PSG: Parisians can thank Saint-Etienne!

After the draw of the Parisiennes against Montpellier (0-0), at home, Friday evening, during the 16th day of the championship, the risk was great to see the Lyonnaises take advantage of it, this Saturday, in Saint-Étienne, for s escape to the top of the standings by taking a five-point lead.

As a reminder of the situation in D1 Arkema, the reigning French champions are three points behind OL since the terrible 6-1 in the first leg, in November, in the middle of the Hamraoui affair.

Friday, Didier Ollé-Nicolle, the PSG coach, had also slipped: “It's a setback.

We are all very disappointed.

We know that in the league you have to win everything to give yourself the opportunity to play a final against Lyon, unless they stumble by then”.

It was almost completely granted this Saturday, when we least expected it.

We did not give a lot of Stéphanoises, last with 1 victory and 12 defeats, against Lyonnaises.

However, the derby ended in a draw (1-1).

Draw (1-1) in this Derby #ASSEOL.

It's the status quo at the top of the standings, our Lyonnaises keep 3 points ahead of PSG.

#ASSEOL 1-1 pic.twitter.com/QbCsdoru4v

– OL Women (@OLfeminin) March 12, 2022

Les Vertes even led the way after Uffren's goal (73'), but the Lyonnaises equalized through Malard (79').

“Luckily we equalize quickly and we have the mentality to go for a draw but it does not fit into our principles and our values, we wanted to continue on a winning streak and take the five-point lead today. today, recognized Selma Bacha at the microphone of OLPLAY We did not do it but we must not let go and continue like this.

We are still ahead.

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PSG will receive Soyaux next Friday for the 17th day.

Before chaining decisive meetings, with a quarter-final of the Champions League against Bayern Munich interspersed with a semi-final of the Coupe de France in Fleury.

As for Paulina Dudek, the Polish central defender, released on a stretcher on Friday in the 21st minute of her hundredth match with Paris, she underwent examinations which did not reveal a broken ankle.

She will undergo others this Sunday.