This Week in Women’s Football: The Women’s Cup & WICC finals, NWSL, Liga MX Femenil

Topics: WICC, The Women's Cup, NWSL, Liga MX Femenil, Tigres UANL, Bayern Munich, Portland Thorns, Racing Louisville, Lyon, Olivia Moultrie, Melvine Malard

Women’s football fans will have a wide range of games to choose from in these upcoming days. Have a look at the must-watch games from Friday, Aug. 20 through Thursday, Aug. 26.

The Women’s Cup final and third-place match

The Women’s Cup kicked off with 2020/21 UWCL semifinalists FC Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain facing off at Lynn Family Stadium in Louisville on Wednesday. FC Bayern defeated PSG 5-4 in a penalty shootout after a 2-2 draw in regulation time.

Moments after the penalty shootout, tournament hosts Racing Louisville and the Chicago Red Stars skirmished on the pitch for a spot in the final against Bayern Munich. It was the hosts who overcame the Red Stars in penalties after a one-all draw in 90 minutes.

Broadcast info for The Women’s Cup final and third-place match

Final: Racing Louisville vs. FC Bayern on Aug. 21, at 6 p.m. ET

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Third-place match: Chicago Red Stars vs. PSG on Aug. 21, at 3 p.m. ET

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Women’s International Champions Cup final and third-place match

The opening game of the WICC saw seven-time UWCL champions Olympique Lyonnais take down the reigning UWCL winners Barcelona on Wednesday. Lyon forward Melvine Malard called game when she scored the game-winning goal in the 85th minute to win 3-2.

On the other hand, the Portland Thorns defended Providence Park by a thread. The Houston Dashed came out firing at all cylinders in the first half, with attacking midfielder Shea Groom scoring a brace. However, midfielder Natalia Kuikka and 15-year-old midfielder Olivia Moultrie level the scoring in the second half. The game went into a penalty shootout that saw Portland win 3-1.

Broadcast info for WICC final and third-place match

Final: Portland Thorns vs. Lyon on Aug. 21, at 10:06 p.m. ET