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Barcelona and Lyon Resume Women's Champions League Rivalry in Oslo ...

Lyon seek a record ninth title, while Barcelona chase a fourth crown and €500,000 in prize money in the first reconfigured final.

  • On Saturday, Olympique Lyonnes and Barcelona face off in Oslo at Ullevaal Stadium for the UEFA Women's Champions League final, kicking off at 1800 CET.
  • Lyon enters the match seeking a record ninth title, while Barcelona pursues its fourth crown; the clubs have met three times previously in the final, with Lyon winning in 2019 and 2022 and Barcelona triumphing in 2024.
  • Competing in her 12th final, captain Wendie Renard leads Lyon as coach Jonatan Giraldez faces his former club, while midfielder Aitana Bonmati returns from a five-month injury.
  • The winner collects a €500,000 bonus, though Barcelona's Aitana Bonmati described the 28,000-seat Ullevaal Stadium as 'a step back' for women's soccer.
  • UEFA director of women's football Nadine Kessler called the rivals 'the two greatest teams probably of all time,' as this final concludes the reconfigured 2025-26 Champions League season.
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The Champions League final between Barcelona and Lyon begins at 6 p.m. and can be seen on DR2.

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It's final day in the Women's Champions League. This Saturday evening in Oslo, Olympique Lyonnais and FC Barcelona will battle it out for the Women's Champions League title. The two clubs are meeting for the fourth time in the competition's final: Lyon won in 2019 and 2022, and Barcelona in 2024. For Lyon, this is their twelfth appearance in the final since 2010. Barcelona, meanwhile, are aiming for their crown after their defeat to Arsenal FC l…

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Christiane Endler, the most laureate Chilean footballer in history, has an opportunity to continue to enlarge the legend she has forged during her career. The OL Lyonnes, where she plays the goalkeeper, is a constant animator in European competitions and this Saturday will look for a new crown for her huge palmarés. In Oslo, she plays the final of the Women's Champions League, against Barcelona (12.00 hours from Chile).The best of the League Pha…

·Chile
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Barcelona and Lyon meet in the Champions League final at Ullevål in Oslo. Two of the biggest clubs in women's football will compete for Europe's most important title.

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Reuters broke the news in United Kingdom on Friday, May 22, 2026.
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