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2023 UEFA Women's Champions League final

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{{Infobox football match

| title = 2023 UEFA Women's Champions League final

| image = 2023UWCLFinalProgramme.jpeg

| caption = Match programme cover

| event = 2022–23 UEFA Women's Champions League

| team1 = Barcelona

| team1association = {{fbaicon|ESP|size=30px}}

| team1score = 3

| team2 = VfL Wolfsburg

| team2association = {{fbaicon|GER|size=30px}}

| team2score = 2

| details =

| date = {{Start date|2023|6|3|df=y}}

| stadium = Philips Stadion

| city = Eindhoven

| woman_player1 = Patricia Guijarro (Barcelona){{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/news/0282-182b51f66527-decb75dcc33f-1000/ |title=Barcelona's Patri Guijarro named official UEFA Women's Champions League final Player of the Match |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=3 June 2023 |access-date=3 June 2023}}

| referee = Cheryl Foster (Wales){{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/0281-1812baf4488c-70b9f3974d92-1000/ |title=Referee teams appointed for 2023 UEFA club competition finals |publisher=UEFA |date=22 May 2023 |access-date=22 May 2023}}

| attendance = 33,147

| weather = Clear night
{{convert|23|°C|°F}}
25% humidity{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/uwcl/2023/2037530_LU.pdf |title=Tactical Lineups – Final – Saturday 3 June 2023 |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=3 June 2023 |access-date=3 June 2023 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603133000/https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/uwcl/2023/2037530_LU.pdf |archive-date=3 June 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/match/2037530/matchinfo/ |title=Barcelona v Wolfsburg – Match info |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=3 June 2023 |access-date=3 June 2023}}

| previous = 2022

| next = 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,{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/news/0275-151e6dd3feed-84d2bb458322-1000/ |title=2023 UEFA Women's Champions League final: PSV Stadium, Eindhoven |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=11 May 2022 |access-date=2 January 2023}} between Spanish club Barcelona and German club VfL Wolfsburg.

Barcelona won the match 3–2 for their second UEFA Women's Champions League title.{{cite news |last=Bushnell |first=Henry |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/barcelona-womens-champions-league-final-wolfsburg-161415848.html |title=With storming Champions League final comeback, Barcelona women cement themselves as the queens of football |work=Yahoo! Sports |date=3 June 2023 |access-date=3 June 2023}}{{cite news |last=Barton |first=Aaron |url=https://www.eurosport.co.uk/football/women-s-champions-league/2022-2023/barcelona-v-wolfsburg-champions-league-final-live_sto9637083/story.shtml |title=Barcelona 3-2 Wolfsburg: Barça win Champions League for second time with stunning fightback from 2-0 down |work=Eurosport |date=3 June 2023 |access-date=3 June 2023}}

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.

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Team

!Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)

{{fbaicon|ESP}} Barcelona

|3 (2019, 2021, 2022)

{{fbaicon|GER}} 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.{{cite news |url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/025a-0f8e7599aae5-eab7d48ee1f2-1000--uefa-executive-committee-agenda-for-amsterdam-meeting/ |title=UEFA Executive Committee agenda for Amsterdam meeting |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=27 February 2020 |access-date=27 February 2020}}{{cite news |url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/025b-0f8e75d4380f-6da95c2679c4-1000/ |title=Budapest to host 2022 UEFA Europa League Final |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=2 March 2020 |access-date=2 March 2020}}

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.{{cite news |url=https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/news/025b-0ed521530720-610eacceb1e7-1000/ |title=Turin and Eindhoven to stage 2022 and 2023 finals |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=2 March 2020 |access-date=2 March 2020}}

Route to the final

{{Further|2022–23 UEFA Women's Champions League}}

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

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colspan="4"|{{fbaicon|ESP}} Barcelona

!Round

!colspan="4"|{{fbaicon|GER}} VfL Wolfsburg

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|Opponent

|colspan="3"|Result

|Group stage

|Opponent

|colspan="3"|Result

style="text-align:left"|{{fbaicon|POR}} Benfica

|colspan="3"|9–0 (H)

|style="background:#C1E0FF"|Matchday 1

|style="text-align:left"|{{fbaicon|AUT}} St. Pölten

|colspan="3"|4–0 (H)

style="text-align:left"|{{fbaicon|SWE}} Rosengård

|colspan="3"|4–1 (A)

|style="background:#C1E0FF"|Matchday 2

|style="text-align:left"|{{fbaicon|CZE}} Slavia Prague

|colspan="3"|2–0 (A)

style="text-align:left"|{{fbaicon|GER}} Bayern Munich

|colspan="3"|3–0 (H)

|style="background:#C1E0FF"|Matchday 3

|style="text-align:left"|{{fbaicon|ITA}} Roma

|colspan="3"|1–1 (A)

