A top-of-the-table clash in the Women's UEFA Europa League final took place as expected at dawn on Sunday. Lyon Ladies managed to beat defending champions Barcelona Ladies 3-1, thus lifting the honor for the eighth time in the team's history. Meanwhile, Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) held off the challenge of Real Madrid and renewed Kylian Mbappe's contract on the same day, with the French team newspaper reporting the happy news in a striking headline: 'France beats Spain 2-0'.
Lyon Women have long been the dominant force in European women's soccer, winning five consecutive Women's UEFA Championships from 2016 to 2020. Barcelona women's soccer, on the other hand, is an emerging force, winning the UEFA trophy for the first time in the last edition of the competition.
In a battle of old and new forces, the Lyon women's soccer team came out on top. Emmetti Henley, Sigbirch and Marcario each scored a goal to extend the lead to three goals at one point. Although the Barcelona women's soccer team went to 1-3 at the end of the half, they could not recover from the defeat. It is worth noting that Pedillas, who broke the goal drought for Barcelona, was the tournament's top scorer with her 11 goals.
After the match, the French newspaper L'Equipe reported that "France beat Spain 2-0 as Lyon Ladies won the Women's UEFA Championship for the 8th time. Meanwhile, Mbabi announced that she had stayed in Paris rather than move to Real Madrid."
It's worth noting that France also beat Spain 2-1 in the UEFA Europa League final the previous year and seem to have become Spain's undefeated nemesis.
