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, between Spanish club Barcelona and German club VfL Wolfsburg.
Barcelona won the match 3–2 for their second UEFA Women's Champions League title.
Teams 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.
TeamPrevious finals appearances (bold indicates winners) Barcelona3 (2019, 2021, 2022) VfL Wolfsburg5 (2013, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020)
Venue
The Philips Stadion was selected as the final host by the UEFA Executive Committee during their meeting in Amsterdam, Netherlands on 2 March 2020.
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.
Route to the final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away). BarcelonaRound VfL WolfsburgOpponentResultGroup stageOpponentResult Benfica9–0 (H)Matchday 1 St. Pölten4–0 (H) Rosengård4–1 (A)Matchday 2 Slavia Prague2–0 (A) Bayern Munich3–0 (H)Matchday 3 Roma1–1 (A) Bayern Munich1–3 (A)Matchday 4 Roma4–2 (H) Benfica6–2 (A)Matchday 5 Slavia Prague0–0 (H) Rosengård6–0 (H)Matchday 6 St. Pölten8–2 (A)Group D winnersFinal standingsGroup B winnersOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legKnockout phaseOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg Roma6–11–0 (A)5–1 (H)Quarter-finals Paris Saint-Germain2–11–0 (A)1–1 (H) Chelsea2–11–0 (A)1–1 (H)Semi-finals Arsenal5–42–2 (H)3–2 (A)
Match
Details 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.
GK 1 Sandra Paños (c)RB 15 Lucy BronzeCB 2 Irene Paredes CB 4 Mapi LeónLB 16 Fridolina RolföCM 14 Aitana Bonmatí CM 21 Keira Walsh CM 12 Patricia GuijarroRF 10 Caroline Graham Hansen CF 17 Salma Paralluelo LF 9 Mariona Caldentey Substitutes:GK 13 Cata CollDF 3 Laia CodinaDF 5 Jana FernándezDF 8 Marta TorrejónDF 22 Nuria RábanoMF 11 Alexia Putellas MF 23 Ingrid Syrstad Engen MF 30 Vicky LópezFW 6 Clàudia Pina FW 7 Ana-Maria Crnogorčević FW 18 Geyse FW 19 Bruna VilamalaManager: Jonatan Giráldez GK 1 Merle FrohmsRB 2 Lynn Wilms CB 4 Kathrin Hendrich CB 6 Dominique JanssenLB 13 Felicitas RauchCM 5 Lena OberdorfCM 14 Jill Roord AM 10 Svenja Huth (c)RF 23 Sveindís Jane Jónsdóttir CF 9 Ewa Pajor LF 11 Alexandra Popp Substitutes:GK 30 Lisa WeißGK 77 Katarzyna KiedrzynekDF 3 Sara AgrežDF 24 Joelle WedemeyerDF 31 Marina Hegering MF 8 Lena Lattwein MF 17 Kristin DemannMF 20 Pia-Sophie WolterMF 29 Jule BrandFW 7 Pauline Bremer FW 21 Rebecka BlomqvistFW 28 Tabea WaßmuthManager: Tommy Stroot
Player of the Match: Patricia Guijarro (Barcelona)
Assistant referees: Michelle O'Neill (Republic of Ireland) Franca Overtoom (Netherlands) Fourth official: Rebecca Welch (England) Reserve assistant referee: Natalie Aspinall (England) Video assistant referee: Massimiliano Irrati (Italy) Assistant video assistant referee: Sian Massey-Ellis (England) Support video assistant referee: Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi (Italy)Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Twelve named substitutes. Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time.
Statistics
+First halfStatisticBarcelonaVfL WolfsburgGoals scored02Total shots163Shots on target23Saves12Ball possession59%41%Corner kicks30Fouls committed47Offsides10Yellow cards11Red cards00
+Second halfStatisticBarcelonaVfL WolfsburgGoals scored30Total shots105Shots on target53Saves32Ball possession63%37%Corner kicks21Fouls committed36Offsides11Yellow cards12Red cards00
+OverallStatisticBarcelonaVfL WolfsburgGoals scored32Total shots268Shots on target76Saves44Ball possession61%39%Corner kicks51Fouls committed713Offsides21Yellow cards23Red cards00
See also 2022–23 FC Barcelona Femení season 2023 UEFA Champions League final 2023 UEFA Europa League final 2023 UEFA Europa Conference League final 2023 UEFA Super Cup
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