The fixture that decided the women's European game for most of a decade was Barcelona against Lyon, and it usually went the distance. In Oslo it went 4-0.
The match
Ewa Pajor scored twice and Salma Paralluelo scored twice, per UEFA's own final report. Pajor was named player of the match.
Four goals to nil in a European final between the two clubs who have shared most of the recent ones is not a scoreline anyone forecast. OL Lyonnes did not score.
Why it mattered
It is Barcelona's fourth European title, in a run that has turned the club from a challenger into the reference point. Two of the four goals came from a striker Barcelona signed to solve exactly this fixture, and two came from a forward who had been a teenager at the 2023 World Cup.
The bigger picture is the one the scoreline hands over: the rivalry that defined the competition produced its most one-sided final. Eras end in public.
Sources: UEFA.com Women's Champions League final report and match records, 23 May 2026.