Barcelona beat Lyon 2-0 to win Women's Champions League
On Saturday, Barcelona secured a 2-0 victory over Olympique Lyonnais in the Women's Champions League final, with Aitana Bonmati and Alexia Putellas scoring in the second half. This marked their second consecutive win in the competition.
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- Published Date: 10:18 | 25 May 2024
- Modified Date: 10:18 | 25 May 2024
Second-half goals from Aitana Bonmati and Alexia Putellas earned Barcelona a 2-0 win over Olympique Lyonnais in the Women's Champions League final on Saturday, their second straight victory in the competition.
Barca, who beat Vfl Wolfsburg 3-2 in last year's final, came into the game seeking to go one better than their 2019 and 2022 finals against French powerhouse Lyon, which they lost 4-1 and 3-1 respectively.
Bonmati, who won the Ballon d'Or and FIFA Best Women's Player award for 2023, struck in the 63rd minute with a shot from a tight angle which deflected off Lyon's Vanessa Gilles past keeper Christiane Endler.
With their fans vastly outnumbered at the San Mames stadium in Bilbao, Lyon sent on Norwegian striker Ada Hegerberg but the competition's record goal-scorer was unable to find the net and Putellas came off the bench and netted a stoppage-time goal to seal Barcelona's win.