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UEFA Women's Champions League holders Barcelona will take on record seven-time winners Lyon in the 2022 final at 19:00 CET on Saturday 21 May at Turin's Juventus Stadium.
Let's meet the two finalists:
Barcelona (ESP, holders)
UEFA coefficient ranking (end of 2020/21): 2
How they qualified: Holders, Spanish champions
Group stage: Group C winners (W6 D0 L0 F24 A1)
Quarter-finals: W8-3agg vs Real Madrid (W3-1a, W5-2h)
Semi-finals: W5-3agg vs Wolfsburg (W5-1h, 0-2a)
Top scorer: Alexia Putellas 10
Last season: Winners
Domestic honours: 7 x league champions, 8 x cup winners
Previous European best: Winners (2020/21)
CAMPAIGN:
Their group progress was never in doubt after the opening 4-1 defeat of Arsenal and their performances throughout matched the domination they showed in beating Chelsea 4-0 in last season's final. That continued against Madrid as they had to come from behind in both legs, doing so in style and thrilling the record 91,553 crowd at Camp Nou. That was improved when 91,648 was there as they beat Wolfsburg 5-1, though a 2-0 second-leg loss ended a 45-game competitive winning streak.
Lyon (FRA)Β
UEFA coefficient ranking (end of 2020/21): ο»Ώ1
How they qualified: French league runners-up; W4-2agg vs Levante in Round 2
Group stage: Group D winners (W5 D0 L1 F19 A2)
Quarter-finals: W4-3agg vs Juventus (L1-2a, W3-1h)
Semi-finals: W5-3agg vs Paris Saint-Germain (W3-2h, W2-1a)
Top scorer (group stage onward): Catarina Macario 7
Last season: Quarter-finals
Domestic honours: 14 x league champions, 9 x cup winners
Previous European best: Winners (2010/11, 2011/12, 2015/16, 2016/17, 2017/18, 2018/19, 2019/20 β record
CAMPAIGN:
Came through a potentially tricky qualifying tie with Levante and, despite losing at Bayern, always looked on course for Group D top spot as they vied to bounce back from losing their champion status last season. Ada Hegerberg returned from long-term injury and was quickly back among the goals, including a vital strike to wipe out OL's first-leg deficit in the return against Juventus, a reminder of the French club's enduring strength. The topsy-turvey first leg against Paris ended 3-2, and Hegerberg and Wendie Renard struck to silence Parc des Princes.
Who'll go all the way to become the European champions? β½ π