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Key takeaways
- Yet, amid the euphoria, it felt like the end of an era.
- Saturday's final began as a tense, tightly contested first half, but it soon turned into a brutal statement of supremacy.
- Lyonnes may have won a record eight Champions League titles, but they have not lifted the trophy since 2022 and have now lost finals to Barça in 2024 and 2026.
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They ended Saturday beneath a shower of gold confetti, basking in the Scandinavian sun, smoke from the fireworks still hanging in the air as their fans celebrated their name once again being etched on to the Champions League trophy. Yet, amid the euphoria, it felt like the end of an era.
Saturday's final began as a tense, tightly contested first half, but it soon turned into a brutal statement of supremacy. By the final whistle, Barça had not only dismantled OL Lyonnes 4-0, but emphatically reaffirmed the new order of European football, dethroning the long-reigning giants of the women's game.
Lyonnes may have won a record eight Champions League titles, but they have not lifted the trophy since 2022 and have now lost finals to Barça in 2024 and 2026. In contrast, the Spanish club have won the competition four times in the last six years, already half of Lyonnes' haul.