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Barça and OL Lyonnes a clash of styles in Women’s Champions League final

Alexia Putellas takes on a teammate in training at Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo before the Women’s Champions League final
‘We can’t compare seasons and we can’t compare finals,’ says Barcelona’s Alexia Putellas on previous matches between the the two sides. Photograph: Yves Herman/Reuters

You could be forgiven for having a sense of deja vu before a fourth Champions League final between the Spanish champions, Barcelona, and French title-winners, OL Lyonnes, on Saturday evening.

The three-time champions and eight-time champions played each other in the final of Europe’s premier competition three times in six years between 2019 and 2024, with Lyonnes earning a 4-1 win over the Catalan giants in 2019 and a 3-1 win in 2022, before Barcelona delivered a 2-0 defeat of the French side in 2024.

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