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Barcelona Beat Lyon 4-0 to Claim 2025–26 Women's Champions League

Completing a season quadruple, Barcelona's dominant second-half display in Oslo cements its recent ascendancy over Lyon.

Soccer Football - UEFA Women's Champions League - Final - FC Barcelona v OL Lyonnes - Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway - May 23, 2026 FC Barcelona's Ewa Pajor celebrates scoring their second goal with teammates REUTERS/Yves Herman
Soccer Football - UEFA Women's Champions League - Final - FC Barcelona v OL Lyonnes - Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway - May 23, 2026 FC Barcelona's Ewa Pajor scores their second goal REUTERS/Yves Herman
Soccer Football - UEFA Women's Champions League - Final - FC Barcelona v OL Lyonnes - Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway - May 23, 2026 FC Barcelona's Ewa Pajor lifts the trophy as she celebrates winning the Women's Champions League with teammates REUTERS/Yves Herman
Soccer Football - UEFA Women's Champions League - Final - FC Barcelona v OL Lyonnes - Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway - May 23, 2026 FC Barcelona's Ewa Pajor celebrates scoring their first goal REUTERS/Yves Herman

Overview

  • On May 23, Barcelona turned a tight first half into a 4-0 win at Ullevaal Stadion as Ewa Pajor and Salma Paralluelo each scored two second-half goals to seal the title.
  • A first-half goal by Lyon's Lindsey Heaps was ruled out for offside after a VAR review and Barcelona goalkeeper Cata Coll made several key saves that kept the score level until the breakthrough.
  • Pajor's brace gave her the Champions League Golden Boot with 11 goals and marked her first Champions League winner's medal after five previous final defeats.
  • The victory completes Barcelona's domestic and continental quadruple this season and reinforces a shift in European women's club power after Lyon's decade of dominance.
  • Attention now shifts to the off-season as veteran Alexia Putellas faces an expiring contract and Lindsey Heaps is set to return to the NWSL with Denver Summit, moves that could reshape both clubs' squads.