Barcelona reaches WCL final as Martens scores twice vs PSG

<p>BARCELONA, Spain &mdash; Barcelona reached the Women’s Champions League final after Lieke Martens scored twice in a 2-1 victory over Paris Saint-Germain in the second leg of their semifinal on Sunday.</p>
<p>Barça advanced by an aggregate score of 3-2 and will play either Chelsea or Bayern Munich in the final on May 16 in Gothenburg, Sweden. Chelsea hosts Bayern later Sunday.</p>
<p>The hosts, playing in front of nearly 1,000 fans at Johan Cruyff Stadium, built an early two-goal lead thanks to stellar finishing from its Netherlands winger.</p>
<p>Martens, the UEFA women’s player of the year in 2016-17, caught up to a long pass and curled a right-footed shot into the top left corner of the net in the 8th minute. She was then left unmarked at the far post to tap in a low cross from Caroline Graham Hansen in the 31st.</p>
<p>Marie-Antoinette Katoto scored for the visitors three minutes later.</p>
<p>The Catalan club’s only other trip to the final was in 2019, when it lost 4-1 to French powerhouse Lyon.</p>
<p>Bayern brings a 2-1 advantage into the second leg in London with both looking to advance to their first final.</p>
<p>Arsenal won the competition in 2007, when it was called the Women’s Cup, but no other English team has reached the final.</p>
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