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Lyon needs Renard and Hegerberg to shine against Arsenal in Semis Cl Semis, Barça faces Chelsea

Paris: When Wendie Renard scored in front of 14,000 fans in the final of the Women’s Champions League 14 years ago, he helped Lyon win the trophy for the first time.
Seven more titles and much larger crowds have been followed for Renard and Lyon, along with a national trophy load.
The 34 -year -old French woman has scored more than 150 goals for the club in almost 500 appearances, a notable relationship for a central defender.
Lyon’s teammate, Ada Hegerberg, the first winner of Ballon D’Or, is in her eleventh season in the club and has won the competition six times. She scored a Hat Trick in the 4-1 defeat in Barcelona in the final of 2019.
They are among the most emblematic names in women’s football and Lyon may need great actions of both to win a ninth European record of record extension.
Lyon’s last victory took place three years ago and since then Barcelona has tasks about the leading team in sport. The Catalan giant goes for a third consecutive and fourth title in general.
Barcelona is directed by the style and impulse of twice winners of Ballon d’Or Alexia Putellas and Aitana Bonmatí. They have shared the last four awards, so it is four consecutive for the club, and both scored in the final of last year against Lyon in front of a 51,000 record crowd.
Lyon and Barcelona have in the final in three of the last six seasons and could collide again: they provide that they get Arsenal and Chelsea in the semifinals.
Lyon travels to Arsenal for a first lunch match on Saturday and the host of Barcelona Chelsea on Sunday night.
When Lyon won the Champions League for the first time, they beat Arsenal in the semifinals.
The second stages are held on the following Sunday, and the final takes place on May 24 at the José Alvalade Estadio with a capacity of 50,000 with the capacity of Lisbon.
London calling?
The North Londoner Arsenal won the tournament in 2007 when the Super Cup was called, and is the only English team that does. The West Londoner Chelsea has reached the final once, in 2021, but was routed 4-0 when Barça won its first title.
The contest was so unilateral that Barcelona scored after 32 seconds and was 4-0 at rest.
If Arsenal and Chelsea overcome it, it would be only the third final of the same nation in the competition.
Way to Semis
Chelsea annulled a 2-0 deficit from the first stage to knock out Manchester City 3-2 together, thanks to the goals of the French Sandy Baltimore, the Swedish Nathalie Björn and Mayra Ramírez Colombiana.
In the first leg, City, the long undefeated career of Chelsea ended under coach Sonia Bompastor.
The 44-year-old French won the competition as a player with Lyon and once a coach, when Lyon beat Barcelona 3-1 in 2022 on the front or 32,000 fans.
It was the business as always for Barcelona, ​​which enrupted the second place of 2023 Wolfsburg 6-1 in the second leg for a 10-2 aggregate victory.
The Palalluelo Salma end and striker Clàudia Pina scored twice when Barcelona played their goal account to 36 in eight games, while María León and Putellas showed their pass skills.
Lyon beat Bayern Munich 6-1 in conjunction with Hegerberg among the scorers. The front of England in the form of Alessia Russo scored twice when Arsenal advanced with a 3-0 victory over Real Madrid after losing 2-0 in Spain.