The 2016 UEFA Women's Champions League Final was the final match of the 2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League, the 15th season of Europe's premier women's club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the seventh season since it was renamed from the UEFA Women's Cup to the UEFA Women's Champions League. It was played at the Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore stadium in Reggio Emilia, Italy, on 26 May 2016, between German team Wolfsburg and French team Lyon.
Lyon defeated Wolfsburg 4–3 on penalties (1–1 after extra time) to win their third European title.
Background
The final was a rematch of the 2013 final, won by Wolfsburg 1–0. This was the ninth successive final with at least one German team, and the sixth final in seven years between a French team and a German team.
Both teams had won the tournament twice. Wolfsburg won successive finals in 2013 and 2014, while Lyon reached four successive finals, winning in 2011 and 2012, but losing in 2010 and 2013, all facing German opponents.
Route to the final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away). WolfsburgRound LyonOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legKnockout phaseOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg Spartak Subotica4–00–0 (A)4–0 (H)Round of 32 Medyk Konin9–06–0 (A)3–0 (H) Chelsea4–12–1 (A)2–0 (H)Round of 16 Atlético Madrid9–13–1 (A)6–0 (H) Brescia6–03–0 (H)3–0 (A)Quarter-finals Slavia Praha9–19–1 (H)0–0 (A) Frankfurt4–14–0 (H)0–1 (A)Semi-finals Paris Saint-Germain8–07–0 (H)1–0 (A)
Match
Officials Hungarian referee Katalin Kulcsár was announced as the final referee by UEFA on 10 May 2016.
Details The "home" team (for administrative purposes) was determined by an additional draw held after the quarter-final and semi-final draws, which was held on 27 November 2015 at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.
GK 1 Almuth Schult RB 8 Babett Peter CB 4 Nilla Fischer (c) CB 28 Lena Goeßling LB 21 Lara Dickenmann CM 18 Vanessa Bernauer CM 30 Élise Bussaglia RW 9 Anna Blässe LW 27 Isabel Kerschowski CF 11 Alexandra Popp CF 3 Zsanett Jakabfi Substitutes: GK 29 Merle Frohms DF 2 Luisa Wensing DF 20 Stephanie Bunte DF 24 Joelle Wedemeyer FW 10 Tessa Wullaert FW 19 Ramona Bachmann FW 17 Ewa PajorManager: Ralf Kellermann GK 16 Sarah Bouhaddi RB 22 Pauline Bremer CB 29 Griedge Mbock Bathy CB 3 Wendie Renard (c) LB 7 Amel Majri CM 6 Amandine Henry CM 5 Saki Kumagai RW 9 Eugénie Le Sommer AM 23 Camille Abily LW 10 Louisa Nécib CF 14 Ada HegerbergSubstitutes: GK 30 Méline Gérard DF 17 Corine Petit DF 19 Ève Périsset FW 8 Lotta Schelin FW 12 Élodie Thomis FW 20 Delphine Cascarino FW 24 Mylaine TarrieuManager: Gérard Prêcheur
Player of the Match: Saki Kumagai (Lyon)
Assistant referees: Judit Kulcsár (Hungary) Andrea Hima (Hungary) Fourth official: Gyöngyi Gaál (Hungary) Reserve official: Lucia Abruzzese (Italy)Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.
Statistics Statistic Lyon Goals scored 1 1 Total shots 18 9 Shots on target 9 3 Saves 2 2 Ball possession 52 48 Corner kicks 8 5 Fouls committed 11 6 Offsides 7 0 Yellow cards 3 0 Red cards 0 0
See also 2016 UEFA Champions League Final 2016 UEFA Europa League final Played between same clubs: 2013 UEFA Women's Champions League final 2018 UEFA Women's Champions League final 2020 UEFA Women's Champions League final
References
External links 2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League 2016 final: Reggio Emilia