The Women’s Champions League semifinals kicking off Saturday have a bit of everything. Two teams are trying to assert their continental dominance and the other two are fighting to be crowned European champion for the first time.
FILE - Barcelona ’s Aitana Bonmati heads the ball during the women’s Champions League quarterfinals, second leg, soccer match between FC Barcelona and SK Brann Kvinner at the Estadi Johan Cruyff in Barcelona , Spain, Thursday, March 28, 2024. The Women’s Champions League semifinals kicking off Saturday, April 20, 2024 have a bit of everything. Defending champion Barcelona hosts Chelsea in their first-leg match before eight-time champion Lyon takes on French rival Paris Saint-Germain.
Barcelona is going for its third title in four years, while Lyon is seeking its record-extending ninth. Lyon has “only” been to one final in the past three years. That’s great by most standards but off the pace from Lyon’s earlier dominance. It won five in a row from 2016-2020. Chelsea and PSG have never won the Champions League or its predecessor, the UEFA Women’s Cup. In its only final appearance, Chelsea was routed 4-0 by Barcelona in 2021. PSG has been runner-up twice — in 2015 to Frankfurt and two years later to Lyon.Group condemns ‘humiliating searches’ by security at Barcelona stadium
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