This evening, FC Barcelona experienced a dramatic turnaround. Despite losing 1-2 to Celta in the La Liga, which put the team out of contention for the La Liga title one round earlier, just a few hours later, in the Women's Champions League final, Barcelona women's soccer team beat Chelsea 4-0 in a landslide victory to reach the top of the competition. This is not only the second time for Barcelona to reach the Champions League final, but also the first time for them to stand on the throne of the championship.
Just 35 seconds into the match, Barcelona's women's soccer team had a stroke of luck. In a chaotic scramble in the penalty area, Chelsea's Kilby attempted to clear the ball with her foot, but inadvertently kicked the ball towards her teammate, Leupolds, and the ball flew into the top right corner of Chelsea's goal along an unbelievable arc.
Immediately afterwards, with 14 minutes to go, the score was 2-0. Leupozzi made another mistake in the box, this time tripping El Mozo, and the referee decisively blew for a penalty, which Barcelona captain Aleksya converted to extend the lead to 2-0.
In the 21st minute, Barcelona further extended their lead, 3-0. Bonmarte easily got away from a defender on the left side of the box after receiving a direct feed from a teammate and fired a low shot into the goal.
Barcelona made it 4-0 in the 36th minute when Martens got past two defenders on the left and crossed the ball to Hansen, who easily put the ball into the empty net.
After defeating Chelsea in a 4-0 thriller, Barcelona Women lifted the UEFA Champions League trophy for the first time, while FC Barcelona became the first soccer club in the history of the Champions League to have both men's and women's teams win the competition.
