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LYON, France — Not only did OL Lyonnes miss the chance of a record-extending ninth Women's Champions League title, the crushing 4-0 loss to Barcelona in last season's final underlined its rival's ongoing status as the best side in the game. When goal-scoring midfielder Caroline Weir joined Lyon from Real Madrid in the offseason, she understood how much that loss hurt. “Everyone that was here last season knows what it took to get there. Obviously the disappointment of that final, I know the players felt that,” Weir told The Associated Press in an interview at the club’s training ground on Monday. “I’m a new player, I’m here to learn from the players who have that experience.
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Kang told The AP that the name change was about creating " our own identity as a woman's team." While Kang’s strong commitment led her to finance a new female-specific training campus for the club, other women's teams are not as fortunate and some have even folded.
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