Parisiennes and Lyonnaises are measured respectively this week against Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, their ambitious runners-up in the Champions League, before meeting on Sunday for the shock of the women's D1.
A sign of the prestige of the meeting, it is at the Parc des Princes that Paris hosts the Real Tuesday (9:00 p.m.), an enclosure usually reserved for duels with Lyon.
"To
play at the Parc des Princes in front of, I think, a very good crowd, it's magnificent,
" said Parisian coach Didier Ollé-Nicolle at a press conference on Monday.
The public will indeed be at the rendezvous for this poster: 16,000 tickets have already been sold.
PSG are ahead of Madrid at the top of Group B, but both teams have the same number of points (6).
A success would ideally place the Parisiennes on the way to the quarterfinals.
Real are still far from FC Barcelona, winner of the Champions League last season, and currently only occupy 11th place in the Spanish league, 17 points behind Barça.
But Didier Ollé-Nicolle is wary of this "
well organized team, which has a certain system and a certain style, in the Spanish way
".
“
A team that loves possession with very good offensive players
,” adds captain Grace Geyoro.
Finalist in 2015 and 2017, Paris feeds more than ever great ambitions in the Champions League, after having conquered its first title of champion of France in June, putting an end to 14 years of Lyon hegemony.
At the end of this busy week, PSG will also find their great rival at Groupama Stadium on Sunday during the 8th day of D1 (9:00 p.m.).
Hegerberg's pretty gesture
Deprived of a national title and eliminated by these same Parisians in the C1 quarterfinals last season, OL, winner of the five C1s from 2016 to 2020, must return to the forefront. The Lyonnaises, who have recovered in recent weeks from their long-standing injuries, Ada Hegerberg and Griedge Mbock, host Bayern Munich on Wednesday (9:00 p.m.). Victorious in their first two matches, the players of Sonia Bompastor lead Group D with two points ahead of the Bavarians.
If they had beaten Bayern in the quarterfinals of the Champions League in 2020 (2-1), the last edition won by OL, the Lyonnaises had lost this summer in a friendly against Munich (4-2).
Bayern, where French Viviane Asseyi and former Lyonnaise Saki Kumagai play, are currently leaders in their championship, like OL which precedes Paris on goal difference.
Like PSG, OL hope to count on the support of the public on Wednesday.
On her Twitter account, Ada Hegerberg urged supporters to come.
“
We need everyone!
», She wrote referring to the ticket office.
The Norwegian striker even offered to help "
people for whom times are a little tough
" to attend the meeting.
Tuesday
Group A
(6.45 p.m.) Servette Chênois (SUI) - Chelsea (ENG)
(9.00 p.m.) Juventus Turin (ITA) - Wolfsburg (GER)
Group B
(6:45 p.m.) Kharkiv (UKR) - Breidablik (ISL)
(9:00 p.m.) Paris SG (FRA) - Real Madrid (ESP)
Wednesday
Group C
(6:45 p.m.) HB Koge (DEN) - Arsenal (ENG)
FC Barcelona (ESP) - Hoffenheim (GER)
Group D
(21h00) Lyon (FRA) - Bayern Munich (GER)
Benfica Lisbon (POR) - Häcken (SWE)