But beyond the dry result of this part, the Bordeaux women still hope to tint their end of the season with laurels. Eleven points separate the girls of Patrice Lair from third place which gives the right to qualification for the Champions League. A test that the Bordeaux women discovered this season, eliminated on penalties in the play-offs by the Germans of Wolfsburg, one of the women’s references on the European scene. An emotional lift which proved very difficult to digest for a workforce which then experienced a barely average first part of the season.
In January, the psychodrama of the dismissal of Patrice Lair then the reinstatement of the Breton coach a week later at the request of the players marked a turning point in the season. Because the group has united behind its coach. Since then, the positive results have been linked with a record of three successes for a narrow defeat in Lyon (1-0).
Herrera Optimized
Enough to whet the appetite of Bordeaux women who still believe they can play a little something at the end of the season, as Costa Rican striker Mélissa Herrera noted after the victory against Saint-Etienne (3-0) in of the last day two weeks ago: “This match against the Stéphanoises was important because it allows us to project ourselves towards the end of the season. I see that the group can boast of great efficiency in front of goal. We are solid behind. It is the result of our good work. We have to be ambitious for the last days. So yes, we are still eleven points behind Paris FC, current third, with only seven days left. But me, I believe that grabbing 3rd place is still possible. Football is not an exact science. So why not. »
An offensive speech that international midfielder Ella Palis does not deny either: “The championship is not over and we no longer have the right to make mistakes. We really have to find our cruising speed. The last matches are however positive. We will have to continue like lately even if we have a few things to improve. Now we have to get as many points as possible. »
Bordeaux women who therefore know their roadmap. With regard to the calendar, the Girondines will be able to gauge themselves since after this match at Soyaux, they will move to Fleury, 4th, while the reception of Paris FC will be looming at the end of May before a trip to Montpellier, i.e. as many teams which currently precede Bordeaux in the standings.
