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Barcelona women thrash Lyon 4-0 to claim fourth Champions League title in six seasons

Sunday, 24 May 2026, 06:08 · 2 min read

Barcelona's women's team completed a historic quadruple on Saturday, defeating Lyon 4-0 in the UEFA Women's Champions League final at the Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo, Norway, to cement their status as the dominant force in European women's football.

All four goals came after the break, with Polish striker Ewa Pajor — who had suffered five consecutive final defeats, four with German club VfL Wolfsburg and one with Barcelona against Arsenal last season — finally collecting a winner's medal at her sixth attempt. Pajor, 29, wasted two clear chances in the first half but made no mistake after the interval, stroking a composed diagonal finish into the far corner in the 55th minute after midfielder Patri Guijarro intercepted a Lyon pass and drove 40 metres forward before threading the ball through. Pajor added a second in the 69th minute, with Dutch international Esmee Brugts playing a key role in the build-up, her cross deflecting to Pajor via Salma Paralluelo. Paralluelo then sealed the rout with a rising shot into the top corner in the 90th minute and a close-range finish in stoppage time. "It's the best day of my life," an emotional Pajor, named Player of the Game, said. "Losing five finals was difficult but I never gave up."

Lyon, eight-time European champions and Barcelona's most storied rivals in the women's game, were largely subdued by a dominant Catalan midfield featuring Ballon d'Or winners Aitana Bonmatí and Alexia Putellas alongside the often-understated Guijarro. The French side's best moment came early, when a Wendie Renard header led to a rebound goal by American midfielder Lindsey Heaps — only for VAR to rule it offside. Goalkeeper Catalina Coll also produced a sharp save to deny Vicki Bècho shortly after Barcelona's opener. Lyon captain Renard, who was bidding for a ninth European title, ended the match empty-handed.

The victory gives Barcelona their fourth Women's Champions League trophy in just six seasons — following triumphs in 2021, 2023, and 2024 — and completes a clean sweep of all available honours this season, which also includes the Liga F, the Copa de la Reina, and the Spanish Super Cup. The result underscores how thoroughly Barcelona have replaced Lyon as the dominant force in European women's football: the French club has not won the competition since 2022. One subplot surrounds Alexia Putellas, whose contract expires in June and who may have played her final match for the club in Oslo. For Lyon, attention turns quickly to Friday's French league final against Paris FC, where they can still secure a domestic title.

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Al Jazeera EnglishBarcelona beat Lyon 4-0 to win Women’s Champions League ↗︎Channel NewsAsiaPajor finally gets her winner's medal as Barca claim women's Champions League ↗︎NOS SportVrouwen Barcelona winnen voor vierde keer in zes jaar Champions League ↗︎RFIFootball: l'OL s’incline lourdement en finale de Ligue des champions face au FC Barcelone ↗︎
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