Lyon(w) 4-1 Bayern (6-1 agg): Hosts’ second-half surge seals semi-final spot

Lyon was the first team to book their place in the semi-final of the Women's Champions League after beating Bayern Munich with 4-1 in the Groupama Stadium and achieved a 6-1 total victory.

After he followed during the break, Lyon scored three goals in 14 second half minutes to turn the game upside down before Ada Hegerberg sealed their progression in the final phase.

After a positive start of the game, Bayern took a deserved lead in the 33rd minute when a complicated movement on the edge of the box ended with Klara Buhl who sent a left -wing strike past Christiane Endler and in the post.

Lyon boss Joe Montemurro cut a frustrated figure when the whistle blew before the break, but his words during the break seemed to inspire his players to roar back in the game.

And with only 27 seconds of the second half, the French champions played the game through the header of Melchie Dumornay of the delivery of Kadidiatou Diani.

Diani then placed Lyon on aggregated eight minutes later and took advantage of a loose touch in the Giulia Gwinn box before he ended up past Maria Grohs.

The result was without a doubt the hour after a nice free -flow counterattack, Dinani saw again being involved, this time the ball played over the box for Tabitha Chawinga to stroke in the back of the net.

Hegerberg added further shine to the score in the second minute of the second half of the stop time, while putting the ball through the legs of the sad endler.

Data Debrief: Eight times winners for more history

Lyon has now won four of their five Champions League matches against Bayern, and they earned their victory that keeps their search for a record-expanding ninth title alive.

They ended the game with an expected goals (XG) a total of 2.59 from 19 shots to the 0.68 of their opponent of 10 efforts, of which only one was on goal.

But their triumph was led by Diani, who took a goal and two assists during the game. She registered a team-high eight touches in the opposition box, while the three chances she created was totally only improved by full-back Selma Bacha (five).

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