- The Barcelona vs Lyon match will kick off at 7 PM on Saturday.
- Lyon are targeting a record-extending ninth Champions League crown in Bilbao, with their eight titles double that of any other team.
- Barcelona are chasing a historic quadruple after winning the Liga F, Copa de la Reina and Supercopa de España trophies.
The stage is set for Saturday’s mouthwatering 23/24 UEFA Women’s Champions League final between familiar rivals Lyon and FC Barcelona who have the quadruple within their sights.
A win for the Catalan giants will ensure they finish the season with four trophies since they have already secured the Copa de la Reina, Spanish Super Cup and La Liga F title which they clinched for a fifth consecutive season.
The Spanish outfit goes into the clash which will be held at the San Mames Stadium in Bilbao, Spain expecting nothing but victory.
They have won seven of their recent matches, scoring an impressive 37 goals in the process and conceding only three.
The Jonatan Giráldez Costas tutored side narrowly edged past Chelsea with a 2-1 aggregate score in the semifinal to book a ticket to their fourth consecutive final.
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Similar to Barcelona, Lyon have also lifted a couple of trophies this season, with the French league title being the latest one.
The eight-time Champions League winners travel to Bilbao hoping to replicate the performance they displayed during the final of the 2021-2022 season, which saw them hammer Barcelona 3-1.
Ada Hegerberg, Catarina Macario and Amandine Henry were on the score sheet for Lyon while Alexia Putellas netted Barcelona’s goal, in that memorable game that was staged in Turin.
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What time does Barcelona vs Lyon start?
The match will start at 7 PM Kenyan time on Saturday at the San Mames Stadium.
Barcelona vs Lyon Team News
Sara Dabritz and Eugenie Le Sommer are the only Lyon players who are out of contention because of injury-related reasons.
French forward Kadidiatou Diani, who has scored 10 goals in eight champions League matches, is expected to lead Olympique Lyonnais’ attack alongside Delphine Cascarino and Melchie Daëlle Dumornay.
On the other hand, FC Barcelona will miss the service of Mapi Leon, who is currently recovering from a knee injury.
Costas is likely to go with three midfielders that has Patricia Guijarro, Aitana Bonmati and Keira Walsh.
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Possible Starting Lineups
Barcelona Women: Coll, Rolfo, Paredes, Engen, Batlle, Walsh, Bonmati, Guijarro, Caldentey, Hansen, Paralluelo
Lyon Women: Endler, Bacha, Gilles, Renard, Carpenter, Egurrola, Horan, Van de Donk, Cascarino, Cascarino, Dumornay
Barcelona vs Lyon Head-to-head
Since 2018, Olympic Lyonnais and Barcelona have played against each other five times in all competitions, with Lyon winning all of those matches.
It will also be third time Barcelona and Lyon have faced each other in the final of the Women’s Champions League.
The French side won the previous two final meetings between the teams by an aggregate score of 7-2, triumphing 4-1 in 2019 and 3-1 in 2022.
Barcelona Women: 0
Draws: 0
Lyon Women: 5
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Barcelona vs Lyon Current Form
Barcelona Women: WWWWW
Lyon Women: WWLWW
Barcelona vs Lyon Prediction
Despite Lyon’s stellar record in Champions League finals and their head-to-head advantage, the Opta supercomputer considers Barcelona firm favourites after they won 67.8% of the 10,000 pre-match simulations inside 90 minutes.
From the same sims, Lyon are assigned a 19.8% chance of taking the final to extra-time and potentially penalties though they snatched victory in the regulation 90 minutes in just 12.4% of projections in what is likely to be coach Bompastor’s last game at the helm before she succeeds Emma Hayes at Chelsea.
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