Barcelona completed a dominant 4-0 victory over Lyon in the Women’s Champions League final at Ullevaal Stadion, securing a fourth European crown. Ewa Pajor and Salma Paralluelo both scored twice, capping a season that brought four major trophies. The win came one year after a 1-0 defeat to Arsenal in Lisbon, which had left deep frustration.
The Blaugrana reached a sixth straight Women’s Champions League final, becoming the first side to achieve that sequence. Arsenal’s success last year gave the London club a second European title, but Barcelona avoided joining the short list of teams losing consecutive finals. Caroline Graham Hansen felt the team’s response underlined a mentality shaped by criticism and doubt.
Lyon, eight-time winners, started
assertively and controlled long spells of the first half. Barcelona then struck first and gradually tightened their grip, adding a second goal before Lyon chased the game. Hansen believed the scoreline could seem harsh on the French side, yet still highlighted how Barcelona managed each phase with discipline and control.
"Last season, we lost the final, but we kept the hunger and have gone step by step, even when everyone doubted us," Hansen said. "It was close and OL Lyonnes had the initiative in the first half. Then we scored and kept control of the game, then we scored again, then they went for it, and we got two more. Maybe the result [is not an entirely fair reflection], but overall we deserved it. "
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The final carried extra meaning for Hansen, who was playing in Oslo, the city where Hansen grew up. It marked the first time in five years that the Women’s Champions League showpiece returned to Scandinavia, the last occasion coming when Barcelona defeated Chelsea. Hansen hoped the sight of a local player on this stage would have a lasting effect in Norway.
"It's amazing. It's extra special to win at my home groundI grew up here and know every millimetre of this grass," she added. "I can't wait to take the team out to party tonight. It was an impossible dream because, growing up, I didn't see any women players doing this. I hope that now there are a lot of boys and girls from Norway wanting to do what we've done. That's my biggest hope. "
The night also highlighted Pajor’s individual campaign in the Women’s Champions League. Pajor finished as the competition’s top scorer with 11 goals and became the first player, since the 2009-10 switch to a one-off final, to score in both quarter-final legs, both semi-final legs and the final in the same season, reflecting consistent threat across every knockout round.
Pajor also became the first player to reach double figures for non-penalty goals in a single Women’s Champions League season since Wolfsburg forward Tabea Sellner in 2021-22. Barcelona’s 4-0 result meant the Spanish club became the first side to defeat Lyon in two different finals, adding this success to their previous victory over the French team in 2024.
"I'm grateful. This is amazing, the best day of my life. I've played in six finals and finally, in Oslo, we did it," Pajor said. "I am very proud and very thankful. From the start to the end, it was a hard game, but we did so, so well. We fought for the win and that's what this team does every day, fight to be the best team in the world. "
Barcelona’s performance against Lyon closed a powerful season in which the squad answered doubts, collected four trophies and extended a period of sustained success in the Women’s Champions League. For Hansen and Pajor, the night in Oslo combined personal milestones with collective achievement, while offering a clear reference point for young Norwegian players watching from the stands.
