Barcelona could not make history with a third consecutive Women’s Champions League title thanks to a heartbreaking 1-0 defeat against Arsenal at the José Alvalade Stadium in Saturday’s Final. After a poor first half the Blaugrana dominated most of the final period, but conceded against the run of play late in the final period and couldn’t pull off a miracle comeback against a tough and gritty Arsenal side that defended for their lives and claimed their second European crown with one of the greatest upsets in competition history.
FIRST HALF
It has now become a habit for Barça to start slow in Champions League finals, and they had another difficult first half in this one.