30 August 2020

LIVE: Women’s Champions League final: Wolfsburg 1-3 Lyon - French side win fifth straight European crown

Wolfsburg and Lyon will clash tonight for the biggest prize in European football as fans are treated to the Women’s Champions League final.

Lyon are looking to win a record-extending fifth successive title but will have to come up against an old rival in the German champions if they are to do so.

Wolfsburg beat Lyon in the 2013 final, but since then have finished runners-up to the Division 1 Feminine league winners on two occasions - in 2016 and 2018.

If Wolfsburg win it will be the club’s third European crown, while a Lyon victory will see the French champions collect a seventh title.

It will bring the curtain down on an extended Champions League campaign, merely weeks before the domestic seasons get back underway.

Follow live updates of the game below as NewsChain provides coverage of the biggest club game in women’s football between two of  Europe’s finest.

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Wolfsburg 0-0 Lyon

8 min: A long throw from Wolfsburg pinball’s around in the Lyon box and Harder snatches at it but can’t keep it down.

Wolfsburg 0-0 Lyon

7 min: It’s the first chance of the game and it falls to Lyon.

A free-kick is lofted in from just inside the Wolfsburg half and Renard heads it cross goal but no one is there to capitalise and it comes to nothing.

If someone had gambled there then that could have been the opener.

Wolfsburg 0-0 Lyon

5 min: Bronze getting some space to bomb on down the right here as Janssen struggles to cope with the overloads deep inside her own half.

Wolfsburg looking a little tetchy at the moment.

Wolfsburg 0-0 Lyon

2 min: Kumagai fires in an early effort but it’s straight down the throat of Wolfsburg keeper Abt.

Early space for the reigning champions.

Wolfsburg 0-0 Lyon

1 min: KICK OFF! Here we go.

Players coming out

The players are out on the pitch. Nervy times for both Wolfsburg and Lyon fans. It’s nearly upon us.

Wolfsburg v Lyon

How much will it play on the Wolfsburg players minds that they have lost twice in recent history against Lyon in Champions League finals?

They’ll have to be very mentally tough to put that to the back of their head and grind this one out tonight.

Wolfsburg v Lyon

I’m sure all football fans will be delighted to hear that VAR is in effect here tonight! AND the VAR team is on site in the stadium!

Crazy times were living in.

TEAM NEWS

Here are the two teams tonight. Remember, England forward Nikita Parris is suspended tonight after her red card in the semi-final.

Wolfsburg v Lyon

Welcome to the biggest game in European football.

It’s two-time winners Wolfsburg taking on the side who are going for a fifth successive title, Lyon.

The Germans lost finals to Lyon in 2016 and 2018, but is it a case of third time’s the charm?

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