Barça Femení wins Champions League final: 2-0

Not one, but two goals. Crowning, once again and consecutively, the Barça Femení as the UEFA Women's Champions League winners. This time, against Olympique Lyonnais in Bilbao on Saturday.

Gala Rizzatto's 'Freed from Desire' song probably set the mood at the beginning of the match. Just minutes before the first whistle, Bilbao's San Mamés stadium was a party. A party that did not stop until the last whistle.

'People just want more and more,' the song says, and that is what the Catalan women's team did. They did not stop until the match was over against Olympique Lyonnais, which did not make things easy for the Catalan team.

40,000 Barça Femení fans traveled to the Spanish city to support their team in one of the most awaited finals: FC Barcelona facing Olympique Lyonnais. After both had faced in the past in two Champions League finals, Saturday's game was when Barça won the French team for the first time.

It seemed like Jonatan Giráldez's team was playing at home, even though there are 460 kilometers between San Mamés and the Estadi Johan Cruyff stadium, their home.

During the match, many booed when the female team of the Olympique Lyonnais had the ball, but they could not discourage the players. However, neither of the teams scored before halftime.

Barça fans' hearts stopped for a minute during the second minute of the game when center-back Irene Paredes fell to the floor, but she quickly recovered and returned to the game. A similar situation took place in the second half with goalkeeper Cata Coll on the ground and full-back Ona Batlle.

Despite the many chants and the feeling of celebration on the field throughout the game, the first part felt long for many. There were no goals, many attempts, and heart-stops, but while the over 50,000 attendees at San Mamés did not fail to support their teams, the score remained the same: 'Nil' v 'Nil' at halftime.

There were 50,827 spectators, marking a new UEFA Women's Champions League final record.

The party continued during the second half, but the first goal did not arrive until minute 62 when Aitana Bonmatí scored for FC Barcelona.

And if the party felt quiet momentarily as the match had been going on, Bonmatí's goal changed the mood and reminded everyone why she was named The Best FIFA Women's Player in 2024. She was also awarded 'Player of the Match.'

Bonmatí ended the game playing hand-in-hand with Alexia Putellas, a last-minute change that made the crowd go mad, but there was still one more madness ready to happen.

Putellas scored the second goal of the game when there was just 1 minute left before the final whistle.

Third Champions and takes treble

'Blaugrana al vent!' and 'Barça, Barça, Barça!' Definitely, that is what fans will be singing for months to come as the team's victory means that they won their third Champions League title, the second in a row, and took the treble after winning the League and the Copa de la Reina trophies.

Barça players also wanted to make history, as the number of spectators was not the only record broken this season.

The team won its fifth consecutive Liga F title (its ninth in total) and its tenth Cup Crown.

Barça reached the final after beating Chelsea FC, the team that they also won in the 2022/23 UEFA Women's Champions League final.

Plaça de Catalunya square screen

For the many fans who were not able to attend the match in Bilbao, the Barcelona city council installed a large screen in the Plaça de Catalunya square.

Around 300 fans followed the game from the city center.