At the end of a season of high quality both in substance and form, OL Lyonnes will not achieve the coveted quadruple. Despite the presence of the entire Lyon leadership in Oslo, including president Michele Kang, the support of 700 fans, and several key moments in the game, the eight-time European champions once again succumbed, as in 2024, to FC Barcelona, who thus secured their fourth continental crown in five years.
A true intense and engaging battle, despite some technical errors, this 24th Champions League final took time to unfold. Despite an early missed chance from Putellas of Barcelona, the Lyon players thought they had scored through Heaps following a free kick taken by Bacha and headed by Renard, after Coll’s initial save (14th minute). But VAR disallowed it due to an offside position of the American player.
On the other side, Barcelona flexed their muscles during their attacks, but Pajor missed on her lob from 20 meters (19th minute) and inside the box (35th minute). Meanwhile, on Lyon’s side, Hegerberg hesitated too much in front of goal (24th minute). Then, a beautifully curled free kick from Bacha was tipped over by Coll (41st minute). Dominant in the air, the Barcelona goalkeeper remained imperious after halftime, winning a duel against Hegerberg (50th minute), who was eventually offside, and especially Chawinga (74th minute).
But the damage had already been done for the Lyon team, first punished by the double of the competition’s top scorer, Eva Pajor, who scored brilliantly from a swift counterattack (55th minute), then tapped in a pass from Paralluelo, who followed up on a loose ball at the far post (69th minute). In an increasingly open final phase with growing spaces, Paralluelo sealed Barcelona’s success with another goal, first cleaning the top corner from 20 meters (90th minute), then winning a duel at the end of another swift counterattack. The Women’s Champions League has definitively taken on a Catalan accent since the beginning of the decade.
[Context: The article reports on a Women’s Champions League final between OL Lyon and FC Barcelona and covers the key moments and actions from the match. Fact Check: The article discusses the game’s events and outcomes without biases or inaccuracies.]
