SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain: Lyon continued their reign as Europe’s dominant women’s team on Sunday (Monday in Manila), beating Wolfsburg 3-1 in the Champions League final to win the trophy for the fifth year running with Japan star Saki Kumagai’s goal proving crucial. Icelandic midfielder Sara Bjork Gunnarsdottir’s late effort made sure of the victory for Lyon, whose fifth consecutive Champions League crown is their seventh overall, comfortably a record. They also pipped PSG to claim a 14th successive French title this year and defeated the same team on penalties in the French Cup final. But Lyon’s long-serving president Jean-Michel Aulas continues to be rewarded for his heavy investment in a women’s team, despite the prize money for winning the Champions League being a mere 450,000 euros ($535,000), a tiny fraction of that on offer in the men’s competition. “It is the stuff of legend because we have had to rebuild and innovate every year, but the team showed great resilience and to win a fifth Champions League in a row is absolutely incredible,” Aulas told Canal Plus.

Source: Manila Times August 30, 2020 21:00 UTC