Tonight at 9:00 pm ET the North Carolina Courage will face off against Olympique Lyonnais Women to determine the champion of the first International Champions Cup Women’s Tournament. The Courage will still be without six of their players due to the Tournament of Nations while Lyon will be without two of theirs for other reasons. Regardless, this will be the most difficult match the North Carolina, or any team from the NWSL, has ever faced.
Lyon or the Warriors?
I considered comparing Lyon to one of the big men’s sides, like Madrid or Munich, but it’s really much worse than that.