The 2025 UEFA Women's Champions League final was the final match of the 2024–25 UEFA Women's Champions League, the 24th season of Europe's premier women's club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 16th season since it was renamed from the UEFA Women's Cup to the UEFA Women's Champions League. The match was played at the Estádio José Alvalade in Lisbon, Portugal, on 24 May 2025, between English club Arsenal and Spanish club and title holders Barcelona.

Arsenal won the match 1–0 for their second UEFA Women's Cup/Champions League title and the first in 18 years. Arsenal also became the first team to begin in the first qualifying round and win the Champions League. As winners, Arsenal automatically qualified for the league phase (instead of the qualifying rounds) of the 2025–26 UEFA Women's Champions League, the 2026 FIFA Women's Champions Cup semi-finals and the 2028 FIFA Women's Club World Cup.

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.

TeamPrevious finals appearances (bold indicates winners) Arsenal1 (2007) Barcelona5 (2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024) Barcelona, having won the 2024–25 Liga F plus the Supercopa de España Femenina and reached the final of the Copa de la Reina de Fútbol, were seeking to retain their continental quadruple achieved the previous year.

This was the first Women's Champions League final featuring two clubs that had also met in a men's Champions League final; they clashed in 2006, in which Barcelona won 2–1.

Venue

The match was the second UEFA final to be held at Lisbon's Estádio José Alvalade, following the men's 2005 UEFA Cup final. The stadium also hosted matches at UEFA Euro 2004. It is the second Women's Champions League final to be held in Portugal, after the 2014 final between Tyresö FF and VfL Wolfsburg, held at Lisbon's Estádio do Restelo.

Host selection On 21 June 2022, UEFA opened the bidding process for the final. The proposed venues had to include natural grass and be ranked as a UEFA category four stadium, with a gross capacity of between 30,000 and 50,000 preferred. The bidding timeline was as follows:

21 June 2022: Applications formally invited 31 August 2022: Closing date for registering intention to bid 7 September 2022: Bid requirements made available to bidders 3 November 2022: Submission of preliminary bid dossier 23 February 2023: Submission of final bid dossier 29 June 2023: Appointment of host

The UEFA Executive Committee appointed the Estádio José Alvalade as the host during their meeting in Nyon, Switzerland, on 28 June 2023.

Route to the final

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away). ArsenalRound BarcelonaOpponent1st leg2nd legQualifying roundsBye Rangers6–0 (H)First qualifying round () Rosenborg1–0 (H)First qualifying round () BK Häcken4–10–1 (A)4–0 (H)Round 2OpponentResultGroup stageOpponentResult Bayern Munich2–5 (A)Matchday 1 Manchester City0–2 (A) Vålerenga4–1 (H)Matchday 2 Hammarby9–0 (H) Juventus4–0 (A)Matchday 3 St. Pölten7–0 (H) Juventus1–0 (H)Matchday 4 St. Pölten4–1 (A) Vålerenga3–1 (A)Matchday 5 Hammarby3–0 (A)3–2 (H)Matchday 63–0 (H)Group C winnersFinal standingsGroup D winnersOpponent1st leg2nd legKnockout phaseOpponent1st leg2nd leg Real Madrid3–2 (A) (H)Quarter-finals VfL Wolfsburg (A) (H) Lyon5–31–2 (H)4–1 (A)Semi-finals Chelsea8–24–1 (H)4–1 (A)