style="text-align:left"|{{fbaicon|GER}} Bayern Munich

|colspan="3"|1–3 (A)

|style="background:#C1E0FF"|Matchday 4

|style="text-align:left"|{{fbaicon|ITA}} Roma

|colspan="3"|4–2 (H)

style="text-align:left"|{{fbaicon|POR}} Benfica

|colspan="3"|6–2 (A)

|style="background:#C1E0FF"|Matchday 5

|style="text-align:left"|{{fbaicon|CZE}} Slavia Prague

|colspan="3"|0–0 (H)

style="text-align:left"|{{fbaicon|SWE}} Rosengård

|colspan="3"|6–0 (H)

|style="background:#C1E0FF"|Matchday 6

|style="text-align:left"|{{fbaicon|AUT}} St. Pölten

|colspan="3"|8–2 (A)

colspan="4" style="vertical-align:top"|Group D winners

{{2022–23 UEFA Women's Champions League group tables|Group D|only_pld_pts=yes|show_matches=no|showteam=BAR}}

|style="background:#C1E0FF"|Final standings

|colspan="4" style="vertical-align:top"|Group B winners

{{2022–23 UEFA Women's Champions League group tables|Group B|only_pld_pts=yes|show_matches=no|showteam=WOL}}
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|Opponent

|Agg.

|1st leg

|2nd leg

|Knockout phase

|Opponent

|Agg.

|1st leg

|2nd leg

style="text-align:left"|{{fbaicon|ITA}} Roma

|6–1

|1–0 (A)

|5–1 (H)

|style="background:#C1E0FF"|Quarter-finals

|style="text-align:left"|{{fbaicon|FRA}} Paris Saint-Germain

|2–1

|1–0 (A)

|1–1 (H)

style="text-align:left"|{{fbaicon|ENG}} Chelsea

|2–1

|1–0 (A)

|1–1 (H)

|style="background:#C1E0FF"|Semi-finals

|style="text-align:left"|{{fbaicon|ENG}} Arsenal

|5–4

|2–2 (H)

|3–2 {{aet}} (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.{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/draws/2023/2001664/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002142432/https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/draws/2023/2001664/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 October 2022 |title=Women's Champions League quarter-final and semi-final draw |publisher=UEFA |date=10 February 2023 |access-date=10 February 2023}}

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2023|6|3|df=y}}

|time = {{CEST|16:00}}

|team1 = Barcelona {{fbaicon|ESP}}

|score = 3–2

|team2 = {{fbaicon|GER}} VfL Wolfsburg

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Philips Stadion, Eindhoven

|attendance = 33,147{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/news/0282-182b4140bb7a-236b592b0666-1000/ |title=Barcelona 3–2 Wolfsburg: Blaugrana comeback seals second Women's Champions League final win3 |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=3 June 2023 |access-date=3 June 2023}}

|referee = Cheryl Foster (Wales)

|report = https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/match/2037530/

}}

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{| style="font-size:90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"

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GK1{{flagicon|ESP}} Sandra Paños (c)
RB15{{flagicon|ENG}} Lucy Bronze
CB2{{flagicon|ESP}} Irene Paredes{{yel|90+4}}
CB4{{flagicon|ESP}} Mapi León
LB16{{flagicon|SWE}} Fridolina Rolfö
CM14{{flagicon|ESP}} Aitana Bonmatí{{yel|33}}{{suboff|90}}
CM21{{flagicon|ENG}} Keira Walsh{{suboff|90}}
CM12{{flagicon|ESP}} Patricia Guijarro
RF10{{flagicon|NOR}} Caroline Graham Hansen{{suboff|79}}
CF17{{flagicon|ESP}} Salma Paralluelo{{suboff|70}}
LF9{{flagicon|ESP}} Mariona Caldentey{{suboff|79}}
colspan=3|Substitutes:
GK13{{flagicon|ESP}} Cata Coll
DF3{{flagicon|ESP}} Laia Codina
DF5{{flagicon|ESP}} Jana Fernández
DF8{{flagicon|ESP}} Marta Torrejón
DF22{{flagicon|ESP}} Nuria Rábano
MF11{{flagicon|ESP}} Alexia Putellas{{subon|90}}
MF23{{flagicon|NOR}} Ingrid Syrstad Engen{{subon|90}}
MF30{{flagicon|ESP}} Vicky López
FW6{{flagicon|ESP}} Clàudia Pina{{subon|79}}
FW7{{flagicon|SUI}} Ana-Maria Crnogorčević{{subon|79}}
FW18{{flagicon|BRA}} Geyse{{subon|70}}
FW19{{flagicon|ESP}} Bruna Vilamala
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|{{flagicon|ESP}} Jonatan Giráldez

