Barcelona and Lyon face off in Women’s Champions League Final for the ages
There's a huge game in Oslo.
BARCELONA, SPAIN - MAY 03: Alexia Putellas of FC Barcelona celebrates scoring her team's second goal during the UEFA Women's Champions League 2025/26 Semi-Final Second Leg match between FC Barcelona and FC Bayern München at Nou Camp on May 03, 2026 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Juanma - UEFA/UEFA via Getty Images) | UEFA via Getty Images FC Barcelona Femení and OL Lyonnes face off in Oslo tonight for the UEFA Women’s Champions League title, a blockbuster final defined by two of the best teams in Europe – and a managerial swap. Former Barça boss Jonatan Giráldez is now leading the French champions, while his former assistant, Pere Romeu, looks to secure a domestic treble for the Catalan giants in his first season in charge.
“I see a team that is more mature than last season,” Romeu said ahead of the match, adding that his squad possesses a greater ability to alter tactics mid-game compared to the side that fell to Arsenal in last year’s final. That was then, this is now. Now the student faces off against his former master, in a game that sees the two titans of women’s football square off.
It’s not just the two coaches that share history. The two clubs have met three times in the Champions League final before. Lyon were dominant in 2019 (winning 4-1) and 2022 (winning 3-1).
But Barça roared back with a 2-0 victory in Bilbao two years ago. In the buildup, Alexia Putellas brushed off the idea that history will dictate the present. “We can’t compare seasons and we can’t compare finals,” the two-time Ballon d’Or winner insisted.