3). And as in September at Guingamp at the Trophée des championnes, the players of Olivier Echouafni clung to their dream of taking their advantage over their rivals until this unpredictable exercise.
But if the Parisian coach had sent his executives to fulfill this load in the Côtes-d'Armor, this time he surprised at the decisive moment of the session. At 3-3, just after the first failed attempt of the evening by Eugénie Le Sommer, PSG decided to put their goalkeeper, Christiane Endler, in the role of the shooter.
"She did not control this emotion and hit a little too hard"
Alas, the Chilean hits too hard and explodes the bar of Sarah Bouhaddi. "I know a little how the goalkeepers feel and there, just after stopping a shot, she must have had an adrenaline rush," said OL coach Jean-Luc Vasseur. She didn't get over that emotion and hit a little too hard. "
An analysis not shared by his Parisian counterpart: “they trained in this exercise all week, and she did not miss one, assures Olivier Echouafni. And there, all it takes is a meeting, a final, she hits the bar and it comes out ... "
⚽ It's over at Abbé Deschamps! Bouhaddi intervenes and gives the victory to Lyon in this penalty shootout (4 - 3)! pic.twitter.com/M6q1h5JpVO
- France tv sport (@francetvsport) August 9, 20203-3, the hour of the potential last shot. On the Lyon side, it is the international Lucy Bronze, English international and OL executive, who is sent on a mission. Which she successfully fulfills. PSG, for its part, sends young midfielder Léa Khelifi, who entered the match in stoppage time and who will touch for the occasion his first ball of the match. This one finishes in the gloves of Sarah Bouhaddi, giving OL its ninth Coupe de France.
"We lose once again on penalties, it hurts"
“We wanted to bring in offensive players (Editor's note: Khelifi and Bruun) for the shootout, justifies Echouafni. Tonight, the title is not at the end. Bravo to OL, the success is still in their camp for the moment. "
“We lose once again on penalties, it hurts, loose the Parisian captain Irene Paredes, the only PSG player to have presented herself to the media after the meeting. Now, we are not going to start pointing fingers at the ones that failed. We are a team, we will continue to work. "
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Because if PSG has finished its 2019-2020 season on the French scene, it still has the Champions League. The Parisiennes are due to play their quarter-final in the Spanish Basque Country against Arsenal on August 22. And in case of victory, they could find in the semi-final the Lyonnaises, opposed to Bayern Munich. Not said that they then dream of a new shootout.