Match report as Barcelona come from 2-0 down at half-time against Wolfsburg to win the Women’s Champions League; Ewa Pajor and Alexandra Popp scored in the first half; Patri Guijarro scored twice in the first five minutes after the break before Frida Rolfo netted the winner
Barcelona produced a stunning second-half comeback to beat Wolfsburg 3-2 in a thrilling Women’s Champions League final in Eindhoven and secure their second European title.
The LigaF champions appeared to be overawed by the occasion once again as they went 2-0 down in the first half, offering shades of the 3-1 humbling by Lyon in the 2022 final.
Ewa Pajor – who finished as the Champions League’s top scorer – scored her ninth goal of the competition as she took advantage of some sloppy play from Lucy Bronze to see Wolfsburg ahead inside three minutes. Alexandra Popp added a second just before the break (37).
But all of the Germans’ good first-half work was undone in five minutes after the break. Patri Guijarro scored twice (48, 50) as Barcelona – the pre-match favourites – hauled themselves level.
Their epic comeback was completed in the 70th minute. After some comical defending from Wolfsburg, Frida Rolfo fired home to secure another Champions League title, following up on their 2021 victory.
Speaking about what he changed at half-time, Barcelona manager Jonatan Giraldez told DAZN: “There were two things to mention – firstly, the position of Salma [Paralluelo] and Mairona [Caldentey].
“All the passes we did inside with the player closing down was too much for me and we had to find better places to find Mariona. After that, try to attack the last line and threaten in behind. READ MORE
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