2022 UEFA Women's Champions League final

2022 UEFA Women's Champions League final
Match programme cover
Event2021–22 UEFA Women's Champions League
Barcelona Lyon
Spain France
1 3
Date21 May 2022 (2022-05-21)
VenueJuventus Stadium, Turin
Player of the MatchAmandine Henry (Lyon)[1]
RefereeLina Lehtovaara (Finland)[2]
Attendance32,257[3]
WeatherSunny
32 °C (90 °F)
43% humidity[4]
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View of the stadium during the match.

The 2022 UEFA Women's Champions League final was the final match of the 2021–22 UEFA Women's Champions League, the 21st season of Europe's premier women's club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 13th season since it was renamed from the UEFA Women's Cup to the UEFA Women's Champions League. The match was played at the Juventus Stadium in Turin, Italy on 21 May 2022,[5][6][7] between Spanish club Barcelona and French club Lyon, a repeat of the 2019 final.

Lyon won the match 3–1 for their eighth UEFA Women's Champions League title.[8]

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)
Spain Barcelona 2 (2019, 2021)
France Lyon 9 (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020)

Venue

The Juventus Stadium in Turin hosted the final.

The Juventus Stadium was selected as the final host by the UEFA Executive Committee during their meeting in Amsterdam, Netherlands on 2 March 2020.[9]

The match was the first UEFA Women's Cup/Champions League final to be held in Turin, and the second in Italy after the 2016 final, held in Reggio Emilia. The match was the second UEFA club competition final to be held at the stadium, having previously hosted the 2014 UEFA Europa League Final. It was also the seventh UEFA club competition final to be held in Turin, having hosted four other UEFA Cup/Europa League finals (holding a leg in 1977, 1990, 1992 and 1993), as well as the 1984 European Super Cup.[10]

As the host federation, FIGC later announced that the 32,257 spectators in attendance generated €290,000 in stadium revenue (ticketing + hospitality), representing the highest-revenue women's sporting event in Italy to that point.[11]

Route to the final

Further information: 2021–22 UEFA Women's Champions League

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

Spain Barcelona Round France Lyon
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
England Arsenal 4–1 (H) Matchday 1 Sweden BK Häcken 3–0 (A)
Denmark Køge 2–0 (A) Matchday 2 Portugal Benfica 5–0 (H)
Germany 1899 Hoffenheim 4–0 (H) Matchday 3 Germany Bayern Munich 2–1 (H)
Germany 1899 Hoffenheim 5–0 (A) Matchday 4 Germany Bayern Munich 0–1 (A)
England Arsenal 4–0 (A) Matchday 5 Portugal Benfica 5–0 (A)
Denmark Køge 5–0 (H) Matchday 6 Sweden BK Häcken 4–0 (H)
Group C winners
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1 Spain Barcelona 6 18
2 England Arsenal 6 9
3 Germany 1899 Hoffenheim 6 9
4 Denmark Køge 6 0
Source: UEFA
 Final standings Group D winners
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1 France Lyon 6 15
2 Germany Bayern Munich 6 13
3 Portugal Benfica 6 4
4 Sweden BK Häcken 6 3
Source: UEFA
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knockout phase Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Spain Real Madrid 8–3 3–1 (A) 5–2 (H) Quarter-finals Italy Juventus 4–3 1–2 (A) 3–1 (H)
Germany VfL Wolfsburg 5–3 5–1 (H) 0–2 (A) Semi-finals France Paris Saint-Germain 5–3 3–2 (H) 2–1 (A)

Pre-match

Finnish referee Lina Lehtovaara (right) officiated the final.

Officials

On 11 May 2022, UEFA named Finnish official Lina Lehtovaara as the referee for the final.[12] Lehtovaara had been a FIFA referee since 2009, and was previously the fourth official in the 2010 UEFA Women's Champions League Final. She served as a fourth official at UEFA Women's Euro 2017, and was selected as a referee for UEFA Women's Euro 2022. She officiated three prior matches in the 2021–22 Women's Champions League season, with two matches in the group stage and one quarter-final leg. She was joined by Chrysoula Kourompylia of Greece and Karolin Kaivoja of Estonia as assistant referees. Czech referee Jana Adámková served as the fourth official, with her compatriot Lucie Ratajová working as the reserve assistant referee. Portuguese referees Tiago Martins and João Pinheiro worked as the VAR and assistant VAR officials, respectively, while Paolo Valeri of Italy was the support VAR.[2]

Match

Details

The "home" team (for administrative purposes) was determined by an additional draw held on 20 December 2021, 13:00 CET (after the quarter-final and semi-final draws), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.

