In 2019 Lyon hammered Barcelona in the WCL final – this year the Spanish side look to prove themselves the new dominant club in the game
of Emma Hayes’s side in Gothenburg lifted the pressure on a club that had set conquering Europe as the number one goal. On Saturday, against Lyon in Turin, they have the chance in another final not only to exorcise the ghost of 2019 but to shift the narrative from it having been a crushing defeat to a moment of learning.
“We lost to Lyon three years ago in the final in 2019, yes, but it was also a good defeat for us. It helped us open our eyes and see what we could improve as a team. We needed to play more together, we needed to stay together more, we needed to improve on our defensive activities, we needed to be faster – there were a whole lot of things that went wrong in the game.”
Lyon players celebrate with the trophy under a downpour of purple paper after the Champions League final of 2019.Talk of a power shift at the top of European women’s football after Barcelona’s trophy win last summer has frustrated Lyon, long-time investors in the women’s game. Oshoala is not of the mind that a shift has taken place and goes as far as describing Barcelona as underdogs. “Lyon is the team to beat in Europe,” she said. “They’re one of the powerhouses of women’s football in Europe. It’s not like we’re out for revenge [for the 2019 final] but we want to put on a better show. We lost 4-1 the last time against them and we don’t want the same to happen again. We want people to enjoy football. We want people to have fun. Football is about entertainment.
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