Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain scored second-half winners of their away victories within the first leg of the Ladies’s Champions League quarterfinals on Wednesday.
Defending champion Barcelona defeated Norwegian crew Brann 2-1, whereas PSG earlier beat Swedish membership Häcken by the identical rating.
Salma Paralluelo gave Barcelona the win with a low left-footed shot from inside the realm within the 72nd minute for her competition-leading sixth aim this season.
Caroline Graham Hansen, a Norway worldwide, had put the titleholder forward with a deflected shot lower than 10 minutes into the match.
“Away video games within the Champions League quarterfinals are by no means simple. Even when individuals beforehand have been saying otherwise, we knew that was not going to be the case. We knew it was going to be troublesome,” Graham Hansen stated. “It’s a deserved win, even when we should always have scored extra. Now we’ve got to return to Barcelona and end the job there.”
Cecilie Kvamme equalized for the host from a decent angle within the thirty ninth.
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“We caught collectively for 90 minutes and I’m pleased with us,” Kvamme stated. “I’m actually completely satisfied we’re nonetheless in it, now we’ve got to organize and do our greatest subsequent week.”
On Tuesday within the different quarterfinals, favorites Lyon and Chelsea additionally earned first-leg wins on the highway. Document eight-time champion Lyon got here from behind to beat Benfica 2-1, whereas Chelsea defeated Ajax 3-0 to maneuver nearer to a second straight look within the final 4 of Europe’s high competitors.
PSG defeated Häcken in Gothenburg with a 74th-minute winner by Tabitha Chawinga.
Paris St Germain’s Tabitha Chawinga celebrates scoring her crew’s second aim throughout the first leg of the UEFA Ladies’s Champions League quarterfinal towards Hacken in Gothenburg, Sweden on Wednesday.
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Paris St Germain’s Tabitha Chawinga celebrates scoring her crew’s second aim throughout the first leg of the UEFA Ladies’s Champions League quarterfinal towards Hacken in Gothenburg, Sweden on Wednesday.
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“Offensively, I’m a bit dissatisfied,” PSG coach Jocelyn Precheur stated. “We will present a greater aspect to ourselves, particularly in our stadium in Paris.”
Eva Gaetino had opened the scoring for PSG within the twenty third together with her first skilled aim, and Rosa Kafaji equalized for the hosts within the forty second off the rebound of her personal missed penalty kick.
“We’re dissatisfied however there have been many issues we did fairly effectively within the sport,” Häcken coach Mak Lind stated. “It was good for us to expertise this sport, and it’s solely the primary half out of two. There’s yet one more sport to play and we’ve got an opportunity, for certain.”
The second legs for each collection involving PSG and Barcelona will happen subsequent Thursday. Chelsea and Lyon will play their second legs on Wednesday.