Barcelona Spain1–3France Lyon
  • Putellas 41'
 Report
Attendance: 32,257[3]
Barcelona[4]
Lyon[4]
GK 1 Spain Sandra Paños
RB 8 Spain Marta Torrejón downward-facing red arrow 59'
CB 2 Spain Irene Paredes Yellow card 85'
CB 4 Spain María Pilar León Yellow card 33'
LB 16 Sweden Fridolina Rolfö downward-facing red arrow 75'
CM 14 Spain Aitana Bonmatí
CM 12 Spain Patricia Guijarro
CM 11 Spain Alexia Putellas (c)
RF 7 Norway Caroline Graham Hansen
CF 10 Spain Jennifer Hermoso downward-facing red arrow 46'
LF 9 Spain Mariona Caldentey downward-facing red arrow 59'
Substitutes:
GK 24 Spain Gemma Font
GK 30 Spain Meritxell Muñoz
DF 5 Spain Melanie Serrano
DF 15 Spain Leila Ouahabi
DF 17 Spain Andrea Pereira
MF 23 Norway Ingrid Syrstad Engen
FW 6 Spain Clàudia Pina upward-facing green arrow 75'
FW 18 Switzerland Ana-Maria Crnogorčević upward-facing green arrow 59'
FW 20 Nigeria Asisat Oshoala upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 22 Netherlands Lieke Martens upward-facing green arrow 59'
Manager:
Spain Jonatan Giráldez Yellow card 80'
GK 1 Chile Christiane Endler
RB 12 Australia Ellie Carpenter downward-facing red arrow 14'
CB 3 France Wendie Renard (c)
CB 29 France Griedge Mbock Bathy downward-facing red arrow 81'
LB 4 France Selma Bacha
CM 26 United States Lindsey Horan
CM 6 France Amandine Henry
CM 13 United States Catarina Macario Yellow card 64'
RF 20 France Delphine Cascarino downward-facing red arrow 81'
CF 14 Norway Ada Hegerberg Yellow card 45+3'
LF 28 France Melvine Malard downward-facing red arrow 72'
Substitutes:
GK 16 France Sarah Bouhaddi
GK 40 Sweden Emma Holmgren
DF 5 France Perle Morroni Yellow card 90+4' upward-facing green arrow 81'
DF 18 France Alice Sombath
DF 21 Canada Kadeisha Buchanan upward-facing green arrow 14'
DF 23 Belgium Janice Cayman upward-facing green arrow 81'
MF 8 Iceland Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir
MF 11 Netherlands Damaris Egurrola
MF 17 Netherlands Daniëlle van de Donk
FW 9 France Eugénie Le Sommer upward-facing green arrow 72'
FW 19 France Emelyne Laurent
FW 25 France Inès Benyahia
Manager:
France Sonia Bompastor

Player of the Match:
Amandine Henry (Lyon)[1]

Assistant referees:[2]
Chrysoula Kourompylia (Greece)
Karolin Kaivoja (Estonia)
Fourth official:[2]
Jana Adámková (Czech Republic)
Reserve assistant referee:[2]
Lucie Ratajová (Czech Republic)
Video assistant referee:[2]
Tiago Martins (Portugal)
Assistant video assistant referee:[2]
João Pinheiro (Portugal)
Support video assistant referee:[2]
Paolo Valeri (Italy)

Match rules[13]

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Twelve named substitutes.
  • Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time.[note 1]

Statistics

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Each team was given only three opportunities to make substitutions, with a fourth opportunity in extra time, excluding substitutions made at half-time, before the start of extra time and at half-time in extra time.

References

  1. ^ a b "Amandine Henry named official UEFA Women's Champions League final player of the match". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 21 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Referee Lehtovaara's joy at Turin final date". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  3. ^ a b Dawkes, Phil (21 May 2022). "Barcelona 1–3 Lyon: Brilliant Lyon win eighth Champions League crown". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  4. ^ a b c "Tactical Lineups – Final – Saturday 21 May 2022" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 21 May 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Budapest to host 2022 UEFA Europa League Final". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 2 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  6. ^ "2021/22 Women's Champions League: dates, access list, full guide". UEFA. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  7. ^ "2022 UEFA Women's Champions League final, Juventus Stadium, Turin". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Barcelona 1–3 Lyon: OL win eighth UEFA Women's Champions League final in thriller". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 21 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  9. ^ "UEFA Executive Committee agenda for Amsterdam meeting". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  10. ^ "Turin and Eindhoven to stage 2022 and 2023 finals". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 2 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  11. ^ "Rapporto di Attivita 2022" (PDF) (in Italian). FIGC. p. 141. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  12. ^ "Referee teams appointed for 2022 UEFA club competition finals". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  13. ^ "Regulations of the UEFA Women's Champions League, 2021/22 Season". UEFA. 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  14. ^ a b c "Full Time Summary Final – Barcelona v Lyon" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 21 May 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 November 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022.