FC Barcelona Femení defeated Olympique Lyonnes 4-0 in the final of the 2025/26 UEFA Women’s Champions League in Oslo to secure their fourth European title, www.aclsports.com reports.
Second-half braces from Ewa Pajor and Salma Paralluelo at the Ullevaal Stadion guided the Spanish giants to a dominant victory over the French side after a tightly contested first half, as Barcelona became the first team in 12 years to score four second-half goals in a UEFA Women’s Champions League final.
The win saw Barcelona lift the UEFA Women’s Champions League trophy for the fourth time, equalling Eintracht Frankfurt on four titles, while Lyon missed out on what would have been a record-extending ninth European crown.
Match Review
Barcelona, aiming to further cement their dominance in European women’s football, started brightly and almost went ahead in the 18th minute when a defensive mix-up in the Lyonnes backline handed Pajor a glorious opportunity. However, the Polish striker lifted her effort over the crossbar with goalkeeper Christiane Endler stranded.
At the other end, Lyon thought they had broken the deadlock in the 16th minute, but their celebrations were cut short after VAR ruled the effort out for offside following a review.
The French dominated first half contest and nearly took the lead midway through the first half. Ada Hegerberg came close inside the penalty area before a brilliant defensive intervention from Alexia Putellas denied the striker. Moments later, Melchie Dumornay fired narrowly wide from a difficult angle.
Barcelona continued to threaten through Pajor, who missed another big chance in the 35th minute after being released by Putellas following an excellent run through midfield.
Just before half-time, Selma Bacha forced an excellent save from Cata Coll with a curling free-kick destined for the near post, as both sides went into the break level at 0-0.
Barcelona returned for the second half with greater intensity and finally found the breakthrough in the 55th minute. Patri Guijarro drove forward from midfield before slipping Pajor through on goal, and the striker controlled superbly before guiding a low finish beyond Endler into the far corner.
The goal was Pajor’s 10th of the campaign, making her the outright leading scorer in this season’s competition.
Lyonnes attempted to respond quickly, but Barcelona goalkeeper Cata Coll produced another important stop in the 61st minute to deny Vicki Becho from close range.
Barcelona doubled their advantage in the 69th minute through Pajor once again. Clàudia Pina burst into the area before feeding Esmee Brugts on the left. Brugts’ low cross eventually found Paralluelo at the far post, and the winger kept the move alive before setting up Pajor for a simple finish.
The brace took Pajor to 11 goals in the tournament and moved her into seventh place on the all-time UEFA women’s club competition scoring chart with 44 goals.
Barcelona sealed the victory in spectacular fashion late in the contest. In the 90th minute, Paralluelo collected the ball outside the box, shifted onto her left foot and unleashed a stunning strike into the top corner to make it 3-0.
Deep into stoppage time, Barcelona added a fourth goal on the counterattack. Ewa Pajor carried the ball forward from inside her own half before releasing Salma Paralluelo on the right side, and the winger calmly slotted home to complete an emphatic victory over Lyonnes.
Ewa Pajor was later named Player of the Match after scoring twice and providing an assist in a dominant display for Barcelona, as the final set a new attendance record for a women’s football match in Norway, with 25,825 spectators in attendance.
