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2023 UEFA Women's Champions League final

2023 UEFA Women's Champions League final

Football match

The 2023 UEFA Women's Champions League final was the final match of the 2022–23 UEFA Women's Champions League, the 22nd season of Europe's premier women's club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 14th season since it was renamed from the UEFA Women's Cup to the UEFA Women's Champions League. The match was played at the Philips Stadion in Eindhoven, Netherlands on 3 June 2023,[6] between Spanish club Barcelona and German club VfL Wolfsburg.

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Barcelona won the match 3–2 for their second UEFA Women's Champions League title.[3][7][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.

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Venue

The Philips Stadion was selected as the final host by the UEFA Executive Committee during their meeting in Amsterdam, Netherlands on 2 March 2020.[9][10]

The match was the first UEFA Women's Cup/Champions League final to be held in the Netherlands. It was also the fourth UEFA club competition final to be held at the stadium, having hosted two UEFA Cup/Europa League finals (the 1978 second leg and in 2006) and the 1988 European Super Cup second leg. The stadium was also a venue at UEFA Euro 2000, where it hosted three group stage matches.[11]

Road to the final

Further information: 2022–23 UEFA Women's Champions League

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

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Match

Details

The "home" team (for administrative purposes) was determined by an additional draw held on 10 February 2023 (after the quarter-final and semi-final draws) at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[12]

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Attendance: 33,147[3]
Referee: Cheryl Foster (Wales)
Barcelona[4]
VfL Wolfsburg[4]
GK1Spain Sandra Paños (c)
RB15England Lucy Bronze
CB2Spain Irene ParedesYellow card 90+4'
CB4Spain Mapi León
LB16Sweden Fridolina Rolfö
CM14Spain Aitana BonmatíYellow card 33'downward-facing red arrow 90'
CM21England Keira Walshdownward-facing red arrow 90'
CM12Spain Patricia Guijarro
RF10Norway Caroline Graham Hansendownward-facing red arrow 79'
CF17Spain Salma Paralluelodownward-facing red arrow 70'
LF9Spain Mariona Caldenteydownward-facing red arrow 79'
Substitutes:
GK13Spain Cata Coll
DF3Spain Laia Codina
DF5Spain Jana Fernández
DF8Spain Marta Torrejón
DF22Spain Nuria Rábano
MF11Spain Alexia Putellasupward-facing green arrow 90'
MF23Norway Ingrid Syrstad Engenupward-facing green arrow 90'
MF30Spain Vicky López
FW6Spain Clàudia Pinaupward-facing green arrow 79'
FW7Switzerland Ana-Maria Crnogorčevićupward-facing green arrow 79'
FW18Brazil Geyseupward-facing green arrow 70'
FW19Spain Bruna Vilamala
Manager:
Spain Jonatan Giráldez
GK1Germany Merle Frohms
RB2Netherlands Lynn Wilmsdownward-facing red arrow 84'
CB4Germany Kathrin HendrichYellow card 21'
CB6Netherlands Dominique Janssen
LB13Germany Felicitas Rauch
CM5Germany Lena Oberdorf
CM14Netherlands Jill Roorddownward-facing red arrow 71'
AM10Germany Svenja Huth (c)
RF23Iceland Sveindís Jane JónsdóttirYellow card 77'
CF9Poland Ewa Pajordownward-facing red arrow 84'
LF11Germany Alexandra PoppYellow card 90+4'
Substitutes:
GK30Germany Lisa Weiß
GK77Poland Katarzyna Kiedrzynek
DF3Slovenia Sara Agrež
DF24Germany Joelle Wedemeyer
DF31Germany Marina Hegeringupward-facing green arrow 84'
MF8Germany Lena Lattweinupward-facing green arrow 71'
MF17Germany Kristin Demann
MF20Germany Pia-Sophie Wolter
MF29Germany Jule Brand
FW7Germany Pauline Bremerupward-facing green arrow 84'
FW21Sweden Rebecka Blomqvist
FW28Germany Tabea Waßmuth
Manager:
Germany Tommy Stroot

Player of the Match:
Patricia Guijarro (Barcelona)[1]

Assistant referees:[2]
Michelle O'Neill (Republic of Ireland)
Franca Overtoom (Netherlands)
Fourth official:[2]
Rebecca Welch (England)
Reserve assistant referee:[2]
Natalie Aspinall (England)
Video assistant referee:[2]
Massimiliano Irrati (Italy)
Assistant video assistant referee:[2]
Sian Massey-Ellis (England)
Support video assistant referee:[2]
Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi (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

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See also

Notes

  1. [N 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

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    "Referee teams appointed for 2023 UEFA club competition finals". UEFA. 22 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
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    "Barcelona 3–2 Wolfsburg: Blaugrana comeback seals second Women's Champions League final win3". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 3 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
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    "Tactical Lineups – Final – Saturday 3 June 2023" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 3 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
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    "Barcelona v Wolfsburg – Match info". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 3 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
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    "2023 UEFA Women's Champions League final: PSV Stadium, Eindhoven". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
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    Bushnell, Henry (3 June 2023). "With storming Champions League final comeback, Barcelona women cement themselves as the queens of football". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
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    Barton, Aaron (3 June 2023). "Barcelona 3-2 Wolfsburg: Barça win Champions League for second time with stunning fightback from 2-0 down". Eurosport. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
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    "UEFA Executive Committee agenda for Amsterdam meeting". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
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    "Budapest to host 2022 UEFA Europa League Final". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 2 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
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    "Turin and Eindhoven to stage 2022 and 2023 finals". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 2 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  12. [12]
    "Women's Champions League quarter-final and semi-final draw". UEFA. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  13. [13]
    "Regulations of the UEFA Women's Champions League, 2022/23 Season". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 1 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  14. [14]
    "Full Time Summary Final – Barcelona v VfL Wolfsburg" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 3 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
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