Match ends, Lyon Féminines 4, Benfica Women 1.
Lyon FémininesLyon Féminines4Benfica WomenBenfica Women1
Delphine Cascarino scored twice as eight-time winners Lyon beat Benfica to progress to the Women's Champions League semi-finals.
Lyon led 2-1 from the first leg and a goal in each half from the France winger helped them reach the last four for a 13th time.
Benfica had equalised on the night when Marie-Yasmine Alidou slid in to score.
But Cascarino put Lyon back in front and Kadidiatou Diani's late double sealed the success.
Lyon had dominated the first half but failed to make the most of their chances.
They claimed a 43rd-minute opener when striker Eugenie Le Sommer beat Benfica goalkeeper Lena Pauels to a loose backpass and then laid the ball off for Cascarino to calmly lift into an unguarded net.
Benfica responded two minutes later, with Chandra Davidson running on to Kika's defence-splitting through-ball and squaring for Alidou to convert at the far post.
Six minutes into the second half, though, Sonia Bompastor's side regained their two-goal aggregate advantage.
Cascarino, who has only recently returned from an anterior cruciate ligament injury, drove in from the left, skipped past two defenders and powered a shot into the bottom corner.
The hosts wasted opportunities to add to their tally but settled the outcome in stoppage time.
Diani's 91st-minute shot deflected into the bottom corner after Benfica failed to deal with a cross and the forward got her second with almost the last kick of the game.
She brought down a long ball, Benfica defender Catarina Amado got a foot to it but could only send it into her own net via Diani's knee.
Lyon will face Swedish side Hacken or Paris St-Germain over two legs in the last four with the French side leading 2-1 after the first leg of their quarter-final tie.
Line-ups
Lyon Féminines
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Endler
- 12Carpenter
- 21Gilles
- 29Mbock Bathy
- 4BachaSubstituted forMorroniat 70'minutes
- 26Horan
- 8DäbritzBooked at 29minsSubstituted forEgurrolaat 45'minutes
- 11Diani
- 17van de DonkSubstituted forMajriat 63'minutes
- 20CascarinoSubstituted forBèchoat 76'minutes
- 9Le SommerSubstituted forDumornayat 45'minutesBooked at 81mins
Substitutes
- 3Renard
- 5Morroni
- 6Dumornay
- 7Majri
- 10Marozsán
- 13Egurrola
- 16Belhadj
- 18Sombath
- 19Sylla
- 27Bècho
- 30Benkarth
- 32Mendy
Benfica Women
Formation 3-4-1-2
- 1Pauels
- 80dos Santos AraújoBooked at 90mins
- 15da Silva CostaSubstituted forNortonat 83'minutes
- 16UcheibeBooked at 59mins
- 13de Sousa Alves
- 23Gasper
- 6Martins FariaSubstituted forManjenje Nogueira Silvaat 57'minutes
- 19Silva AmadoBooked at 62mins
- 10Ramos Ribeiro Nazareth Sousa
- 25DavidsonSubstituted forFalcónat 83'minutes
- 2AlidouSubstituted forAlmendarizat 90+4'minutes
Substitutes
- 3da Silva Seiça
- 4Garcia Rebelo
- 5Almendariz
- 8da Silva Cintra
- 11Manjenje Nogueira Silva
- 17Norton
- 20Nogueira Martins
- 21Domínguez Encinas
- 28Falcón
- 39Vilão Dias
- 66Campos Costa
- 71da Silva
- Referee:
- Cheryl Foster
- Attendance:
- 21,239
Match Stats
Home TeamLyon FémininesAway TeamBenfica Women
- Possession
- Home48%
- Away52%
- Shots
- Home20
- Away7
- Shots on Target
- Home8
- Away3
- Corners
- Home4
- Away2
- Fouls
- Home12
- Away15
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Lyon Féminines 4, Benfica Women 1.
Goal!
Goal! Lyon Féminines 4, Benfica Women 1. Kadidiatou Diani (Lyon Féminines) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
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Foul by Andreia Norton (Benfica Women).
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Melchie Dumornay (Lyon Féminines) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution
Substitution, Benfica Women. Paige Almendariz replaces Marie-Yasmine Alidou.
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Hand ball by Ellie Carpenter (Lyon Féminines).
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Andrea Falcón (Benfica Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Ellie Carpenter (Lyon Féminines).
Goal!
Goal! Lyon Féminines 3, Benfica Women 1. Kadidiatou Diani (Lyon Féminines) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lindsey Horan with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
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Attempt missed. Damaris Egurrola (Lyon Féminines) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Amel Majri with a cross following a set piece situation.
Booking
Laís Araújo (Benfica Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Laís Araújo (Benfica Women).
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Melchie Dumornay (Lyon Féminines) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Marie-Yasmine Alidou (Benfica Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Lindsey Horan (Lyon Féminines).
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Attempt missed. Vicki Bècho (Lyon Féminines) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Perle Morroni.
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Kika Nazareth (Benfica Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Perle Morroni (Lyon Féminines).
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Foul by Anna Gasper (Benfica Women).
