Lyon beats Arsenal 3-1, advances 4-3 agg to UWCL final

Lyon defeated Arsenal 3-1 in the second leg of their UEFA Women's Champions League semifinal on Saturday, securing a 4-3 aggregate victory and advancing to the final against the winner of Bayern Munich and Barcelona.

The match at Groupama Stadium in Lyon saw the French side overcome a 2-1 first-leg deficit. Lyon captain Wendie Renard opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the first half after Lotte Wubben-Moy fouled Melchie Dumornay. Arsenal goalkeeper Daphne van Domselaar saved Renard's initial effort, but officials ruled her off her line, allowing a retake that Renard converted. Kadidiatou Diani added a second goal in the 36th minute, guiding in a corner at the far post after Arsenal failed to clear.

An early Lyon header by Lindsey Heaps in the ninth minute was disallowed following a video assistant referee review for obstruction of van Domselaar. Arsenal pulled one back late through Alessia Russo, the competition's joint-top scorer with nine goals, leveling the second-leg score at 2-1 and the tie at 3-3 overall. Extra time loomed until German forward Jule Brand scored the decisive goal in the 85th minute, latching onto Dumornay's pass. VAR confirmed Brand was marginally...