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With the Ligue 1 title already in hand, PSG hit the road to take on sixth-placed Strasbourg at the Stade de la Meinau.

Strasbourg, meanwhile, have a scrap for a place in the Europa League on the agenda and will be desperate to secure points against the confirmed champions. He scored in the reverse fixture, a 4-2 defeat in Paris. The only oddity for PSG is that Juan Bernat starts in place of Nuno Mendes, who drops to the bench, presumably for some rest with the title won. 93 mins before kick: The PSG squad has made the trip to Strasbourg, signing autographs and taking pictures with fans along the way. The former PSG man hit it with venom and roofed the ball past Gianluigi Donnarumma, giving the hosts a stunning early opener. The ball appeared to be going over the end line after popping up awkwardly off the foot of Kimpembe, but somehow Adrien Thomasson kept it in play and whipped it in across the face of goal. 23rd min: GOAL! PSG! Strasbourg may rue the missed chances, and it had to be Kylian Mbappe to rescue PSG from its early struggles. PSG were good in spurts, and Neymar has willed the team back even, but Parisian fans will not be impressed that the team is essentially even on the run of play with Strasbourg. PSG are building into the match but not able to take the lead. 50th min: The second half has started a big cagey, and Mbappe goes down in the penalty area holding his face. 55th min: The game is energetic and end-to-end to start the second half, but it hasn't produced much in front of net. There's some pushing and shoving in the aftermath, as the game starts to get a bit testy.

Two goals in the final 15 minutes earned Strasbourg a point in an enthralling 3-3 draw with Paris Saint-Germain at the Stade de la Meinau on Friday night.

PSG were lucky not to fall further behind when Adrien Thomasson's deflected effort found the net, only for it to be chalked off for offside (9'). Strasbourg rallied for an equaliser and in the dying moments got their just rewards when an unmarked Anthony Caci volleyed a leveller to earn a vital point (90'). A sumptuous defence-splitting pass from Neymar found the onrushing Kylian Mbappé who subsequently made no mistake from seven yards, to register his 23rd goal of the season (23').

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Verratti gave the hosts a lifeline after 75 minutes when he deflected a corner kick into his own net. In the 23rd minute, PSG levelled when Neymar found Mbappe with a delightful through ball, and the France forward concluded with a low shot that went between the legs of Matz Sels. The hosts went ahead after only three minutes when Gameiro outpaced Presnel Kimpembe and beat Gianluigi Donnarumma with a low shot.

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What a ball into the middle by Lienard on the left. The striker then drives with the ball at blinding pace before slotting it under the legs of Sels in the Strasbourg goal. 90+2’ - GOAL! (Anthony Caci) - Strasbourg have done it! Thomasson finds the net courtesy of a deflection from Ramos as the ball loops over Gigi Donnarumma. However, after a VAR check, the referee confirms that his initial ruling stands. Gameiro breaks forward down the right after a superb ball from Perrin from deep. As it stands, Le Racing have leapfrogged Nice into 5th place in Ligue 1, and are now just two points behind fourth-placed Monaco having played a game more.

These two French rivals meet in the UWCL semi-finals second leg on Saturday, and there is plenty at stake.

To face the Catalan side in the showpiece event, though, Lyon first have to dismiss a familiar face. We have the qualities to beat this Paris team. “We have to win again to regain our place in world football. “I have to say, I was sick of always losing in this kind of scenario here,” said PSG midfielder Grace Geyoro afterwards. The club also hold the record for most Coupe de France wins, with nine, five of those successive, and the most Women’s Champions League trophies, with seven – again, five of them successive. But last season, PSG made a statement of their own.

Ada Hegerberg and Wendie Renard scored superb headers as Lyon finally overcame PSG to set up a dream final with Barcelona.

That was their best chance of the match so far. It’s an affront to the run of play, but Lyon will not care one jot. Ada Hegerberg’s expert header has given Lyon a two-goal cushion in this tie. The goal has been ruled out for offside. Macario’s cross is knocked behind by the off balance Cascarino, but the referee mistakenly gives Lyon a corner. 76 min: Great save from Endler! What a chance that was for PSG to square the tie. Endler made two excellent saves, first from Diani and then from Baltimore, but Katoto slammed the loose ball into the net from six yards. 85 min Wendie Renard has scored some huge goals in her career, and that’s another one for the portfolio. She chested it deftly into the space behind the defence and lifted a shot that was pushed behind by Endler. It came at a decent height for Endler but it was still a superb reaction save to her right. 89 min Macario almost adds some gloss with a vicious low drive from the edge of the area. It was settled by fine headers from two of Lyon’s superstars, Ada Hegerberg and Wendie Renard. And it means we will have a classic final in Turin on 21 May: the reigning champions Barcelona against the perennial champions Lyon. There has been very little between the teams in this tie.

With the Ligue 1 title already in hand, PSG hit the road to take on sixth-placed Strasbourg at the Stade de la Meinau.

Strasbourg, meanwhile, have a scrap for a place in the Europa League on the agenda and will be desperate to secure points against the confirmed champions. He scored in the reverse fixture, a 4-2 defeat in Paris. The only oddity for PSG is that Juan Bernat starts in place of Nuno Mendes, who drops to the bench, presumably for some rest with the title won. The former PSG man hit it with venom and roofed the ball past Gianluigi Donnarumma, giving the hosts a stunning early opener. The ball appeared to be going over the end line after popping up awkwardly off the foot of Kimpembe, but somehow Adrien Thomasson kept it in play and whipped it in across the face of goal. PSG were good in spurts, and Neymar has willed the team back even, but Parisian fans will not be impressed that the team is essentially even on the run of play with Strasbourg. PSG are building into the match but not able to take the lead. 50th min: The second half has started a big cagey, and Mbappe goes down in the penalty area holding his face. 55th min: The game is energetic and end-to-end to start the second half, but it hasn't produced much in front of net. There's some pushing and shoving in the aftermath, as the game starts to get a bit testy. PSG played a three-back system, and may not do that again as Pochettino was made to rue the tactical experimentation. The hosts got on the board early as former PSG striker Kevin Gameiro found a surprise opener.

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Barcelona are looking to defend the title they won for the first time last year when they crushed Chelsea 4-0 in the final in Gothenburg. The match at the Parc des Princes was watched by a new record crowd for a women's club game in France of 43,254, a week after a world record 91,648 saw Barcelona win the first leg of their tie at home to Wolfsburg. Hegerberg and captain Wendie Renard scored either side of a Marie-Antoinette Katoto strike for PSG as Lyon won 2-1 in the second leg of the all French semi-final to go through 5-3 on aggregate.