Overview
- Lyon beat holders Arsenal 3-1 on Saturday to win 4-3 on aggregate, with Jule Brand’s 86th‑minute strike allowed after a VAR offside check.
- A first‑half penalty was retaken when replays showed goalkeeper Daphne van Domselaar off her line, and captain Wendie Renard scored at the second attempt.
- Kadidiatou Diani then finished at the back post from a corner to put Lyon ahead in the tie before halftime.
- Arsenal hit the woodwork twice and pulled level on aggregate when Alessia Russo scored in the 76th minute from Smilla Holmberg’s cross.
- Melchie Dumornay returned from injury and set up the winner, and manager Renée Slegers said she was very disappointed as Arsenal’s title defense ended.