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Barcelona\u2019s Kika Nazareth plays with a ball during a training session on the eve of the Women\u2019s Champions League final soccer match between FC Barcelona and OL Lyonnes, in Oslo, Friday, May 22, 2026. (AP Photo\/Kirsty Wigglesworth)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

OSLO, Norway \u2014 Barcelona and OL Lyonnes are both chasing a season sweep of four major trophies when they meet in the Women\u2019s Champions League final Saturday.<\/p>

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The two dominant clubs in European women\u2019s soccer over 15 years face each other for the fourth time in the past eight finals.<\/p>\n

It is 2-1 in that head-to-head for Lyon which has a record eight European titles, including five straight through 2020, in the competition\u2019s 25-year history.<\/p>\n

Barcelona is in its seventh final in eight years, its sixth in a row, and is widely favored to win a fourth title.<\/p>\n

That era started with a humbling 4-1 loss to Lyon in the 2019 final in Budapest.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey were much, much better than us. I am humble enough to say that,\u201d Barcelona\u2019s two-time Ballon d\u2019Or winner Al\u00e8xia Putellas recalled.<\/p>\n

Lyon also won their title clash in 2022 and only in 2024 did Barcelona finally triumph<\/a> against its biggest rival.<\/p>\n

Lyon captain Wendie Renard is set to play in her 12th final of a remarkable career, since scoring in the French giant\u2019s first title win in 2011.<\/p>\n

The teams are coached by former colleagues at Barcelona. Jonatan Gir\u00e1ldez now coaches Lyon after winning two Women\u2019s Champions League titles at Barcelona when Pere Romeu was one of his assistants.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel privileged to face Barcelona as I\u2019m grateful for the experience I had there and I wish them the best,\u201d Gir\u00e1ldez said.<\/p>

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UEFA\u2019s choice of Oslo to host the final has drawn some criticism from Barcelona.<\/p>\n

Star player Aitana Bonmat\u00ed<\/a> suggested the 28,000-seat Ullevaal Stadium was \u201ca step back\u201d for women\u2019s soccer: a stadium too small in a city with too few direct flights.<\/p>\n

Norway was defended as \u201cthe motherland\u201d of women\u2019s soccer<\/a> in Europe by UEFA\u2019s director of women\u2019s football, Nadine Kessler. She played in three Champions League finals that each drew crowds of fewer than 20,000.<\/p>\n

The Ullevaal is sold out Saturday, while one year ago Sporting Lisbon\u2019s stadium was just three-quarters full with nearly 39,000 to watch Arsenal beat Barcelona 1-0<\/a> .<\/p>\n

Norway\u2019s established stars \u2014 Barcelona\u2019s Caroline Graham Hansen and Lyon\u2019s Ada Hegerberg \u2014 stood up for their national stadium Friday.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe venue was decided a couple of years ago,\u201d said Graham Hansen, who grew up in this neighborhood of Oslo, \u201cand you didn\u2019t take it for granted you would sell out the stadium.\u201d<\/p>\n

The game is \u201ca once in a lifetime\u201d opportunity for Norwegian soccer and to inspire young girls, Hegerberg said.<\/p>\n

The 2027 final is in Warsaw at Poland\u2019s national stadium, which can hold 56,000 for the biggest games.<\/p>

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AP soccer: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/soccer<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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