Paris Saint-Germain vs Lyon Women's Champions League preview: Where to watch, kick-off time, line-ups

Paris Saint-Germain and Lyon meet in their UEFA Women's Champions League semi-final second leg on Sunday 28 April at the Parc des Princes.

What do you need to know?

Paris and Lyon met for a record 11th time in this competition last Saturday and the game was perhaps the most thrilling of them all. Visitors Paris seemed to be in control as Marie-Antoinette Katoto's double had them 2-0 up with just ten minutes left, only for Kadidiatou Diani, Melchie Dumornay and Amel Majri to turn the game in sensational style, the first time Lyon have overturned a two-goal deficit to win in Europe.

Two years ago in the semi-finals, Lyon also beat Paris 3-2 in the OL Stadium first leg, Katoto having struck first on that occasion too. Lyon then proceeded to win 2-1 at the Parc des Princes, but Paris showed in the first leg that they have enough of a threat to reverse that and reach their third final. As for eight-time champions Lyon, they are aiming to make it to an 11th decider, three of the past ten coming after semi-final defeats of Paris.

OL have certainly had the upper hand against their arch-rivals over the years and they are currently six games unbeaten against Paris. There is also a sub-plot of the race to finish as competition top scorer, with Katoto's first-leg double having drawn her level with Diani on seven, only for the former Paris forward to edge back in front as she began the comeback.

Katarzyna Kiedrzynek, Clare Hunt and Oriane Jean-François remain out for Paris, while Lyon are missing Ada Hegerberg, Sara Däbritz and Eugénie Le Sommer. Griedge Mbock Bathy has been ill but Sonia Bompastor hopes to have her available as well as Dzsenifer Marozsán, who missed the first leg.

Form guide

Paris Saint-Germain
Last six games: DLDWWW
Last match: Paris 1-1 Paris FC, 24/04, French Women's First Division
Where they stand: 2nd in French Women's First Division, French Cup final

Lyon
Last six games: WWWWWW
Last match: Lyon 2-1 Guingamp, 24/04, French Women's First Division
Where they stand: 1st in French Women's First Division

Starting line-ups

Paris: Picaud; Le Guilly, Gaetino, De Almeida, Karchaoui; Samoura, Groenen, Geyoro; Chawinga, Katoto, Baltimore

Lyon: Endler; Carpenter, Gilles, Renard, Bacha; Horan, Egurrola,Van de Donk; Diani, Dumornay, Cascarino

View from the camps

Jocelyn Prêcheur, Paris coach: "Not only do I feel [my players] are capable of doing it, but I have no doubts about their ability to do it. We are aware of the difficulty of the task. We will all have to be in tune. Let everyone respond as has been the case in big matches.

"We have always known how to react, to move forward. It’s a strength we have developed this season. Perhaps a new force that there wasn't necessarily there before at Paris Saint-Germain."

Sonia Bompastor, Lyon coach: "I have a squad that have a lot of experience. We were happy with the result in the first leg but there is no euphoria because we know there is a second leg to come. We are sure of our strengths. I know the quality of my squad, and this should give us confidence and serenity.

"We expect a very good atmosphere. Two years ago, we played the return match at the Parc des Princes in front of 44,000 Parisians. It was a hostile atmosphere. We knew how to control the match. We have experience that speaks for us in that regard."

Grace Geyoro, Paris midfielder: "We have always relied on our home crowd, our supporters are always there, always loyal, and continue to push us. We know that when we are at the Parc des Princes, we have extra strength thanks to the supporters. In a match, they are the 12th player.

"We have regrouped, we said to ourselves that we had to continue to make the effort, to work because it will pay off. We lost the [first leg], but we made an impression, we showed that PSG are a big team capable of scoring, playing and dominating a match like this. We've talked enough among ourselves. We want to do it, we have a lot of excitement and determination."

Delphine Cascarino, Lyon forward: "It's positive to have a goal advantage. But it won't be easy at the Parc des Princes. We have to say to ourselves that we are starting again at 0-0. They will be boosted by playing this match in front of their fans. It worked to our advantage in the first leg to score those three goals at the end of the match."

Where is the 2024 Women's Champions League final being played?

San Mamés Stadium in Bilbao will stage the 2024 Women's Champions League final on Saturday 25 May, at 18:00 CET.

The 50,000-plus capacity home of Bilbao's Athletic Club was built on the site of the old San Mamés, replacing the 100-year-old arena of the same name in 2013. Athletic Club's women's team have played several games in the new stadium, attracting 48,121 fans for a 2019 cup tie against Atlético de Madrid, at the time a Spanish record.