Barcelona beats Lyon to win a third Women's Champions League title in four years

BILBAO, Spain (AP) — Barcelona ended its losing streak against Lyon to clinch its third Women’s Champions League title in four years on Saturday.

World player of the year Aitana Bonmatí scored in the second half and Alexia Putellas added the second deep into stoppage time for Barcelona to win 2-0 after losing the two previous finals it played against the French side.

The Catalan club had never won in four previous matches against Lyon, which remains the most successful club in the women’s game with eight European trophies.

In front of a record crowd of 50,827 for the final, Barcelona became the third club with three Women’s Champions League titles, behind the eight of Lyon and the four of Eintracht Frankfurt.

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