Lyon reached a first European final in their history after beating Wasps 20-18 at Matmut Stadium de Gerland in the EPCR Challenge Cup semi-finals on Saturday. Leo Berdeu scored one of the tries of the EPCR Challenge Cup 2021/22 campaign on his way to recording 15 points, with replacement Yanis Charcosset also crossing for the hosts. Dan Robson and Jimmy Gopperth went over for Wasps, with 38-year-old Gopperth kicking an additional eight points for Lee Blackett’s men. Following a scrappy start to the game, Wasps’ Robson broke the deadlock in the 24th minute after finding a gap in the Lyon defensive line to dive over for his second EPCR Challenge Cup try of the season. Berdeu got Lyon’s first points of the game as the 23-year-old slotted a three-pointer, but Wasps quickly restored their five-point lead going into the interval as Gopperth kicked a penalty of his own. The hosts would take the lead after the break, as Berdeu started and finished off a wonderful team try that began near Lyon’s 22, before going on to improve his own score. However, another Gopperth penalty meant Lyon’s lead was short-lived as Wasps took a one-point advantage. The score would then go back in Lyon’s favour, as a successful turnover led to Charcosset bundling over following a period of relentless pressure from the hosts, with Berdeu going on to add the extras. Lyon then opened up a nine-point lead as Berdeu slotted another penalty for the TOP 14 side. Dan Frost thought he had reduced the deficit when the replacement made a break to dive over under the posts, only for his try to be cancelled by the TMO due to a knock on from Francois Hougaard. However, Wasps would score again through Gopperth following a smart lineout move, with the New Zealander’s conversion cutting the deficit to two with five minutes to go. Despite Wasps’ best efforts, Lyon were able to hold on to their lead and secure their spot in the EPCR Challenge Cup final, where they will face the winner of RC Toulon against Saracens at Stade Velódrome on May 29.