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10MA TOPICS! [JAPAN FA] Kumagai's Lyon into European final despite Ji heroics

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April 28, 2019

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London: Japan captain Saki Kumagai will feature in a fourth consecutive UEFA Women's Champions League Final, with her Olympique Lyonnais side defeating Chelsea 3-2 on aggregate after the second leg of their semi-final finished 1-1 on Sunday.

In their eighth European final in 10 seasons, Lyon will meet Barcelona in Budapest on May 18 after qualifying by denying a Chelsea side for whom Korea Republic's Ji So-yun played a starring role and scored a superb free-kick.

Kumagai, who appeared as substitute in the second leg, now has the chance to win her fourth consecutive Champions League title; part of an ever-expanding haul of winners' medals which includes the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup and AFC Women's Asian Cup Jordan 2018.

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