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Lyon start the defence of their Division One Female title on Sunday as they journey to Reims.

Sonia Bompastor’s aspect head into the brand new marketing campaign off the again of a surprising 2021/22 season, regaining their Division One Female and Champions League crowns in Bompastor’s debut 12 months in senior administration.

They face a Reims aspect who completed comfortably in mid-table final time period – 20 factors away from the drop, and 30 factors away from champions Lyon.

When is kick off? Sunday 11 September, 11:45 (BST)
The place is the match being performed? Stade Auguste-Delaune II
TV channel/livestream? Sky Sports activities Soccer
What time does protection begin? 11:40

Lyon can be with out fullback Ellie Carpenter, who’s going through a prolonged spell on the sidelines after rupturing her ACL in final season’s Champions League ultimate. Ahead Catarina Macario may even miss out, having suffered the identical damage as Carpenter simply two weeks later.

Centre again Griedge Mbock is one other a long-term absentee, having sustained a knee damage on worldwide responsibility with France earlier this month.

Sara Dabritz might make her league debut for Lyon on Sunday following her summer time change from PSG.

Lyon (4-3-3): Endler; Cayman, Renard, Sombath, Bacha; Dabritz, Horan, Van de Donk; Cascarino, Hegerberg, Malard.

Regardless of lacking plenty of key gamers via damage, Lyon ought to nonetheless have far an excessive amount of star high quality for Reims. Bompastor’s aspect are vying to win a sixteenth league title – in simply 17 seasons – and can probably face harder exams than Sunday’s opposition. A simple Lyon victory appears the probably end result.

Prediction: Reims 0-4 Lyon