Lieke Martens failed to win the Champions League with FC Barcelona for the second year in a row. In the final, Olympique Lyon was 3-1 too strong.
Martens, who came back from an injury, played for half an hour.
strong Start
The women’s Champions League final was one to look forward to beforehand. FC Barcelona and Olympique Lyon are considered superpowers in women’s football. Lyon got off to a strong start against the defending champions and took the lead after six minutes via Amandine Henry. After a quarter of the game, the French were already ahead 2-0 via Ada Hegerberg. Olympique Lyon clearly had the upper hand in the match and even came in 3-0 shortly after the drinking break. This time Catarina Macario was the goalscorer.
Martens
As a result, the final, which was played in Turin, seemed decided early. Barcelona was still 1-3 before half time. The connecting goal was scored by Alexia Putellas. In the first fifteen minutes after the break, Barcelona created too few opportunities and so coach Jonatan Giraldez decided to bring in Lieke Martens, among others. The Limburger had recovered from a hamstring injury just in time to play in the final. Barcelona still had some chances, but they didn’t score anymore. As a result, Olympique Lyon won the Champions League for the eighth time.