Lyon claim 13th straight title in French women's football league

Source: Xinhua| 2019-05-05 03:30:29|Editor: Mu Xuequan
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PARIS, May 4 (Xinhua) -- Lyon claimed the French women's football league title for the 13th straight year with a 3-0 home victory over Metz in the final round on Saturday.

Lyon had effectively secured their champions following the penultimate round. Goals from Wendie Renard and Saki Kumagai set up two-goal cushion for Lyon into the halftime. Women's Ballon d'Or winner Ada Hegerberg found the net with nine minutes from time.

Having reached the Champions League final, Lyon will face Barcelona in Budapest on May 18.

Lyon sit atop domestic league's table five points clear of Paris Saint-Germain, who finished a 1-1 draw at Guingamp.

PSG moved ahead late in the first half through Irene Paredes, but that was cancelled out by Julie Debever after the restart.

Chinese forward Wang Shuang was not included in PSG's squad for the season finale.

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