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Barcelona – Lyon 1-3: The “Lions” won the 8th Champions League in Turin

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Lyon defeated Barcelona 3-1 in the Women’s Champions League final and returned to the top of Europe after a year’s hiatus to lift the prestigious trophy for the eighth time in their history.

Barcelona was the team that won the Champions League trophy in 2021 and had impressed the entire footballing world that season by reaching the final with just one loss and Golden Ball holder Alexia Poutegia, but on the night of March 21 In May the team showing their stuff and metal be Lyon.

Reaching the final of Europe’s most important inter-club competition for the 10th time, France insisted on winning the Lions 3-1 in a legitimate manner and becoming European champions for the 8th time in their history (extending their record) .

It is worth noting that Lyon manager Sonia Bonpastor became the first woman to win the Champions League both as a player and as a coach, having won the title for the French team in 2011 and 2012.

The game

Barcelona entered the Allianz Stadium with the air of the European champions and the team claiming back-to-back and Lyon as the polynomial of the seven-win institution, with the French team’s players coming onto the field better and dominating.

It only took six minutes to take the lead and they did so with a world-class goal as Henry fired an incredible shot from 30 yards out, thundering the opposing keeper.

In the 23rd minute the “Löwen” had their second shot, Hegerberg sent the ball into the net with a header from the small penalty area after a cross from the left (0:2), ten minutes later the same player made the turn from the right in a moment of confusion in the frames of Barcelona and Makario shoved the ball into the net with a pitch through the small penalty area to make it 0-3.

The only thing Barcelona could do in the first half was to reduce to 3-1, with their leader and Golden Ball holder Putegia scoring with a place in the move from a Hansen cross to add 11 goals in that one to score year (first goalscorer).

In the second half, the Blaugrana got close to the second goal but didn’t find it in the 57th minute when a wonderfully high shot from 40 yards hit the crossbar, then both Barcelona threatened with another goal and Lyon looked for it a fourth game and the title.

In the end, no more goals were scored until the final, Lyon managed their lead in the first half and achieved a sweet 3-1 win that crowned them European champions for the 8th time in their history.



Source: Sport 24

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