Key events
32 mins: Renard plays a superb pass through the Barca midfield for Bacha to chase. She reaches it down the left and whips in a cross but Cata Coll reads and collects.
30 mins: Lyon have another corner on the right and it creates pinball in the box but Barca scramble it clear.
28 mins: It is all Lyon at the moment, Barca need to change the dynamic.
26 mins: A Lyon corner is swung in from the right but it is greeted by a Barca head. The French side recycle it but cannot get a shot away.
24 mins: Dumoray has a chance to put in a cross but takes an extra touch, losing her the angle to find a teammate and Barcelona win the ball back.
Hegerberg looks like has the perfect chance inside she can’t get the ball under control soon enough and Putellas gets a block in.
Immediately after Brand goes through but has to shoot from a tight angle and cannot do the business.
22 mins: Leon takes ball and woman with a fierce tackle on Hegerberg but the defender comes off worse after catching a forearm in the neck.
20 mins: Lyon cause themselves problems by trying to play out from the back but Barcelona cannot make the most of it, despite a strong press.
18 mins: A simple ball over the top catches Lyonnes out; Endler thinks she can reach it but is nowhere near, allowing Pajor a chance to lob the goalkeeper but her shot goes just wide.
Now each team needs to settle back down and work things out. Lyon looking pretty calm and moving the ball quicker.
NO GOAL!
After a bizarrely long VAR review, the goal is chalked off for offside.
GOAL?! Lyon have a free-kick around 40 yards out, which is clipped into the box. Renard has a free header which the goalkeeper palms straight out and Heaps is there to nudged home from a yard or two.
12 mins: A first chance of the match. Putellas arrives in the box at the perfect time to meet a Graham Hansen cross but her shot lacks power and accuracy as it slips wide.
10 mins: Lyon are still looking the more comfortable but whenever they reach the final third their attacks seemingly break down.
8 mins: A lot of flirting so far but not much has really happened.
6 mins: Barcelona pump a free kick into the box but it is diverted well wide.
4 mins: Pajor barges into the back of Bacha to give away a free-kick.
Barcelona are yet to string two passes together.
2 mins: A third of the pitch is covered in shade but the rest is looking bright.
Lyon enjoy plenty of the ball early on as they look to calm any lingering nerves.
Kick off
Peep! Peep! Peep! Here we go!
The players are heading out into the glorious Oslo sunshine.
Gordon’s been in touch: “I think Lyonnes will win today, as they present a physicality and a speed of movement that Barcelona rarely come up against. Bayern Munich gave Barcelona some problems in these respects in the semi-final, and Lyonnes are a considerable step-up from Bayern. Barcelona look to have recognised this, in selecting Parralluelo ahead of Pina. Lyonnes showed in the second leg of their semi against Arsenal that they can produce their best football when it really matters – and, in Dumornay, they have potentially the best woman player in the world. But, they have, to my mind, handicapped themselves by starting Hegerberg – so ineffective against Wolfsburg and Arsenal – instead of Katoto.”
Here is Tom Garry’s report from The Valley.
Charlton beat Leicester on penalties to reach WSL
Tom Garry
Sophie Whitehouse etched her name into Charlton folklore as she saved four penalties in the shootout to win her side promotion to the Women’s Super League and relegated Leicester in the process.
The Republic of Ireland goalkeeper’s heroics gave Charlton a 2-1 victory on penalties to settle the nerviest playoff tie you could imagine after a goalless 120 minutes. The result capped off a dismal season for Leicester, who have lost every match they have played in 2026, while for Charlton the joy was unbridled and it was a case of ‘second-time lucky’ after they had lost a decisive game on the regular season’s final day that had seen the miss out on automatic promotion.
Pre-match reading.
Starting lineups
Barcelona (4-3-3): Cata Coll; Batlle, Paredes, Leon, Brugts; Serrajordi, Guijarro, Putellas; Graham Hansen, Pajor, Parralluelo
Subs: G Font, T Font, Schertenleibm Torrejon, Pina, Bonmati, Nazareth, Lopez, Camara, Fenger, Ranera, Julia
Lyonnes (4-3-3): Endler; Lawrence, Renard, Engen, Bacha; Dumoray, Heaps, Yohannes; Becho, Hegerberg; Brand
Subs: Belhadj, Marchal, Schrader, Katoto, Egurrola, Fathallah, Sombath, Chawinga, Svava, Benyahia, Tarciane, Rafalski
Referee: Tess Olofsson
Preamble
It does not get much bigger than this. Neither Barcelona nor Lyonnes have made it this far through luck, they are the best two teams on the continent, boasting 11 Champions League titles between them.
Each side has won their respective domestic titles and will be looking to add a cherry in Oslo. Barcelona will look to outplay Lyon, with the slick football that has made them into the elite team they are, aided by being packed full of world class players, such as Alexia Putellas and Aitana Bonmati.
Lyonnes, led by the former Barcelona head coach Jonatan Giraldez, are more physically imposing, which helped them battle past Arsenal in the semi-final. However, they certainly do not lack skill and quality across the park, with Wendie Renard providing the foundations at the back.
Let’s hope for a cracker!
Kick-off: 5pm BST