It stalls on startup.
For its first outing in the group stage of the Champions League, the women's PSG came up against too big a piece, this Thursday, at the Jean-Bouin stadium.
Les Parisiennes lost 1-0 against Chelsea, finalist in 2021 and semi-finalist in 2022, at the end of a chopped match rewarding the most efficient team.
It will be necessary to react next week on the ground of another big engine, Real Madrid, which thanks to its victory against the Albanians of Vllaznia Shkodër (2-0) did not miss its entry in matter.
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The match: Paris dominated
In front of nearly 5,000 spectators and well-represented Ultras, the PSG deprived of Lieke Martens, sick and replaced at short notice by the neo-international Laurina Fazer before the meeting, never managed to shake up his opponent.
Forwards Kadidiatou Diani and Ramona Bachmann were discreet, failing to get back up a block put in difficulty by the impact of the English in the midfield.
If the clear chances were not that numerous, Chelsea took the meeting by the right end by putting pressure on Paris.
Guro Reiten was the first to solicit Sarah Bouhaddi with a shot from the left pushed back from the foot (11th).
Then with an impeccable volley at the far post after getting the better of Elisa De Almeida, Millie Bright gave the advantage to the Blues (0-1, 27th) who controlled until the break.
Back from the locker room, same music.
Sam Kerr, from afar, put Bouhaddi to work (51st).
Gérard Prêcheur's players tried to put their foot on the ball more to hope to come back to score.
Without success, the fault of an obvious technical waste.
Diani tried a shot captured without problem by the opposing goalkeeper (63rd).
It will have lacked a real attachment point in front and an extra soul, above all, to hope for better.
Kheira Hamraoui, in the group for the first time, did not come into play.
Aim.
Chelsea: Bright (27th).
PSG: Bouhaddi - Lawrence, Ilestedt, De Almeida, Karchaoui - Groenen (E. Cascarino, 70th), Jean-François (M. Traoré, 79th), Geyoro (cap.) - Diani, Bachmann, Fazer.
Entr.
: Preacher.
The surprise guest: Neymar in the stands
Suspended for the trip to Ajaccio in Ligue 1, this Friday, October 21, Neymar treated himself to an evening of women's football by coming to attend the meeting like two other of his partners.
In addition to the Brazilian, Nuno Mendes, with a hamstring injury, and Presnel Kimpembe, on recovery this week, were also present to encourage the girls in the Porte d'Auteuil enclosure.
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The presence and support of our Parisians @kimpembe_3, @nunomendes_25 and @neymarjr tonight at Jean Bouin ❤️💙🙌#PSGCHE pic.twitter.com/s75e5b5mq3
— PSG Women (@PSG_Women) October 20, 2022
The number: 2
After the slap inflicted on Lyon by Arsenal (1-5) on Wednesday evening, Chelsea is the second English club to win in France in 24 hours.
England, European champion in title, confirms its rise in power in recent years thanks to substantial resources and shows a little more the delay taken, on the contrary, by the French clubs.