We go back to ten memorable days when European women’s football welcomed the action.
Lyon won their seventh UEFA Women’s Champions League trophy in San Sebastian on Sunday night in a final that will be remembered for a long time.
Partly due to the unforgettable way Lyon continued to dominate the competition, but also because the match played in front of an empty stadium in the context of the existing COVID-19 pandemic.
It is the last match of the 2019/20 UEFA club season, which ended in August with more than 40 matches played in the Women’s Champions League, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Youth League, with the last 8 mini-tournaments used.to crown champions.
Originally, Sunday’s final was scheduled to take place in Vienna on 23 May, but with European football suspended in mid-March, UEFA had to condense a year of making plans in a few months to secure UEFA club competitions.2019/20. you can come to a conclusion in August.
The exclusive format of the competitions, which includes play-out matches, has ensured many dramas on the field, but the return to the UEFA game would not be imaginable without the continuous determination of all key personnel on the front line of the pandemic.
“I am very happy that our competitions are back, but we will not have to do it by the other people whose determination and private sacrifices have given us the opportunity to start playing again,” said UEFA President Aleksander Erferin.
Saying “Thank you” is of particular importance to the players, officers and staff representing all the groups involved this month.Reflecting football’s strong network ties, many clubs have presented their own local closure projects to help hospitals, charities, schools and residences.
“Football gratitude is not limited to words.This unprecedented era has taught us that football can be a vital vector of good,” UEFA’s president added.
He in northern Spain to deliver the trophy to Lyon captain Wendie Renard after his triumph, a fifth consecutive victory.They had taken a 2-0 lead at half-time thanks to a purpose of Eugenie Le Sommer and Saki Kumagai, and despite a headbutt by Alex Popp for Wolfsburg, they secured victory thanks to a back goal by Sara Bjork Gunnarsd-ttir.
The 39,500 seats at Anoeta Stadium would probably have been empty in most cases, but that did not drown out Lyon’s celebrations, the last match of a 2019/20 season that will be remembered for a long time.
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