2024 UEFA Women's Champions League final

''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.'' The final was a repeat of the same fixture in 2019 and 2022, both of which were won by Lyon. It was framed as a coming together of the two giants of women's football – Barcelona being the more dominant team in the 2020s but never beating Lyon, while Lyon held an historic record of Champions League victories – and thus a match to decide which of the two was the overall best. ==Venue==

in Bilbao hosted the final. On 16 July 2021, the UEFA Executive Committee announced that due to the loss of hosting rights for UEFA Euro 2020, San Mamés Stadium in Bilbao was given hosting rights for the 2024 final and the 2025 UEFA Europa League final. This was part of a settlement agreement by UEFA to recognise the efforts and financial investment made to host the European Championships. Official UEFA Fan Zones for both teams were hosted near the stadium in Bilbao, the first time fan zones were held for a Women's Champions League final. The expected popularity of the match prompted UEFA to have the fan zones, with the exceptional number of travelling Barcelona fans – ultimately setting a world record for the largest travelling contingent in women's football – and Bilbao's history of support for women's football suggested as reasons. ==Route to the final==

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away). ==Match==

Summary attempted to play a through ball for Graham Hansen from the midfield, but referee Rebecca Welch accidentally got in the way and touched the ball, having to restart play – The Guardian live report suggested Lyon had been saved by Welch's mistake and noted that Barcelona players were furious with it. Play resumed in the 83rd minute. In the remaining regulation time, Barcelona held possession without making a breakthrough, and Lyon had an 87th-minute attempt from Horan shot far off target. There were six minutes of injury time added, with Barcelona midfielder Alexia Putellas introduced as a substitute in the 92nd minute: Putellas recovered the ball from Dumornay inside her own box in the 94th minute then scored from well-built team play in the 95th minute to make it 2–0. She received a yellow card in the 96th minute for excessive celebration, after taking her shirt off. The match ended shortly after the restart of play, for Barcelona's first victory over Lyon. Details The "home" team (for administrative purposes) was determined by an additional draw held after the quarter-final and semi-final draws. Statistics ==Pre-match pitch protest==

During the pre-match anthems, two men carried a Palestinian flag bearing the slogans "Stop Genozide" and "EU don't be an accessory" onto the pitch before placing it on the ground along with the match banners. UEFA later said that the action had not been authorised, with the men reportedly wearing fake accreditation passes to gain access. The men left the pitch, and were apprehended by police who removed them from the stadium. No group has claimed the protest. While the crowd who noticed the action generally applauded it, the Israel Football Association described it as "wretched and cowardly"; Wembley Stadium was put on alert for similar protests ahead of the 2024 UEFA Champions League final that took place a week later on 1 June 2024. == Aftermath ==

Barcelona midfielder Aitana Bonmatí was named player of the match. As with the previous year, the team was given a formal reception by the Generalitat de Catalunya and City Council of Barcelona the day after the final, presenting their trophy haul to thousands of fans gathered in Plaça Sant Jaume. With Barcelona's victory, Lucy Bronze became the first English footballer to win five Champions League titles – including three with Lyon. ==See also==