Barcelona staged a brilliant comeback to beat Wolfsburg to the 2022/2023 UEFA Women’s Champions League title.
The thrilling encounter took place on Saturday at the Philips Stadium in Eindhoven, Netherlands to a sold out crowd.
Goals from Ewa Pajor and Alexandra Popp gave Wolfsburg an early 2-0 lead at the break. However, Patri Guijarro’s two-minute brace brought Barcelona level, and Fridolina Rolfo scored the winner for the Spanish giants.
With this victory, Barcelona clinched their second UEFA Women’s Champions League title, building on their first triumph in 2021. This is also their third final in three years
Nigerian striker Asisat Oshoala, did not participate in the UCL final due to a hamstring injury. She sustained the injury two weeks ago in Barcelona 2-1 loss to Real Madrid CFF Spanish Liga F. The reigning African Women’s Footballer of the Year was instrumental to them reaching this final. And she was also a part of the team that won the trophy in 2021.
