The 2026 UEFA Women's Champions League final was the final match of the 2025–26 UEFA Women's Champions League, the 25th season of Europe's premier women's club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 17th season since it was renamed from the UEFA Women's Cup to the UEFA Women's Champions League. It was played at the Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo, Norway,[5] on 23 May 2026 between Spanish club Barcelona and French club OL Lyonnes.
| Event | 2025–26 UEFA Women's Champions League | ||||||
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| Date | 23 May 2026 | ||||||
| Venue | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo | ||||||
| Player of the Match | Ewa Pajor (Barcelona)[1] | ||||||
| Referee | Tess Olofsson (Sweden)[2] | ||||||
| Attendance | 24,258[3] | ||||||
| Weather | Sunny 21 °C (70 °F) 45% humidity[4] | ||||||
Barcelona won the match 4–0 for their fourth UEFA Women's Champions League title.[6] As winners, they qualified for the 2027 FIFA Women's Champions Cup semi-finals and the 2028 FIFA Women's Club World Cup. With the win, they completed their second continental quadruple.
Background
editBarcelona reached their seventh UEFA Women's Cup/Women's Champions League final overall and sixth consecutively, winning in 2021, 2023, and 2024 while losing in 2019, 2022, and 2025.
OL Lyonnes reached their record-extending twelfth UEFA Women's Cup/Women's Champions League final, having won a record eight titles in 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2022 while losing in 2010, 2013, and 2024.
The clubs have previously met in three finals; in 2019, 2022, and 2024. The first two were won by OL Lyonnes, while the most recent was won by Barcelona. This final marked a record-equaling fourth UEFA Women's Cup/Women's Champions League final between the same two sides, matching the previous record of finals contested by OL Lyonnes and Wolfsburg.[7]
Previous finals
editIn the following table, finals until 2009 were in the UEFA Women's Cup era, since 2010 were in the UEFA Women's Champions League era.
| Team | Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners) |
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 Barcelona |
6 (2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025) |
 OL Lyonnes |
11 (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2024) |
Venue
editHost selection
editOn 17 May 2023, UEFA opened the bidding process for the final, which was held in parallel with that of the 2027 final. Interested bidders could bid for either one or both of the finals. Additionally, bidding associations could only be appointed one UEFA final in a given year. The proposed venues had to include natural grass and be ranked as a UEFA category four stadium, with a gross capacity of 30,000 to 60,000 preferred. The bidding timeline was as follows:[8]
- 17 May 2023: Applications formally invited
- 17 July 2023: Closing date for registering intention to bid
- 26 July 2023: Bid requirements made available to bidders
- 15 November 2023: Submission of preliminary bid dossier
- 21 February 2024: Submission of final bid dossier
- 22 May 2024: Appointment of host
UEFA announced on 18 July 2023 that three associations had expressed interest in hosting the 2026 and 2027 finals during the first bidding process.[9]
| Association | Stadium | City | Capacity | Notes |
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 Germany | MHPArena | Stuttgart | 54,812 | Association also bid for 2026 or 2027 Europa League and 2026 or 2027 Conference League finals (with different venues) Arena AufSchalke in Gelsenkirchen or Allianz Arena in Munich were also included as possible venues prior to official bid submission Association appointed as host for 2026 Conference League final |
 Norway | Ullevaal Stadion | Oslo | 27,182 | Stadium also bid for 2026 or 2027 Conference League finals |
 Scotland | Hampden Park | Glasgow | 51,866 | Stadium also bid for 2026 or 2027 Europa League and 2026 or 2027 Conference League finals |
Ullevaal Stadion was selected as the venue by the UEFA Executive Committee during their meeting in Dublin, Republic of Ireland, on 22 May 2024.[10][5]
Route to the final
editNote: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away). Data sourced from [11]
| Barcelona |
Round | OL Lyonnes | ||||||
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| Opponent | Result | League phase | Opponent | Result | ||||
| Bayern Munich |
7–1 (H) | Matchday 1 |  Arsenal |
2–1 (A) | ||||
 Roma |
4–0 (A) | Matchday 2 |  St. Pölten |
