Another Canadian seeks a Champions League title
Kadeisha Buchanan helps Lyon to Women’s Champions League final
BILBAO, Spain — Canadian Kadeisha Buchanan is one win away from a fourth straight UEFA Women’s Champions League title with Lyon.
The French powerhouse advanced to Sunday’s final against Germany’s Wolfsburg in San Sebastian, Spain with a 1-0 victory Wednesday over rival Paris SaintGermain and fellow Canadian Ashley Lawrence in a game that ended with both teams down to 10 players.
A Lyon win on the weekend and Canada will celebrate double European club glory.
Canadian international Alphonso Davies, whose girlfriend Jordyn Huitema was on the PSG bench Wednesday, hoisted the men’s Champions League trophy on Sunday with Bayern Munich.
Lyon has won the women’s Champions League the last four years. Buchanan, from Brampton, Ont., joined the squad in January 2017 out of West Virginia University.
Captain Wendie Renard scored in the 67th minute, rising high to head in a free kick. It was the six-foot-one defender’s 103rd goal for Lyon, a six-time European champion.
The free kick was prompted by a foul that resulted in PSG midfielder Grace Geyoro being sent off for a second yellow card for taking down Lucy Bronze outside the penalty box.
Lyon lost English forward Nikita Parris to a second yellow card in the 75th minute.
Wolfsburg, which won the competition in 2013 and ‘14, advanced to its fifth Champions League final with a 1-0 win over Barcelona on Tuesday.
The 24-year-old Buchanan started at centre back for Lyon while the 25-year-old Lawrence was at right fullback for PSG.