Women's Champions League finals contested by Barcelona and OL Lyonnes
Saturday, May 23, 2026
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Four UEFA Women's Champions League finals have involved four-time winners Barcelona and record eight-time champions OL Lyonnes.
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Barcelona and OL Lyonnes faced each other for a fourth time in a UEFA Women's Champions League final when the teams met in Oslo in May 2026.
OL Lyonnes won the first two deciders between the sides, but Barcelona were victorious in the most recent two. We look back at the key moments and star players from all four finals between the European heavyweights.
OL Lyonnes 4-1 Barcelona, 2019 final
Ada Hegerberg stole the show by becoming one of only two players to score a hat-trick in a Women's Champions League final. Barcelona, competing in their first showpiece, were swept away by a ruthless first-half attacking display from OL Lyonnes, as the French side lifted the trophy for a sixth time and for the fourth season in succession.
Dzsenifer Marozsán struck from close range to give OL Lyonnes a fifth-minute lead, then Norwegian striker Hegerberg found the net three times in 17 minutes to put her side four goals ahead before half-time. Asisat Oshoala added a late consolation goal for Barcelona, who bounced back from this defeat with their own four-goal final performance against Chelsea two years later.
After the match, the then 23-year-old Hegerberg told UEFA: "Everyone was at their top level today and you could feel that from the first minute. It's never easy winning year after year. It's been tough every quarter-final, every semi-final, every final – we just care about being the best."
Barcelona 1-3 OL Lyonnes, 2022 final
Both teams had won a European title in the interim by the time they met again three years later, with Barcelona now seeking to defend their first crown. However, OL Lyonnes struck early once again when Amandine Henry curled in from distance, and Hegerberg followed up her 2019 hat-trick by heading in the second before Catarina Macario made it 3-0.
Alexia Putellas reduced the deficit for Barcelona before the break and the holders pushed for a comeback throughout the second half – Patri Guijarro hitting the crossbar from near the halfway line and Oshoala heading narrowly wide. Nevertheless, OL Lyonnes held on to win a record-extending eighth final.
After celebrating regaining their title, OL Lyonnes captain Wendie Renard told UEFA: "We wanted to keep on writing our story and we showed what we could do."
Barcelona 2-0 OL Lyonnes, 2024 final
After beating Wolfsburg in the 2023 final, Barcelona were back to being defending champions when they faced OL Lyonnes on Spanish soil in Bilbao. They had still never defeated their French rivals in the competition, though, with OL Lyonnes winning all four of their previous meetings, including two finals and both legs of their 2017/18 quarter-final.
This was a case of fifth time lucky, as Barcelona dominated possession and eventually got the breakthrough when Aitana Bonmatí darted into the box and dinked the ball over goalkeeper Christiane Endler from a tight angle midway through the second half.
Alexia Putellas then came off the bench to wrap up Barcelona's third European crown with a late second goal. Jonatan Giráldez, who coached Barcelona to their 2023 and 2024 victories but will be in the opposite dugout for this season's final, reflected at full time: "It was an incredible game and one of the best days of my life."
Barcelona 4-0 OL Lyonnes, 2026 final
Having both lost to 2024/25 winners Arsenal the previous season, Barcelona and OL Lyonnes occupied the top two places in the league phase table in the competition's first season under a new format. Barcelona navigated the knockout phase convincingly, while OL Lyonnes required comebacks in their quarter and semi-finals to reach the showpiece in Oslo.
The final began with a tight first half, in which the French side edged both possession and opportunities created but couldn't break the deadlock. Once Ewa Pajor gave Barcelona the lead ten minutes into the second half, though, their Spanish opponents took control.
Pajor, who had lost all five previous finals she had played in including three against OL Lyonnes, added her second midway through the second half to become the season's outright top scorer on 11 goals. Salma Paralluelo got a late double of her own, including a superb long-distance strike, to seal Barcelona's fourth title and level the head-to-head final victories between the rivals at two apiece.
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