Christiane Endler, portera del Olympique Lyon en un duelo ante el Chelsea en la UEFA Women's Champions League

THE CHILEAN ALSO 'GIVEN UP' TO AITANA'S TALENT

The Lyon goalkeeper underestimates Barça Women in the Champions League

Published:20/05/2024 - 21:42h

Updated:20/05/2024 - 23:36h

Christiane Endler, goalkeeper of Olympique Lyon, had no hesitation in making clear what in her opinion is a notable superiority of the French team over Barça Femení. However, she also recognized the talent of the culés and two figures in particular: Aitana Bonmatí and Cata Coll

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The Barça Femení finds to the doors to confront his fourth consecutive final of the UEFA Women's Champions League and looks for to heave his third award in the history of this contest, which would top a new fantastic season for the ones of Jonatan Giráldez. It is necessary to remember that the Barcelona already proclaimed champions of the League F, the Glass of the Queen and the Supercopa of Spain, by what only remains them face the final of this continental tournament the next 25 May in Saint Mamés.

However, the task to revalidate the title will not be easy, since they will confront to the Olympique Lyon, a historical winner of the competition with eight trophies, including a big hegemony from 2016 until 2020, during which proclaimed champions five times of consecutive way. Likewise, the French have known to be a big 'némesis' of the Barcelona cast in this tournament, since it has won them in pair of crosses in what to finals respecta: in the 2018/19 and 2021/22.

Christiane Endler 'took out breast' by the history of the Lyon in the Champions

Speaking of this last final 2021/22, one of the key players in this staff, the guardameta Chilean Christiane Endler, the one who still plays in the Lyon, had the opportunity to speak with Spanish means before this magno 'bump'. It took advantage of the occasion to put a stair by on to his group with base in the historical antecedents between both clubs. "We have not spoken of the hegemony, but can not compare eight Champions with two. With all respect, still compare results is very ambitious by part of the Barcelona. I only won one, but is not comparable with what has achieved the Lyon in his history", highlighted. However, in spite of this testimony, the talentosa goalkeeper did not doubt in positioning to the Barça Femení as "one of the best teams of Europe" and, to his time, signalled that "it does not think that there is a clear favourite for the final".

To his time, further of this, the native of Santiago of Chile also allowed elogiar the big level that the combined Barcelona has showed in the last years and the solidity of his laureado sportive project. "The team of the Barcelona is more mature. Give the turn to the final of the Champions as they did the past year gives you confidence and experience. It will not be the same that the final of two years ago. These years have served him of learning to the Barça, but each final is distinct and the one who arrived better will be the one who carry it to him", stood out.

The Chilean goalkeeper 'surrendered' in front of the talent of Aitana and Tasting Coll

To close, Endler also elogió to Aitana Bonmatí like the big player to be followed of the cast of Jonatan Giráldez, but underlined the importance of the collective game. "Aitana is of the best and very important, but the Barça is not alone Aitana. We like community have to brake his fortresses", signalled Christiane, the one who also 'surrendered' in front of the cancerbera of the Catalan picture, Tasting Coll, and exaltó his confidence and good exert in the World-wide.

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