Division 1 Arkema leaders PSG will host seven-time European champions Lyon at Parc des Princes on Wednesday at 1 p.m. ET for the first leg of the Women's Champions League quarterfinals.
Le Classique Feminine will be played 12 days after three PSG players tested positive for COVID-19, forcing the league-deciding game to be postponed to a date yet to be decided. Nonetheless, the UWCL quarterfinal and semifinal draw gifted women’s football fans two more clashes between the two French rivals.
UEFA Women’s Champions League: PSG vs. Lyon preview
Despite lagging behind PSG in the Division 1 Arkema, Lyon will still be recognized as the favorite heading into the UWCL quarterfinal first leg against PSG.
Les Fenottes have won their previous 11 quarterfinal games and lifted the Women’s Champions League trophy for five consecutive years. Additionally, Lyon holds the edge over PSG in the competition after taking down the Red and Blue in the 2017 final and the 2016 and 2020 semifinals.
As for Les Parisiennes, they will enter their home stadium on Wednesday, aiming to replicate their Division 1 Feminine performance against Lyon in November 2020. That time out, PSG defeated Lyon by minimal difference at Parc des Princes, giving manager Olivier Echouafni and his players the lead in the French league that they still hold to this day.
It is important to note that PSG was the last club to knock out Lyon from the competition. Les Fenottes fell to Les Parisiennes in the 2014/15 UEFA Women’s Champions League round of 16. PSG managed a one-all draw in Paris in the first leg and defeated Lyon 1-0 at Stade de Gerland in the second leg.
Broadcast information for UWCL quarterfinal between PSG vs. Lyon on Wednesday, March 23, at 1 p.m. ET
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