Matildas Abroad Preview: Lyon and Chelsea look to lift domestic trophies

Two Aussies have the chance to lift domestic trophies this weekend, kicking off with the Coupe de France Féminine final for Ellie Carpenter's Lyon and wrapping up with Sam Kerr's Chelsea looking to lift their third consecutive Women's FA Cup title.

Find out how to catch our Matildas Abroad in action in our preview. 

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England

Kicking off in England, Sam Kerr's Chelsea will be looking to lift the Women's FA Cup for the third consecutive season when they take on Manchester United at Wembley Stadium.

A thrilling game is in store, with the sides currently sitting in first and second place on the WSL table, with Chelsea just one point behind Manchester with one game still in hand over United.

Sam Kerr of Chelsea lifts the Vitality Women's FA Cup trophy after their sides victory during the Vitality Women's FA Cup Final match between Chelsea Women and Manchester City Women at Wembley Stadium on May 15, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by Bryn Lennon/Getty Images)
Sam Kerr of Chelsea lifts the Vitality Women's FA Cup trophy after their side's victory during the Vitality Women's FA Cup Final match between Chelsea Women and Manchester City Women at Wembley Stadium on May 15, 2022, in London, England. (Photo by Bryn Lennon/Getty Images)

Chelsea beat United's rivals, Manchester City, in the last Women's FA Cup with Kerr scoring a brace in front of 49,094 fans to see the Blues win 3-2 in extra time.

Kerr has scored a double in both Women's FA Cup finals she has featured in and has scored goals in both of Chelsea's WSL meetings with Manchester United this season. 

United will be aiming to lift their first major trophy since winning promotion and the Championship title in 2018, while Chelsea is all too familiar with the occasion, having lifted the trophy four times. 

This game will kick off on Sunday night at 11:30 pm AEST.  

France

Meanwhile, in France, Ellie Carpenter's Lyon will be looking to reclaim the Coupe de France Féminine title and lift the trophy for the 10th time when they take on Paris Saint-Germain. 

PSG, current title holders, beat Yzeure 8-0 in the final last year. Lyon and PSG last faced off in the final in the 2019-20 season, with Lyon recording a 4-3 on penalties, since then the keepers on both teams have made the switch, with Sarah Bouhaddi now at PSG, while Christiane Endler swapped Paris for Lyon. 

Ellie Carpenter ( 12 Olympique Lyonnais) and Sakina Karchaoui ( 7 Paris Saint-Germain) during the UEFA Womens Champions League semifinal between Paris Saint-Germain FC and Olympique Lyonnais at Parc des Princes in Paris, France
Ellie Carpenter and Sakina Karchaoui during the UEFA Womens Champions League semifinal between Paris Saint-Germain FC and Olympique Lyonnais at Parc des Princes in Paris, France.

Lyon and PSG currently sit in first and second place on the D1 table, with their last meeting ending in a 1-0 win to PSG in December. 

This game will kick off on Sunday morning at 12:00 am AEST.   

USA

Moving over to the USA, Alex Chidiac's Racing Louisville is still in search of their first win of the season, looking to collect all three points against last-placed Chicago Red Stars.

Both sides have collected four points from six games to start the season, with Racing sitting in 11th place on goal difference to Chicago's 12th place.


This game will kick off on Saturday morning at 9:30 am AEST.  

Emily Van Egmond's San Diego Wave FC will be aiming to bounce back from two consecutive defeats when they take on Kansas City Current.

Wave suffered 3-1 defeats to the Orlando Pride and Washington Spirit in their last two NWSL outings, with Van Egmond not featuring in either game. Casey Stoney stated that the midfielder is still unavailable for this match against the Current, sidelined with a back injury. 

This game will kick off on Monday morning at 8:00 am AEST.   

Sweden

In Sweden, Teagan Micah's FC Rosengård will host Aivi Luik's BK Häcken, with Häcken looking to move to the top of the table after beating current ladder leaders Hammarby throughout the week. 

Micah's Rosengård, after a slow start to the season, has recorded four consecutive wins and looks back at their best after having not conceded a goal in their last two games.

This game will kick off on Saturday morning at 2:00 am AEST.   

Meanwhile, Kyra Cooney-Cross' Hammarby will be aiming to bounce back from their first defeat of the season when they take on Piteå IF.

Hammarbys Kyra Cooney Cross during the Damallsvenskan football match between Häcken and Hammarby on May 8, 2023 in Gothenburg.
Hammarby's Kyra Cooney Cross during the Damallsvenskan football match between Häcken and Hammarby on May 8, 2023 in Gothenburg.

Hammarby suffered a narrow 1-0 loss to Häcken throughout the week, however, still occupy first place on the table. This game will kick off on Sunday night at 11:00 pm AEST.   

Clare Polkinghorne, Katrina Gorry and Charli Grant's Vittsjö GIK will be aiming for a fourth consecutive win when they host Kristianstads DFF.

Grant provided the assist on the matchwinner in Vittsjö GIK's last outing, with Gorry also featuring in the 1-0 win over IK Uppsala. This game will kick off on Tuesday morning at 3:00 am AEST.  

Norway

Our last stop takes us to Norway, where Tameka Yallop and Larissa Crummer's SK Brann will be trying to bounce back from back-to-back defeats went they host second-place Rosenborg BK. 

This game will kick off on Monday morning at 12:45 am AEST.