Goals from Champions League record scorer Ada Hegerberg and club captain Wendie Renard earned Lyon a 2-1 win in a feisty semi-final second leg with Paris Saint Germain and set up a mouth-watering final with reigning champions Barcelona in Turin.

In front of a record crowd of 43,255 for a women’s domestic game in France, Hegerberg headed the visiting team ahead before Marie-Antoinette Katoto’s second half leveller drew PSG to within a goal of Lyon over two legs and set up a tense final half-hour. However, Renard rose highest to head home and restore Lyon’s two-goal advantage.

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