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By Adam MillingtonBBC Sport
Last updated on 19 minutes ago.From the section Women's Football
No team have won more Women's Champions League titles than eight-time victors LyonLyon scored three goals in six minutes to come from behind and beat Paris St-Germain in their Women's Champions League semi-final first leg.
Marie-Antoinette Katoto's double gave PSG a two-goal lead but they were unable to cope with Lyon's pressure.
Kadidiatou Diani prodded home a loose ball in the 80th minute before Melchie Dumornay rifled in from the edge of the area to level the score.
Amel Majri fired into the bottom corner to complete their comeback.
PSG's opener came against the run of play as Katoto tapped home at the back post after a neat Sandy Baltimore run.
Katoto extended their lead after the break when she pounced on a deflected ball inside the Lyon box before sending it past Christiane Endler.
But it was Lyon who had shown the most promise in the final third despite going two goals behind and they remained determined to find a path back into the game.
Delphine Cascarino blasted an early effort over the crossbar, Lindsey Horan forced a save with a strike from the edge of the box and Damaris Egurrola had an audacious effort palmed over the bar.
They ramped up their pressure after PSG's second goal and the visitors couldn't cope with the speed and sheer numbers they were hit with on break.
An impressive comeback means eight-time winners Lyon have the advantage going into next Sunday's second leg in Paris as they look to book a spot in May's final in Bilbao.
Chelsea gained the upper hand in the other semi-final by beating Barcelona 1-0 in Saturday's other first leg.
Line-ups
Lyon Féminines
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Endler
- 12Carpenter
- 29Mbock BathySubstituted forGillesat 53'minutes
- 3Renard
- 4Bacha
- 26Horan
- 13Egurrola
- 11DianiBooked at 77mins
- 6Dumornay
- 20CascarinoSubstituted forMajriat 75'minutes
- 27BèchoSubstituted forvan de Donkat 58'minutes
Substitutes
- 5Morroni
- 7Majri
- 16Belhadj
- 17van de Donk
- 18Sombath
- 19Sylla
- 21Gilles
- 30Benkarth
- 32Mendy
Paris Saint-Germain Féminines
Formation 4-3-3
- 16Picaud
- 28Le GuillySubstituted forVangsgaardat 75'minutes
- 19Gaetino
- 5de Almeida
- 7Karchaoui
- 14Groenen
- 8Geyoro
- 24AlbertSubstituted forSamouraat 45'minutes
- 21Baltimore
- 9KatotoSubstituted forMartensat 76'minutes
- 22Chawinga
Substitutes
- 1Kiedrzynek
- 2Samoura
- 11Martens
- 20Vangsgaard
- 23Tounkara
- 25Folquet
- 26Ebayilin
- 29Traoré
- 30Szperkowska
- 33Elimbi Gilbert
Referee:Marta Huerta de Aza
Live Text
Match ends, Lyon Féminines 3, Paris Saint-Germain Féminines 2.
Second Half ends, Lyon Féminines 3, Paris Saint-Germain Féminines 2.
Offside, Lyon Féminines. Amel Majri is caught offside.
Corner, Lyon Féminines. Conceded by Eva Gaetino.
Attempt blocked. Lindsey Horan (Lyon Féminines) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniëlle van de Donk with a headed pass.
Foul by Damaris Egurrola (Lyon Féminines).
Sakina Karchaoui (Paris Saint-Germain Féminines) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Goal! Lyon Féminines 3, Paris Saint-Germain Féminines 2. Amel Majri (Lyon Féminines) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Melchie Dumornay.
Goal! Lyon Féminines 2, Paris Saint-Germain Féminines 2. Melchie Dumornay (Lyon Féminines) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Wendie Renard following a set piece situation.
Lindsey Horan (Lyon Féminines) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Sakina Karchaoui (Paris Saint-Germain Féminines).
Attempt blocked. Melchie Dumornay (Lyon Féminines) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lindsey Horan with a headed pass.
Selma Bacha (Lyon Féminines) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Grace Geyoro (Paris Saint-Germain Féminines).
Attempt missed. Amel Majri (Lyon Féminines) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Melchie Dumornay.
Goal! Lyon Féminines 1, Paris Saint-Germain Féminines 2. Kadidiatou Diani (Lyon Féminines) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ellie Carpenter.
Attempt blocked. Lindsey Horan (Lyon Féminines) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Melchie Dumornay with a cross.
Offside, Paris Saint-Germain Féminines. Sakina Karchaoui is caught offside.
Kadidiatou Diani (Lyon Féminines) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Kadidiatou Diani (Lyon Féminines).
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