UEFA Women's Champions League

FT Saturday, May 2, 2026
Arsenal WLLWW 1
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OL Lyonnes DWWLD 3
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LYON213
2nd Leg - OL Lyonnes advance 4-3 on aggregate · Groupama Stadium · 22,505 att.

Match Report

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Arsenal knocked out of Champions League as Lyon pull off second-leg comeback

Arsenal's hopes of retaining the Women's Champions League title were shattered on Saturday after Jule Brand's 86th-minute winner propelled OL Lyonnes to their 12th final.

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
14
4
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
4
Corner Kicks
8
3
Saves
1
48.8
Possession
51.2
7
SHOTS
13
2
ON GOAL
6
0.3
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
2
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
257
Accurate Passes
285
342
Passes
357
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
6
Accurate Crosses
8
10
Crosses
19
0.6
Cross %
0.4
45
Long Balls
41
12
Accurate Long Balls
21
0.3
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
2
10
Effective Tackles
15
12
Tackles
16
0.8
Tackle %
0.9
5
Interceptions
4
25
Effective Clearances
16
25
Clearances
16

Highlights

03:51 OL Lyonnes score twice in first-half to take aggregate lead vs. Arsenal Watch on ESPN 02:18 Heaps: I'm going to make my family watch Bayern vs Barcelona! Watch on ESPN 01:44 Yohannes: Dumornay makes my job easier! Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

LYON leads series 3-2

Lineups

LYON · 4-3-3

  1. 1Christiane EndlerG
  2. 15Ingrid Syrstad EngenCD-L
  3. 3Wendie RenardCD-R
  4. 4Selma BachaLB
  5. 12Ashley LawrenceRB
  6. 10Lindsey HeapsCM
  7. 20Lily YohannesLM
  8. 6Melchie DumornayRM
  9. 14Ada HegerbergF
  10. 29Jule BrandLF
  11. 11Kadidiatou DianiRF

Substitutes

  1. 13Damaris EgurrolaSUB
  2. 18Alice SombathSUB
  3. 23Sofie SvavaSUB
  4. 8Korbin ShraderSUB
  5. 39Maiwenn OlivierSUB
  6. 56Lou MarchalSUB
  7. 36Romane RafalskiSUB
  8. 38Ambre OuazarSUB
  9. 16Feerine BelhadjSUB
  10. 9Marie-Antoinette KatotoSUB
  11. 33TarcianeSUB
  12. 7Vicki BèchoSUB

ARS · 4-2-3-1

  1. 14Daphne van DomselaarG
  2. 3Lotte Wubben-MoyCD-L
  3. 6Leah WilliamsonCD-R
  4. 11Katie McCabeLB
  5. 2Emily FoxRB
  6. 23Alessia RussoAM
  7. 8Mariona CaldenteyLM
  8. 10Kim LittleRM
  9. 25Stina BlacksteniusF
  10. 15Olivia SmithAM-L
  11. 19Caitlin FoordAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 12Frida MaanumSUB
  2. 28Anneke BorbeSUB
  3. 5Laia CodinaSUB
  4. 13Barbora VotíkováSUB
  5. 60Mia DixonSUB
  6. 21Victoria PelovaSUB
  7. 24Taylor HindsSUB
  8. 31Smilla HolmbergSUB
  9. 18Chloe KellySUB

Timeline

  1. 19' Lotte Wubben-Moy (Arsenal Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 21' Goal! OL Lyonnes Féminines 1, Arsenal Women 0. Wendie Renard (OL Lyonnes Féminines) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  3. 22' Katie McCabe (Arsenal Women) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 36' Goal! OL Lyonnes Féminines 2, Arsenal Women 0. Kadidiatou Diani (OL Lyonnes Féminines) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jule Brand with a cross following a corner.
  5. 47' Wendie Renard (OL Lyonnes Féminines) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 63' Substitution, OL Lyonnes Féminines. Korbin Shrader replaces Lily Yohannes.
  7. 63' Substitution, OL Lyonnes Féminines. Marie-Antoinette Katoto replaces Ada Hegerberg.
  8. 69' Substitution, Arsenal Women. Smilla Holmberg replaces Olivia Smith.
  9. 70' Substitution, Arsenal Women. Victoria Pelova replaces Mariona Caldentey.
  10. 70' Victoria Pelova (Arsenal Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 75' Goal! OL Lyonnes Féminines 2, Arsenal Women 1. Alessia Russo (Arsenal Women) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Smilla Holmberg with a cross.
  12. 77' Substitution, OL Lyonnes Féminines. Damaris Egurrola replaces Lindsey Heaps.
  13. 77' Substitution, OL Lyonnes Féminines. Vicki Bècho replaces Kadidiatou Diani.
  14. 82' Substitution, Arsenal Women. Frida Maanum replaces Stina Blackstenius.
  15. 82' Substitution, Arsenal Women. Chloe Kelly replaces Katie McCabe.
  16. 86' Goal! OL Lyonnes Féminines 3, Arsenal Women 1. Jule Brand (OL Lyonnes Féminines) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Melchie Dumornay.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  17. 90'+5' Caitlin Foord (Arsenal Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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