2025 UEFA Women's Champions League final
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| Event | 2024–25 UEFA Women's Champions League | ||||||
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| Date | 24 May 2025 | ||||||
| Venue | Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon | ||||||
| Player of the Match | Stina Blackstenius (Arsenal)[1] | ||||||
| Referee | Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)[2] | ||||||
| Attendance | 38,356[3] | ||||||
| Weather | Sunny 28 °C (82 °F) 37% humidity[4] | ||||||
The 2025 UEFA Women's Champions League final was the final match of the 2024–25 UEFA Women's Champions League, the 24th season of Europe's premier women's club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 16th season since it was renamed from the UEFA Women's Cup to the UEFA Women's Champions League. The match was played at the Estádio José Alvalade in Lisbon, Portugal, on 24 May 2025,[5] between English club Arsenal and Spanish club and title holders Barcelona.
Arsenal won the match 1–0 for their second UEFA Women's Cup/Champions League title and the first in 18 years.[6]
Teams
In 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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| Arsenal | 1 (2007) |
| Barcelona | 5 (2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024) |
Barcelona, having won the 2024–25 Liga F[7] plus the Supercopa de España Femenina[8] and reached the final of the Copa de la Reina de Fútbol,[9] were seeking to retain their continental quadruple achieved the previous year.[10]
This was the first Women's Champions League final featuring two clubs that had also met in a men's Champions League final; they clashed in 2006, in which Barcelona won 2–1.[11]
Venue
The match was the second UEFA final to be held at Lisbon's Estádio José Alvalade, following the men's 2005 UEFA Cup final. The stadium also hosted matches at UEFA Euro 2004. It is the second Women's Champions League final to be held in Portugal, after the 2014 final between Tyresö FF and VfL Wolfsburg, held at Lisbon's Estádio do Restelo.[12]
Host selection
On 21 June 2022, UEFA opened the bidding process for the final. The proposed venues had to include natural grass and be ranked as a UEFA category four stadium, with a gross capacity of between 30,000 and 50,000 preferred. The bidding timeline was as follows:[5]
- 21 June 2022: Applications formally invited
- 31 August 2022: Closing date for registering intention to bid
- 7 September 2022: Bid requirements made available to bidders
- 3 November 2022: Submission of preliminary bid dossier
- 23 February 2023: Submission of final bid dossier
- 29 June 2023: Appointment of host
The UEFA Executive Committee appointed the Estádio José Alvalade as the host during their meeting in Nyon, Switzerland, on 28 June 2023.[13]
Route to the final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).
| Arsenal | Round | Barcelona | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Qualifying rounds | Bye | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rangers | 6–0 (H) | Round 1 Semi-finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rosenborg | 1–0 (H) | Round 1 Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BK Häcken | 4–1 | 0–1 (A) | 4–0 (H) | Round 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opponent | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bayern Munich | 2–5 (A) | Matchday 1 | Manchester City | 0–2 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vålerenga | 4–1 (H) | Matchday 2 | Hammarby | 9–0 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Juventus | 4–0 (A) | Matchday 3 | St. Pölten | 7–0 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Juventus | 1–0 (H) | Matchday 4 | St. Pölten | 4–1 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vålerenga | 3–1 (A) | Matchday 5 | Hammarby | 3–0 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bayern Munich | 3–2 (H) | Matchday 6 | Manchester City | 3–0 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Group C winners
Source: UEFA |
Final standings | Group D winners
Source: UEFA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Knockout phase | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Real Madrid | 3–2 | 0–2 (A) | 3–0 (H) | Quarter-finals | VfL Wolfsburg | 10–2 | 4–1 (A) | 6–1 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lyon | 5–3 | 1–2 (H) | 4–1 (A) | Semi-finals | Chelsea | 8–2 | 4–1 (H) | 4–1 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Match
Summary
In the 9th minute, Barcelona forward Clàudia Pina went down after a challenge from Chloe Kelly. Pina complained to the referee and asked for a booking to be given to Kelly, however the referee decided that one was not deserved. One minute later, Barcelona had many chances to score in Arsenal's box but did not succeed. Aitana Bonmatí took a shot into Arsenal's net in the 12th minute, but was blocked by Kelly. In the 17th minute, Barcelona got a corner kick and Mapi León took it, they failed to score. In the 22nd minute, Irene Paredes of Barcelona scored an own goal, however it was ruled out by VAR due to an offside in the buildup to the goal. Midway through the first half, Barcelona started adding pressure to Arsenal's defenders. Another corner was then given to Barcelona in the 39th minute, but no goal occurred. A shot was taken by Pina in the 47th minute but it was saved by Daphne van Domselaar. She shot again two minutes later, but the ball bounced off the crossbar. Paredes was given a yellow card in the 50th minute for a slide against Caitlin Foord. Barcelona made a substitution in the 61st, Pina being removed and replaced by Salma Paralluelo. Frida Maanum of Arsenal was injured in the 67th minute and this led to Arsenal doing two substitutions, Stina Blackstenius for Manuum, and Beth Mead for Kelly. In the 74th minute, Mead passes to Blackstenius who scored the first goal of the game for Arsenal. The possibility of Blackstenius being offside was brought up, but it was shown to be untrue. Barcelona made a double substitution in the 80th minute, Ingrid Syrstad Engen and Esmee Brugts come on for León and Fridolina Rolfö, respectively. Bonmatí shot in the 84th minute, but it was blocked by Leah Williamson. Arsenal made a substitution in the 86th minute, with Lina Hurtig replacing Foord. In the 88th minute, Paralluelo was given a yellow card for hitting Mead's face. Three minutes later, Alessia Russo was taken off for Lotte Wubben-Moy. Barcelona took two shots before the game ended, but both failed to go in.[14] Arsenal won the match 1-0 to win the final, while Blackstenius was given the Player of the Match award.[1]
Details
The "home" team (for administrative purposes) was determined by an additional draw (after the quarter-final and semi-final draws), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.
| Arsenal | 1–0 | Barcelona |
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See also
- 2024–25 Arsenal W.F.C. season
- 2024–25 FC Barcelona Femení season
- 2025 UEFA Champions League final
- 2025 UEFA Europa League final
- 2025 UEFA Conference League final
- 2025 UEFA Super Cup
References
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- ^ a b c d e "Full Time Report Final – Arsenal v Barcelona" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 24 May 2025. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
- ^ a b c "Tactical Lineups – Final – Saturday 24 May 2025" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 24 May 2025. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
- ^ a b "Invitation to bid for the 2023/24 and 2025/25 UEFA Europa Conference League finals and the 2025/25 UEFA Women's Champions League final". UEFA Circular Letter. No. 40/2022. Union of European Football Associations. 21 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Women's Champions League final report: Stina Blackstenius strikes as Arsenal dethrone Barcelona". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 24 May 2025. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
- ^ "Clasificación Liga F 2025 | LPFF". ligaf.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 May 2025.
- ^ González, Mario (26 January 2025). "Barcelona 5 - Real Madrid 0, en directo: resumen, goles y resultado". Diario AS (in Spanish).
- ^ AS, Diario (26 May 2025). "Calendario Copa de la Reina 2024/2025 Final". AS.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 May 2025.
- ^ "First quadruple completed". www.fcbarcelona.com. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
- ^ UEFA.com. "The official website for European football". UEFA.com. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
- ^ "Lisbon to stage 2025 UEFA Women's Champions League final". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ "Lisbon to host UEFA Women's Champions League final in 2025". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ^ "Arsenal win 1-0 in Lisbon to end Barca's three-peat hopes – updates". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 27 May 2025.