Lyon fails in the final against Barcelona – Libération

Crowned in 2021 and 2023, the Catalans who were playing their fourth C1 final in a row took their revenge, 2-0, on the Lyonnaises who had beaten them at this stage of the competition in 2019 and 2022.

Missed… FC Barcelona, ​​defending champion, won the Women’s Champions League by beating Olympique Lyonnais 2-0 in the final, this Saturday May 25 in Bilbao.

The Spaniards scored with the Ballon d’Or Aitana Bonmati (63rd) and Alexia Putellas (90+5). Crowned in 2021 and 2023, the Catalans who were playing their fourth C1 final in a row took their revenge on the Lyonnaises who had beaten them at this stage of the competition in 2019 and 2022.

This was the eleventh Champions League final contested since 2010 by Olympique Lyonnais, the most successful club in the competition with eight coronations until then. Two of the last three titles had been obtained against Barcelona, ​​in 2019 and 2022, in a duel which became a classic of the tournament. In Spain, the Catalans crushed the National Championship, in which they still have two matches to play, and have been assured of first place for several weeks. As for the Fenottes (the nickname of the Lyonnaises), they won the French Championship last week, winning against Paris Saint-Germain (2-1) in the play-off final.