By Canadian Press

Bayern beats Lyon 3-0, to play PSG in Champions League final

Aug 19, 2020 | 2:06 PM

LISBON, Portugal — Serge Gnabry led Bayern Munich into a first Champions League final in seven years, scoring twice in a 3-0 victory over Lyon on Wednesday.

After losing four semifinals since lifting the European Cup for the fifth time in 2013, the German champions will now play first-time finalist Paris Saint-Germain on Sunday in Lisbon.

While Lyon was wasteful with its chances, Gnabry’s first-half double extended his hot scoring streak to nine goals across nine games in this season’s pandemic-disrupted competition.

But only Robert Lewandowski has scored in nine consecutive games, after heading in Bayern’s third in the 88th minute to make it 55 goals in total this season for the striker.

The loss for Lyon, in its first Champions League semifinal in a decade, means the French side will not feature in any European competition next season after only finishing seventh in the curtailed Ligue 1 season.

niche amenities

Trio of community park projects advancing in Nanaimo

23m ago

roster shakeup

Nanaimo Clippers lose two major players to Major Junior ranks

16h ago

armed robbery

Knife-wielding man robs south Nanaimo liquor store

Dec 14, 2024

___

More AP soccer: https://apnews.com/Soccer and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

Rob Harris, The Associated Press