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.
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| Event | 2021–22 UEFA Women's Champions League | ||||||
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| Date | 21 May 2022 | ||||||
| Venue | Juventus Stadium, Turin | ||||||
| Player of the Match | Amandine Henry (Lyon)[1] | ||||||
| Referee | Lina Lehtovaara (Finland)[2] | ||||||
| Attendance | 32,257[3] | ||||||
| Weather | Sunny 32 °C (90 °F) 43% humidity[4] | ||||||
Lyon won the match 3–1 for their eighth UEFA Women's Champions League title.[8]
Teams
editIn 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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 Barcelona
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2 (2019, 2021) |
 Lyon
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9 (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020) |
Venue
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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
editNote: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).
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Round | Lyon
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 Arsenal
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4–1 (H) | Matchday 1 |  BK Häcken
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 Køge
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2–0 (A) | Matchday 2 |  Benfica
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5–0 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 1899 Hoffenheim
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4–0 (H) | Matchday 3 | Bayern Munich
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| 1899 Hoffenheim
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5–0 (A) | Matchday 4 | Bayern Munich
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| Arsenal
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4–0 (A) | Matchday 5 | Benfica
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5–0 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Køge
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5–0 (H) | Matchday 6 | BK Häcken
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4–0 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Group C winners
Source: UEFA |
Final standings | Group D winners
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| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Knockout phase | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Real Madrid
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8–3 | 3–1 (A) | 5–2 (H) | Quarter-finals |  Juventus
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4–3 | 1–2 (A) | 3–1 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VfL Wolfsburg
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5–3 | 5–1 (H) | 0–2 (A) | Semi-finals | Paris Saint-Germain
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5–3 | 3–2 (H) | 2–1 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pre-match
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Officials
editOn 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
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editThe "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.
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   Lyon[4]
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Player of the Match:
Assistant referees:[2]
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Match rules[13]
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Statistics
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See also
editNotes
edit- ^ 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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Dawkes, Phil (21 May 2022). "Barcelona 1–3 Lyon: Brilliant Lyon win eighth Champions League crown". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Budapest to host 2022 UEFA Europa League Final". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 2 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ "2021/22 Women's Champions League: dates, access list, full guide". UEFA. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- ^ "2022 UEFA Women's Champions League final, Juventus Stadium, Turin". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "UEFA Executive Committee agenda for Amsterdam meeting". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
- ^ "Turin and Eindhoven to stage 2022 and 2023 finals". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 2 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ "Rapporto di Attivita 2022" (PDF) (in Italian). FIGC. p. 141. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ "Referee teams appointed for 2022 UEFA club competition finals". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
- ^ "Regulations of the UEFA Women's Champions League, 2021/22 Season". UEFA. 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- ^ 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.