Around 25,000 spectators are expected in Lyon on Friday (8:45 p.m.) for the semi-final of the Women's Nations League between the French football team and Germany.
A number deemed too low by Amandine Henry, midfielder and former captain of the Bleues.
“There is still work to be done.
It's desperate
, the former Lyon player said in an interview with Le
Parisien
.
What more needs to be done?
We, the players, give our all.
It’s a beautiful poster, it’s a beautiful stadium, a beautiful city
…
”
The Groupama Stadium, home of Olympique Lyonnais, has a capacity of 60,000 seats, but only 30,000 were open for sale.
The meeting of Hervé Renard's players will therefore not fill half the stadium.
“We don’t know what to do.
We talk about it, we ask ourselves the question: what can we do to fill stadiums?
When we see other countries, it works.
Why doesn't it work for us?
We don’t really understand.”
However, the stakes are high: Amandine Henry and her teammates are two matches away from winning the first Nations League in their history.