Paris SG beat AS Roma on Thursday in the Women’s Champions League (2-1), its first victory this season on the European scene after two defeats against Ajax Amsterdam and Bayern Munich. Captain Grace Geyoro on a penalty and striker Marie-Antoinette Katoto allowed the Parisiennes to get back into the competition.
A crucial success for Parisians with their backs to the wall, especially since Bayern and Ajax were neutralized elsewhere (1-1), giving a very homogeneous group C. The Munich women are in the lead with only five points, one more than Roma and Ajax and two more than PSG, still last after this third day.
The Parc des Princes in any case brought luck to PSG. After losing in Amsterdam against Ajax (2-0) then at the Jean Bouin stadium, next to the Parc, against Bayern (1-0), it was the Porte d’Auteuil setting which was the scene of the first victory and first Parisian goals in this campaign.
French internationals Geyoro, scorer then assist, and Katoto responded at the right time, just before and just after half-time. Just like goalkeeper Katarzyna Kiedrzynek, who stopped a penalty (54th). The reduction of the score by the Italian international Valentina Giacinti on the hour mark was ultimately in vain for the Romans.
Paris will go to Rome next Wednesday to hope to get ahead and really get on the road to the quarter-finals. With Lyon’s victory against Brann on Wednesday and that of Paris FC on Thursday against Real, it is the first time that French clubs have achieved a full success.
