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“It’s the morning here in California, so forgive me for predicting that Lyon will have Brann for breakfast,” Peter Oh writes.
I can always count on you for a good pun! This one made me chuckle, though in terms of football I hope Lyon won’t under-estimate their opponents.
Before the match tonight, goalkeeper Aurora Mikalsen has signed a contract extension with Brann. The deal will keep her at the club until 2024 and she said: “It’s a great group that pushes each other, and together with a good coach in Martin Ho, the choice was not difficult.”
Not only has Ada Hegerberg been in the spotlight this week with the potential of her facing her sister in a match, but talk around her contract have been in question. Her deal with Lyon runs out next year and Barcelona has made their interest very clear. Lyon manager Sonia Bompastor said in the pre-match presser, with Hegerberg sat next to her: “There are discussions around her contract extension. Personally I would like to extend”.
So how would Brann or Lyon secure a quarter-final spot in this game? Well for Brann, they need to beat Lyon and for the other game in their group, Slavia Praha v St Polten, to finish as a draw. For eight-time winners Lyon they must avoid defeat to Brann or if the other match is drawn. If Lyon beat Brann they will be confirmed as group winners.
The team news is in! Brann have made two changes from the team who played Lypn last week with Stenevik and Engesvik in. Andrine Hegerberg starts from the bench.
Brann: Mikalsen, Tynnila, Ostenstad, Stenevik, Lund, Kielland, Haugland, Kvamme, Gaupset, Engesvik, Crummer.
Lyon, meanwhile, have made three changes with Mbock Bathy, Horan and Majri in. Captain Renard doesn’t make the matchday squad.
Lyon: Endler, Carpenter, Mbock Bathy, Gilles, Morroni, Van de Donk, Egurrola, Horan, Majri, Diani, Hegerberg.
Preamble
Welcome back to the Women’s Champions League where we have a family affair in battle this evening. Brann host Lyon where the Hegerberg sisters will be on opposing sides.
Last week when the two teams met in France Andrine Hegerberg was injured and there is no guarantee that she will play this evening. But if she does she will come up against her younger sister, and the competition’s all-time top scorer, Ada Hegerberg.
Not only is family pride on the line but a spot in the quarter-finals. The rest of tonight’s match could determine a last-eight spot for one of the sides, we will come onto permutations shortly.
But first we have the team news ahead of kick=off at 5.45pm GMT. Let’s take a peak at the starting XI’s, stay tuned.
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