Event | 2022–23 UEFA Women's Champions League | ||||||
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Date | 3 June 2023 | ||||||
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] | ||||||
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.
Barcelona won the match 3–2 for their second UEFA Women's Champions League title.[3][7][8]
Teams
[edit]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) |
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3 (2019, 2021, 2022) |
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5 (2013, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020) |
Venue
[edit]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
[edit]Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).
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9–0 (H) | Matchday 1 | ![]() |
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3–0 (H) | Matchday 3 | ![]() |
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1–3 (A) | Matchday 4 | ![]() |
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6–2 (A) | Matchday 5 | ![]() |
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6–0 (H) | Matchday 6 | ![]() |
8–2 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Group D winners
Source: UEFA |
Final standings | Group B winners
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Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Knockout phase | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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6–1 | 1–0 (A) | 5–1 (H) | Quarter-finals | ![]() |
2–1 | 1–0 (A) | 1–1 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2–1 | 1–0 (A) | 1–1 (H) | Semi-finals | ![]() |
5–4 | 2–2 (H) | 3–2 (a.e.t.) (A) |
Match
[edit]Details
[edit]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]
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Player of the Match:
Assistant referees:[2]
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Match rules[13]
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Statistics
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See also
[edit]- 2023 UEFA Champions League final
- 2023 UEFA Europa League final
- 2023 UEFA Europa Conference League final
- 2023 UEFA Super Cup
Notes
[edit]- ^ 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
[edit]- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Referee teams appointed for 2023 UEFA club competition finals". UEFA. 22 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ "Barcelona v Wolfsburg – Match info". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 3 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ "2023 UEFA Women's Champions League final: PSV Stadium, Eindhoven". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "UEFA Executive Committee agenda for Amsterdam meeting". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
- ^ "Budapest to host 2022 UEFA Europa League Final". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 2 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ "Turin and Eindhoven to stage 2022 and 2023 finals". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 2 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ "Women's Champions League quarter-final and semi-final draw". UEFA. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b c "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.