Like Cristiano Ronaldo (36) and Neymar (29), Delphine Cascarino – and her twin Estelle also called up for selection – celebrated her birthday on February 5. At 24, the winger trained at OL has gradually settled into club and selection where she has become essential even if she has not yet started in all matches. “I wouldn’t say I’m a manager because I’m still young, she told us a few days ago, shortly after arriving in Clairefontaine. But of course I want to take an important place in this team, that’s one of my goals. “ After a very convincing 2019-2020 season with a fifth Champions League to her credit, the native of Saint-Priest (29 caps, 6 goals) still has great ambitions with her club and with the Blue with which she is going play two friendly matches against Switzerland in Metz this Saturday and next Tuesday.
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“You remain on a very successful exercise with OL where you won a fifth Champions League by being elected player of the final. How do you see this season?
I’m quite satisfied, despite the situation, it was a little surprise and really a “goal” achieved for me. I have passed a milestone and I hope to continue on this path. It was pretty hard to train at home, we had to give up. We were lucky to have a physical preparation in Lyon at the top which sent us a lot of work to do. We came back to training in good shape. We continued the work as a team and it ended up paying off despite the conditions. When I started football, I didn’t even know there was a Women’s Champions League. Little by little, we believe in it, we dream about it and when the dream comes true, we still cannot believe it.
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In the league, PSG is leader with one point ahead of OL. Does it motivate you to see the other teams come and titillate you?
We still believe in the title, it doesn’t happen often (not to be a leader). We must continue to work to be able to regain this first place. We will do everything for that. This shows that the other clubs in the Championship have raised their level. It’s up to us to continue to raise ours so that we can always be on top. The championship has progressed, as we can see by these results.
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Are you coming to the end of your contract with OL (in June 2021), the motivation is still there despite all the titles won?
I have been at the club for eleven years. Having won a lot of titles, I also want to see something else, of course. But I still have still high goals with OL. I’m not yet fixed on that, I still think I have time to think.
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Do you want to look elsewhere to see players thrive abroad?
In the French team, there are more and more players who have made the bet to go abroad and things are going rather well for them after their return. It is true that it makes you want to. The other championships look very interesting. It would be good, why not, to change air. I do not close the doors of the foreigner at all.
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Jean-Michel Aulas, the president of OL, recently spoke about the possibility for the Lyonnaises to go and play for OL Reign in the United States. Would you like it?
The American Championship looks great but maybe not for the next few years, maybe a little later I would rather stay in Europe. I want to go away but not too much for now (laughs). “
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