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PSG-OL women: "It may be the right time for Paris", judge Patrice Lair

2020-08-26T09:31:29.427Z


The former coach of Lyonnaises and Parisiennes believes that the latter are capable of ending the supremacy of their big


Who better than Patrice Lair to analyze the semi-final of the Women's Champions League between PSG and OL this Wednesday (8 p.m., on Canal + and BeIN Sports 1) at the San Mamés stadium in Bilbao (Spain)? Now adviser to the La Rochelle women's pole after experiences in Niort and Guingamp in men's Ligue 2, the 59-year-old technician first led the Lyonnaises (2010-2014), with whom he won the first two of six European titles of the Rhone club, before training the Parisiennes (2016-2018), failing in the final of the event in 2017 on penalties against… OL. Party with a crash from the club of the capital, the Breton installed in Lyon remains nonetheless convinced that PSG and his successor Olivier Echouafni can overthrow the mountain.

How do you see this match?

PATRICE LAIR. It's very open and it's going to be balanced. It's 50-50. Paris can create a surprise. Parisiennes have a real opportunity to seize. They can do it. It may be the right time for Paris.

Why do you think that ?

They have more possibilities than in my time, when we had to armor behind (sic). Since then, the girls have improved and the team is better. Except maybe behind, where it can be problematic, it's interesting in the middle and in front. Between the return of Däbritz and the arrival of Bachmann, who bring a technical touch, plus Geyoro, Nadim, Katoto or Diani, I really liked their performance against Arsenal (2-1 in the quarterfinals). Knowing that Lyon is not very good in the game and that it misses the world. Without Mbock, Hegerberg and maybe Henry, who bring power defensively and offensively, it's one less backbone. It was complicated against Bayern (2-1). But the Lyonnaises have experience and are also capable of surpassing themselves.

“Let go of the horses! "

Like their defeat on penalties on August 9 in the final of the Coupe de France, aren't the Parisians making a complex?

It's up to the players to believe a little more in their possibilities. If they want to win one day, we must remove the complexes, remove the handbrake and try everything. If they don't do it now… What do they have to lose? Nothing. Let go of the horses! Then there are players in the group who have not had the experience of past confrontations with Lyon and who are not marked psychologically.

Can the boys' defeat in the final against Bayern give them an additional source of motivation?

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Yes, it's possible, it can bring a little extra to push them to bring the Cup back to Paris. The year I trained them, we played Barcelona in the semi-finals shortly after the rouste taken by the boys (Editor's note: the famous remorada of 2017) . You could see that in their heads, we wanted to avenge the boys a little.

Who are you going to support?

I have respect for both clubs, and what interests me is that this European Cup remains in France. I am a supporter of French football, and I only see its interest. I would have liked Paris to win it for the boys. It's a shame, it made me c… (sic) It's now up to the girls to try to do the feat.

Source: leparis

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