3–0 (H) | ||||
 OH Leuven |
3–0 (H) | Matchday 3 | VfL Wolfsburg |
3–1 (H) | ||||
| Chelsea |
1–1 (A) | Matchday 4 | Juventus |
3–3 (A) | ||||
 Benfica |
3–1 (H) | Matchday 5 | Manchester United |
3–0 (A) | ||||
| Paris FC |
2–0 (A) | Matchday 6 | Atlético Madrid |
4–0 (H) | ||||
| 1st place Advanced to quarter-finals |
Final position | 2nd place Advanced to quarter-finals | ||||||
| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Knockout phase | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Real Madrid |
12–2 | 6–2 (A) | 6–0 (H) | Quarter-finals | VfL Wolfsburg |
4–1 | 0–1 (A) | 4–0 (a.e.t.) (H) |
| Bayern Munich |
5–3 | 1–1 (A) | 4–2 (H) | Semi-finals | Arsenal |
4–3 | 1–2 (A) | 3–1 (H) |
Match
editSummary
editIn the first half OL Lyonnes threatened the Barcelona goal a number of times, and after 15 minutes scored a goal through Lindsey Heaps which was disallowed by VAR for offside.[12] For Barcelona, Ewa Pajor then had a shot on goal which narrowly went wide.[12][13] In the second half Barcelona took control, and in the 55th minute Pajor scored the opening goal when she ran on to a pass from Patri Guijarro and struck a left-footed shot past goalkeeper Christiane Endler.[12][13] 14 minutes later, Pajor doubled the lead for Barcelona by converting a cross from Salma Paralluelo.[12] OL Lyonnes tried to fight back, and Barcelona goalkeeper Cata Coll kept out a shot from Vicki Becho before preventing Tabitha Chawinga from converting when she had only Coll to beat.[12] With the game almost over, Barcelona scored twice more through two goals from Paralluelo; the first with a long shot, before a break resulted in her being left with only the goalkeeper to beat.[13] Barcelona thus regained the trophy that they had lost to Arsenal in 2025.[13]
Details
editThe winners of semi-final 1 (Barcelona) was designated as the "home" team for administrative purposes.
| Barcelona | 4–0 | OL Lyonnes |
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Match rules[15]
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Statistics
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See also
editReferences
edit- 1 2 "Ewa Pajor named official UEFA Women's Champions League final Player of the Match". UEFA. 23 May 2026. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Referee teams for 2026 UEFA club competition finals announced". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 11 May 2026. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Full Time Report Final – Barcelona v OL Lyonnes" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 23 May 2026. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Tactical Lineups – Final – Saturday 23 May 2026" (PDF). UEFA. 23 May 2026. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
- 1 2 "Budapest to host UEFA Champions League Final 2026". Union of European Football Associations. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ↑ "Barcelona 4–0 OL Lyonnes: Ewa Pajor and Salma Paralluelo doubles seal fourth Women's Champions League title". UEFA. 23 May 2026. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
- ↑ "Women's Champions League final: Meet Barcelona and OL Lyonnes". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 3 May 2026.
- ↑ "Invitation to bid to host the UEFA Champions League Finals 2026 & 2027, UEFA Europa League Finals 2026 & 2027, UEFA Europa Conference League Finals 2026 & 2027 and UEFA Women's Champions League Finals 2026 & 2027". UEFA Circular Letter. No. 24/2023. Union of European Football Associations. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ↑ "Nine national associations interested in hosting UEFA club competition finals in 2026 and 2027". UEFA. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
- ↑ "UEFA Executive Committee to meet in Dublin". Union of European Football Associations. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ↑ "UEFA Women's Champions League 2025-26". UEFA. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Rajan, Adwaidh (23 May 2026). "Barcelona v OL Lyonnes". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 Unwin, Will. "Barcelona Women 4-0 OL Lyonnes". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
- ↑ "Barcelona vs OL Lyonnes". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 23 May 2026. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
- ↑ "Regulations of the UEFA Women's Champions League – 2025/26 Season". UEFA. 27 June 2025. Archived from the original on 11 September 2025. Retrieved 11 September 2025.