Overview
- OL Lyonnes beat Arsenal 3-1 on Saturday in Lyon to win 4-3 on aggregate and advance to the Women’s Champions League final.
- Wendie Renard scored from a re-taken penalty after VAR ruled goalkeeper Daphne van Domselaar left her line, and Kadidiatou Diani made it 2-0 from a corner.
- Arsenal hit back when Alessia Russo scored in the 76th minute to level the tie before Jule Brand decided it in the 86th minute from Melchie Dumornay’s pass.
- VAR shaped the night with an early Lyon header disallowed for offside interference and a lengthy review that upheld Brand’s late winner.
- Renée Slegers said she was very disappointed and accepted Lyon were the better team, as the French club now awaits Barcelona or Bayern in the May 23 final in Oslo.