Match

Summary In the 9th minute, Barcelona forward Clàudia Pina went down after a challenge from Chloe Kelly. Pina complained to the referee and asked for a booking to be given to Kelly, however the referee decided that one was not deserved. One minute later, Barcelona had many chances to score in Arsenal's box but did not succeed. Aitana Bonmatí took a shot into Arsenal's net in the 12th minute, but was blocked by Kelly. In the 17th minute, Barcelona got a corner kick and Mapi León took it, they failed to score. In the 22nd minute, Irene Paredes of Barcelona scored an own goal, however it was ruled out by VAR due to an offside in the buildup to the goal. Midway through the first half, Barcelona started adding pressure to Arsenal's defenders. Another corner was then given to Barcelona in the 39th minute, but no goal occurred. A shot was taken by Pina in the 47th minute but it was saved by Daphne van Domselaar. She shot again two minutes later, but the ball bounced off the crossbar. Paredes was given a yellow card in the 50th minute for a slide against Caitlin Foord. Barcelona made a substitution in the 61st, Pina being removed and replaced by Salma Paralluelo. Frida Maanum of Arsenal was injured in the 67th minute and this led to Arsenal doing two substitutions, Stina Blackstenius for Manuum, and Beth Mead for Kelly. In the 74th minute, Mead passes to Blackstenius who scored the first goal of the game for Arsenal. The possibility of Blackstenius being offside was brought up, but it was shown to be untrue. Barcelona made a double substitution in the 80th minute, Ingrid Syrstad Engen and Esmee Brugts come on for León and Fridolina Rolfö, respectively. Bonmatí shot in the 84th minute, but it was blocked by Leah Williamson. Arsenal made a substitution in the 86th minute, with Lina Hurtig replacing Foord. In the 88th minute, Paralluelo was given a yellow card for hitting Mead's face. Three minutes later, Alessia Russo was taken off for Lotte Wubben-Moy. Barcelona took two shots before the game ended, but both failed to go in. Arsenal won the match 1-0 to win the final, while Blackstenius was given the Player of the Match award.

Details The "home" team (for administrative purposes) was determined by an additional draw (after the quarter-final and semi-final draws), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.

GK 14 Daphne van DomselaarRB 2 Emily FoxCB 6 Leah WilliamsonCB 7 Steph CatleyLB 11 Katie McCabeCM 10 Kim Little (c)CM 12 Frida Maanum CM 8 Mariona CaldenteyRF 18 Chloe Kelly CF 23 Alessia Russo LF 19 Caitlin Foord Substitutes:GK 1 Manuela ZinsbergerGK 40 Naomi WilliamsDF 3 Lotte Wubben-Moy DF 5 Laia CodinaDF 22 Jenna NighswongerDF 28 Amanda IlestedtMF 13 Lia WältiMF 21 Victoria PelovaMF 32 Kyra Cooney-CrossFW 9 Beth Mead FW 17 Lina Hurtig FW 25 Stina Blackstenius Manager: Renée Slegers GK 13 Cata CollRB 22 Ona BatlleCB 2 Irene Paredes CB 4 Mapi León LB 16 Fridolina Rolfö CM 14 Aitana BonmatíCM 12 Patricia GuijarroCM 11 Alexia Putellas (c)RF 10 Caroline Graham HansenCF 17 Ewa PajorLF 9 Clàudia Pina Substitutes:GK 1 Gemma FontGK 25 Ellie RoebuckDF 5 Jana FernándezDF 8 Marta TorrejónDF 35 Judit PujolsMF 19 Vicky LópezMF 23 Ingrid Syrstad Engen MF 28 Alba CañoMF 34 Clara SerrajordiFW 7 Salma Paralluelo FW 24 Esmee Brugts FW 30 Sydney SchertenleibManager: Pere Romeu

Player of the Match: Stina Blackstenius (Arsenal)

Assistant referees: Sanja Rođak-Karšić (Croatia) Maja Petravić (Croatia) Fourth official: Ivana Projkovska (North Macedonia) Reserve assistant referee: Staša Špur (Slovenia) Video assistant referee: Tiago Martins (Portugal) Assistant video assistant referee: Momčilo Marković (Serbia) Support video assistant referee: Alen Borošak (Slovenia)

Statistics

+First halfStatisticArsenalBarcelonaGoals scored00Total shots46Shots on target11Saves11Ball possession45%55%Corner kicks13Fouls committed04Offsides30Yellow cards00Red cards00

+Second halfStatisticArsenalBarcelonaGoals scored10Total shots414Shots on target24Saves41Ball possession43%57%Corner kicks19Fouls committed46Offsides10Yellow cards13Red cards00

+OverallStatisticArsenalBarcelonaGoals scored10Total shots820Shots on target35Saves52Ball possession44%56%Corner kicks212Fouls committed410Offsides40Yellow cards13Red cards00

See also 2024–25 Arsenal W.F.C. season 2024–25 FC Barcelona Femení season 2025 UEFA Champions League final 2025 UEFA Europa League final 2025 UEFA Conference League final 2025 UEFA Super Cup

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