2023 UEFA Women's Champions League final

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.

2023 UEFA Women's Champions League final

Match programme cover
Event	2022–23 UEFA Women's Champions League
Barcelona VfL Wolfsburg 3 2
Date	3 June 2023 (2023-06-03)
Venue	Philips Stadion, Eindhoven
Player of the Match	Patricia Guijarro (Barcelona)[1]
Referee	Cheryl Foster (Wales)[2]
Attendance	33,147[3]
Weather	Clear night 23 °C (73 °F) 25% humidity[4][5]
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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.

Team	Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Barcelona	3 (2019, 2021, 2022)
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]

Route 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).

Barcelona				Round	VfL Wolfsburg
Opponent	Result			Group stage	Opponent	Result
Benfica	9–0 (H)			Matchday 1	St. Pölten	4–0 (H)
Rosengård	4–1 (A)			Matchday 2	Slavia Prague	2–0 (A)
Bayern Munich	3–0 (H)			Matchday 3	Roma	1–1 (A)
Bayern Munich	1–3 (A)			Matchday 4	Roma	4–2 (H)
Benfica	6–2 (A)			Matchday 5	Slavia Prague	0–0 (H)
Rosengård	6–0 (H)			Matchday 6	St. Pölten	8–2 (A)
Group D winners Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1 Barcelona 6 15 2 Bayern Munich 6 15 3 Benfica 6 6 4 Rosengård 6 0 Source: UEFA				Final standings	Group B winners Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1 VfL Wolfsburg 6 14 2 Roma 6 13 3 St. Pölten 6 4 4 Slavia Prague 6 2 Source: UEFA
Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg	Knockout phase	Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg
Roma	6–1	1–0 (A)	5–1 (H)	Quarter-finals	Paris Saint-Germain	2–1	1–0 (A)	1–1 (H)
Chelsea	2–1	1–0 (A)	1–1 (H)	Semi-finals	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	3–2	VfL Wolfsburg
Guijarro 48', 50' Rolfö 70'	Report	Pajor 3' Popp 37'

3 June 2023 (2023-06-03)

16:00 UTC+2

Philips Stadion, Eindhoven

Attendance: 33,147^[3]

Referee: Cheryl Foster (Wales)

Barcelona[4]

VfL Wolfsburg[4]

GK 1 Sandra Paños (c) RB 15 Lucy Bronze CB 2 Irene Paredes  90+4' CB 4 Mapi León LB 16 Fridolina Rolfö CM 14 Aitana Bonmatí  33'  90' CM 21 Keira Walsh  90' CM 12 Patricia Guijarro RF 10 Caroline Graham Hansen  79' CF 17 Salma Paralluelo  70' LF 9 Mariona Caldentey  79' Substitutes: GK 13 Cata Coll DF 3 Laia Codina DF 5 Jana Fernández DF 8 Marta Torrejón DF 22 Nuria Rábano MF 11 Alexia Putellas  90' MF 23 Ingrid Syrstad Engen  90' MF 30 Vicky López FW 6 Clàudia Pina  79' FW 7 Ana-Maria Crnogorčević  79' FW 18 Geyse  70' FW 19 Bruna Vilamala Manager: Jonatan Giráldez

GK 1 Merle Frohms RB 2 Lynn Wilms  84' CB 4 Kathrin Hendrich  21' CB 6 Dominique Janssen LB 13 Felicitas Rauch CM 5 Lena Oberdorf CM 14 Jill Roord  71' AM 10 Svenja Huth (c) RF 23 Sveindís Jane Jónsdóttir  77' CF 9 Ewa Pajor  84' LF 11 Alexandra Popp  90+4' Substitutes: GK 30 Lisa Weiß GK 77 Katarzyna Kiedrzynek DF 3 Sara Agrež DF 24 Joelle Wedemeyer DF 31 Marina Hegering  84' MF 8 Lena Lattwein  71' MF 17 Kristin Demann MF 20 Pia-Sophie Wolter MF 29 Jule Brand FW 7 Pauline Bremer  84' FW 21 Rebecka Blomqvist FW 28 Tabea Waßmuth Manager: 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

First half[14] Statistic Barcelona VfL Wolfsburg Goals scored 0 2 Total shots 16 3 Shots on target 2 3 Saves 1 2 Ball possession 59% 41% Corner kicks 3 0 Fouls committed 4 7 Offsides 1 0 Yellow cards 1 1 Red cards 0 0

Second half[14] Statistic Barcelona VfL Wolfsburg Goals scored 3 0 Total shots 10 5 Shots on target 5 3 Saves 3 2 Ball possession 63% 37% Corner kicks 2 1 Fouls committed 3 6 Offsides 1 1 Yellow cards 1 2 Red cards 0 0

Overall[14] Statistic Barcelona VfL Wolfsburg Goals scored 3 2 Total shots 26 8 Shots on target 7 6 Saves 4 4 Ball possession 61% 39% Corner kicks 5 1 Fouls committed 7 13 Offsides 2 1 Yellow cards 2 3 Red cards 0 0

See also

• 2023 UEFA Champions League final
• 2023 UEFA Europa League final
• 2023 UEFA Europa Conference League final
• 2023 UEFA Super Cup

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. "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. "Referee teams appointed for 2023 UEFA club competition finals". UEFA. 22 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
3. "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. "Tactical Lineups – Final – Saturday 3 June 2023" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 3 June 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 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.
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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. "Full Time Summary Final – Barcelona v VfL Wolfsburg" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 3 June 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.

External links

• Official website