Chawinga scores as PSG Women beat Hacken to reach semi-finals of Champions League

The Scorchers Captain has now scored five goals in the UEFA Champions League, and 22 goals in all competitions for the Club since joining on loan from China

Paris Saint-Germain women’s team were 3-0 over Swedish BK Häcken on Thursday evening, March 28 at the Parc des Princes during the quarter-final second leg of the UEFA Women’s Champions League.

A week after its convincing victory in Sweden in the first leg (1-2), Paris Saint-Germain women’s team returned to the UEFA Women’s Champions League and the Häcken team for the second round of the quarter-finals. final of the competition. On the lawn of the Parc des Princes, the Rouge et Bleu had the objective of qualifying for the last four of the most prestigious competitions.

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To get there, Jocelyn Prêcheur aligned a central defense made up of Elisa De Almeida, Jade Le Guilly, and Eva Gaetino to protect the goal occupied by goalkeeper Katarzyna Kiedrzynek.

At the piston positions, we found Sakina Karchaoui in the left lane and Amalie Vangsgaard on the opposite. In the midfield, captain Grace Geyoro was accompanied by American international Korbin Albert. On the attacking front, Sandy Baltimore occupied the right wing and Tabitha Chawinga the left flank, while Marie-Antoinette Katoto took her place at center forward.

In a balanced start to the match, the duo Sakina Karchaoui/Tabitha Chawinga were very active in the left lane. Our Malawian attacker also managed to get into the Swedish penalty area before sending a good cross to Grace Geyoro, too short to adjust her recovery (7th). A few minutes later, it was Marie-Antoinette Katoto’s turn to shine with a low shot at the near post, but the Häcken goalkeeper intervened with her foot (10th). Parisian domination then increased and the Swedish rearguard had difficulty countering Chawinga’s new attempt (17th).

Still, as restless, our attacker recovered a very high ball and once again forced Jennifer Falk to work (25th). A few moments later, the untenable Parisian winger was rewarded, as her powerful left-footed cross-shot ended up in the back of the net after being assisted off the post.

The capital club would then monopolize the ball, chaining together long sequences of possession to try to find the fault in a folded and very compact opposing block. In full control, the Rouge et Bleu collective returned to the locker room with a goal in advance.

From the start of the second act, the Parisiennes returned to attack Häcken’s goal. Like Karchaoui, who made a superb overflow on the left side and placed his cross on the head of Katoto, but the opposing goal prevented Paris from doubling the lead (49th). As the minutes passed, the Parisian center forward weighed more and more on the Swedish defense, and after a well-executed combination with Chawinga, she launched a new strike which made Falk shine again (61st). To bring down a very dense Gothenburg block, it was then necessary to rely on distant fire. An area in which Korbin Albert excels, and the Parisian midfielder demonstrated it again this evening by unleashing a clear left-footed strike from twenty-five meters which came to clear the opponent’s top corner (2-0, 70th)!

Thanks to this jewel, Paris had undoubtedly just buried the last Swedish hopes. And if this was not yet the case, then Katoto took care of it a few moments later: following yet another overflow on the left flank by Karchaoui, our striker placed an uncrossed diving header which allowed the Rouge et Bleu to take off (3-0, 74th). In the last quarter of an hour, the Parisiennes continued to control the debates and Häcken failed to sound a revolt. At the end of a one-sided encounter, Paris Saint-Germain won 3 goals to 0 and qualified for the next round

The Parisians will now return to championship action with the reception of Dijon FCO, currently 8th in D1 Arkema, this Sunday. A meeting will be held at the PSG Campus for the 19th day of the championship, a will kick off at 2:30 p.m. The capital club will then return to the UEFA Women’s Champions League against Olympique Lyonnais in the semi-finals which will be played at the end of April. The appointment is made