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2023 UEFA Women's Champions League final
Event2022–23 UEFA Women's Champions League
Date3 June 2023 (2023-06-03)
VenuePhilips Stadion, Eindhoven
Player of the MatchPatricia Guijarro (Barcelona)[1]
RefereeCheryl Foster (Wales)[2]
Attendance33,147[3]
WeatherClear night
23 °C (73 °F)
25% humidity[4][5]
2022
2024

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.

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.

Team Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Spain Barcelona 3 (2019, 2021, 2022)
Germany VfL Wolfsburg 5 (2013, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020)

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

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

Spain Barcelona Round Germany VfL Wolfsburg
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
Portugal Benfica 9–0 (H) Matchday 1 Austria St. Pölten 4–0 (H)
Sweden Rosengård 4–1 (A) Matchday 2 Czech Republic Slavia Prague 2–0 (A)
Germany Bayern Munich 3–0 (H) Matchday 3 Italy Roma 1–1 (A)
Germany Bayern Munich 1–3 (A) Matchday 4 Italy Roma 4–2 (H)
Portugal Benfica 6–2 (A) Matchday 5 Czech Republic Slavia Prague 0–0 (H)
Sweden Rosengård 6–0 (H) Matchday 6 Austria St. Pölten 8–2 (A)
Group D winners
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Spain Barcelona 6 15
2 Germany Bayern Munich 6 15
3 Portugal Benfica 6 6
4 Sweden Rosengård 6 0
Source: UEFA
Final standings Group B winners
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Germany VfL Wolfsburg 6 14
2 Italy Roma 6 13
3 Austria St. Pölten 6 4
4 Czech Republic Slavia Prague 6 2
Source: UEFA
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knockout phase Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Italy Roma 6–1 1–0 (A) 5–1 (H) Quarter-finals France Paris Saint-Germain 2–1 1–0 (A) 1–1 (H)
England Chelsea 2–1 1–0 (A) 1–1 (H) Semi-finals England Arsenal 5–4 2–2 (H) 3–2 (a.e.t.) (A)

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]

Barcelona Spain3–2Germany VfL Wolfsburg
Report
Attendance: 33,147[3]
Referee: Cheryl Foster (Wales)
Barcelona[4]
VfL Wolfsburg[4]
GK 1 Spain Sandra Paños (c)
RB 15 England Lucy Bronze
CB 2 Spain Irene Paredes Yellow card 90+4'
CB 4 Spain Mapi León
LB 16 Sweden Fridolina Rolfö
CM 14 Spain Aitana Bonmatí Yellow card 33' downward-facing red arrow 90'
CM 21 England Keira Walsh downward-facing red arrow 90'
CM 12 Spain Patricia Guijarro
RF 10 Norway Caroline Graham Hansen downward-facing red arrow 79'
CF 17 Spain Salma Paralluelo downward-facing red arrow 70'
LF 9 Spain Mariona Caldentey downward-facing red arrow 79'
Substitutes:
GK 13 Spain Cata Coll
DF 3 Spain Laia Codina
DF 5 Spain Jana Fernández
DF 8 Spain Marta Torrejón
DF 22 Spain Nuria Rábano
MF 11 Spain Alexia Putellas upward-facing green arrow 90'
MF 23 Norway Ingrid Syrstad Engen upward-facing green arrow 90'
MF 30 Spain Vicky López
FW 6 Spain Clàudia Pina upward-facing green arrow 79'
FW 7 Switzerland Ana-Maria Crnogorčević upward-facing green arrow 79'
FW 18 Brazil Geyse upward-facing green arrow 70'
FW 19 Spain Bruna Vilamala
Manager:
Spain Jonatan Giráldez
GK 1 Germany Merle Frohms
RB 2 Netherlands Lynn Wilms downward-facing red arrow 84'
CB 4 Germany Kathrin Hendrich Yellow card 21'
CB 6 Netherlands Dominique Janssen
LB 13 Germany Felicitas Rauch
CM 5 Germany Lena Oberdorf
CM 14 Netherlands Jill Roord downward-facing red arrow 71'
AM 10 Germany Svenja Huth (c)
RF 23 Iceland Sveindís Jane Jónsdóttir Yellow card 77'
CF 9 Poland Ewa Pajor downward-facing red arrow 84'
LF 11 Germany Alexandra Popp Yellow card 90+4'
Substitutes:
GK 30 Germany Lisa Weiß
GK 77 Poland Katarzyna Kiedrzynek
DF 3 Slovenia Sara Agrež
DF 24 Germany Joelle Wedemeyer
DF 31 Germany Marina Hegering upward-facing green arrow 84'
MF 8 Germany Lena Lattwein upward-facing green arrow 71'
MF 17 Germany Kristin Demann
MF 20 Germany Pia-Sophie Wolter
MF 29 Germany Jule Brand
FW 7 Germany Pauline Bremer upward-facing green arrow 84'
FW 21 Sweden Rebecka Blomqvist
FW 28 Germany 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

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 "Barcelona's Patri Guijarro named official UEFA Women's Champions League final Player of the Match". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 3 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Referee teams appointed for 2023 UEFA club competition finals". UEFA. 22 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "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.
  4. ^ a b c "Tactical Lineups – Final – Saturday 3 June 2023" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 3 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Barcelona v Wolfsburg – Match info". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 3 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  6. ^ "2023 UEFA Women's Champions League final: PSV Stadium, Eindhoven". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "UEFA Executive Committee agenda for Amsterdam meeting". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  10. ^ "Budapest to host 2022 UEFA Europa League Final". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 2 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  11. ^ "Turin and Eindhoven to stage 2022 and 2023 finals". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 2 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  12. ^ "Women's Champions League quarter-final and semi-final draw". UEFA. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  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. ^ a b c "Full Time Summary Final – Barcelona v VfL Wolfsburg" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 3 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.