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GK1{{flagicon|GER}} Merle Frohms
RB2{{flagicon|NED}} Lynn Wilms{{suboff|84}}
CB4{{flagicon|GER}} Kathrin Hendrich{{yel|21}}
CB6{{flagicon|NED}} Dominique Janssen
LB13{{flagicon|GER}} Felicitas Rauch
CM5{{flagicon|GER}} Lena Oberdorf
CM14{{flagicon|NED}} Jill Roord{{suboff|71}}
AM10{{flagicon|GER}} Svenja Huth (c)
RF23{{flagicon|ISL}} Sveindís Jane Jónsdóttir{{yel|77}}
CF9{{flagicon|POL}} Ewa Pajor{{suboff|84}}
LF11{{flagicon|GER}} Alexandra Popp{{yel|90+4}}
colspan=3|Substitutes:
GK30{{flagicon|GER}} Lisa Weiß
GK77{{flagicon|POL}} Katarzyna Kiedrzynek
DF3{{flagicon|SVN}} Sara Agrež
DF24{{flagicon|GER}} Joelle Wedemeyer
DF31{{flagicon|GER}} Marina Hegering{{subon|84}}
MF8{{flagicon|GER}} Lena Lattwein{{subon|71}}
MF17{{flagicon|GER}} Kristin Demann
MF20{{flagicon|GER}} Pia-Sophie Wolter
MF29{{flagicon|GER}} Jule Brand
FW7{{flagicon|GER}} Pauline Bremer{{subon|84}}
FW21{{flagicon|SWE}} Rebecka Blomqvist
FW28{{flagicon|GER}} Tabea Waßmuth
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|{{flagicon|GER}} Tommy Stroot

|}

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|

Player of the Match:


Patricia Guijarro (Barcelona)

Assistant referees:


Michelle O'Neill (Republic of Ireland)


Franca Overtoom (Netherlands)


Fourth official:


Rebecca Welch (England)


Reserve assistant referee:


Natalie Aspinall (England)


Video assistant referee:


Massimiliano Irrati (Italy)


Assistant video assistant referee:


Sian Massey-Ellis (England)


Support video assistant referee:


Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi (Italy)

|style="width:60%; vertical-align:top;"|

Match rules{{cite web |url=https://documents.uefa.com/r/Regulations-of-the-UEFA-Women-s-Champions-League-2022/23-Online |title=Regulations of the UEFA Women's Champions League, 2022/23 Season |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=1 May 2022 |access-date=10 May 2022}}

  • 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.{{refn|group=note|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.}}

=Statistics=

{{col-begin}}

{{col-3}}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+First half{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/uwcl/2023/2037530_FR.pdf |title=Full Time Summary Final – Barcelona v VfL Wolfsburg |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=3 June 2023 |access-date=3 June 2023 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603161703/https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/uwcl/2023/2037530_FR.pdf |archive-date=3 June 2023}}

scope="col" style="width:100px"|Statistic

!scope="col" style="width:70px"|Barcelona

!scope="col" style="width:70px"|VfL Wolfsburg

scope=row|Goals scored

|0

|2

scope=row|Total shots

|16

|3

scope=row|Shots on target

|2

|3

scope=row|Saves

|1

|2

scope=row|Ball possession

|59%

|41%

scope=row|Corner kicks

|3

|0

scope=row|Fouls committed

|4

|7

scope=row|Offsides

|1

|0

scope=row|Yellow cards

|1

|1

scope=row|Red cards

|0

|0

{{col-3}}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+Second half

scope="col" style="width:100px"|Statistic

!scope="col" style="width:70px"|Barcelona

!scope="col" style="width:70px"|VfL Wolfsburg

scope=row|Goals scored

|3

|0

scope=row|Total shots

|10

|5

scope=row|Shots on target

|5

|3

scope=row|Saves

|3

|2

scope=row|Ball possession

|63%

|37%

scope=row|Corner kicks

|2

|1

scope=row|Fouls committed

|3

|6

scope=row|Offsides

|1

|1

scope=row|Yellow cards

|1

|2

scope=row|Red cards

|0

|0

{{col-3}}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+Overall

scope="col" style="width:100px"|Statistic

!scope="col" style="width:70px"|Barcelona

!scope="col" style="width:70px"|VfL Wolfsburg

scope=row|Goals scored

|3

|2

scope=row|Total shots

|26

|8

scope=row|Shots on target

|7

|6

scope=row|Saves

|4

|4

scope=row|Ball possession

|61%

|39%

scope=row|Corner kicks

|5

|1

scope=row|Fouls committed

|7

|13

scope=row|Offsides

|2

|1

scope=row|Yellow cards

|2

|3

scope=row|Red cards

|0

|0

{{col-end}}

See also

Notes

{{reflist|group=note}}

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • {{Official website|https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/}}

{{UEFA Women's Champions League seasons}}

{{2022–23 in European women's football (UEFA)}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Uefa Women's Champions League Final 2023}}

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