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PSG women: "We take this draw, it's an important passage", rejoices Olivier Echouafni

2021-06-04T08:46:51.232Z


Largely at the level of OL, Paris brought back a point from Lyon (0-0). His first title of champion of France is reaching out to him.


Operation (almost) perfect.

PSG held on.

Paris resisted the Lyonnaises and brought back a small point - but so crucial - from Groupama Stadium on Sunday evening.

The players of Olivier Echouafni now have their destiny in hand more than ever.

They must beat Dijon, Friday (8:45 p.m.), to win the cup.

To win their first title of champions of France of D1.

"I just said to all the players"

we calm down, it's not over, we still have to win a match,

"blows Leonardo, the club's sporting director, at the end of the match.

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- PSG Women (@PSG_Feminines) May 30, 2021

"Parisiennes deserve"

But this title, so hoped for, is very close.

It may even be like a formality.

In the first leg, the Parisiennes had won 3-0 on the lawn of Dijon (October 4).

The Burgundians are in eighth place in the standings and have nothing more to play.

“There is still a day left.

This Sunday, they are not champions
 We do not know what can happen, ”persuaded OL goalkeeper Sarah Bouhaddi.

Her teammate, the experienced and multi-titled Amandine Henry, hardly believes it: “We keep hope even if we should not be under any illusions, the Parisians will not give up.

They have had a very good season, they deserve it too ”.

🔚 End of the match on this score of 0 to 0.



Our Lyonnaises remain second to one point behind PSG before the 22nd and last day of @ D1Arkema which will be played next Friday.

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- OL FĂ©minin (@OLfeminin) May 30, 2021

At the end of the match, Olivier Echouafni's angry fists mean a lot of things.

PSG have nothing to envy OL, the best team in Europe of the last decade (7 Champions League won in 10 years).

Worse, Echouafni almost had regrets after the beautiful score of his proteges: “On the face of the match, we would have deserved the victory.

We lacked a little lucidity in the last gesture ”.

But the technician is however easily satisfied with this result: “We would undoubtedly have deserved more than this draw.

But we take it (laughs).

It was an important passage.

We negotiated this turn well ”.

"The first leg, a real click"

PSG more than well negotiated.

After 14 years of unchallenged reign of Lyonnaises in the league, PSG has the title at arm's length.

After years of frustration.

“The trigger may be this first leg at the Parc des Princes (PSG 1-0 success).

We had often broken our teeth against this OL team.

This victory created a lot of confidence in the group.

This match was a real trigger, ”explains the Ile-de-France coach.

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In the game, Paris managed to completely foil Lyon. Become a juggernaut without ideas, without solutions "It's a lot of fun," continues Leonardo. Women's football is very close to my heart ”. It remains, now, to force his destiny because there is still a match. A capital match. “This draw in Lyon is an important step. But that's not the title. We have to win on Friday, ”says captain Irene Paredes. "No euphoria", proclaims Olivier Echouafni several times. There is the last step to climb. Not the most complicated on paper.

Source: leparis

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