2017 UEFA Women's Champions League final

The 2017 UEFA Women's Champions League Final was the final match of the 2016–17 UEFA Women's Champions League, the 16th season of Europe's premier women's club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the eighth season since it was renamed from the UEFA Women's Cup to the UEFA Women's Champions League. It was played at the Cardiff City Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, on 1 June 2017, between two French sides Lyon and Paris Saint-Germain.

2017 UEFA Women's Champions League Final
The Cardiff City Stadium in Cardiff hosted the final
Event2016–17 UEFA Women's Champions League
After extra time
Lyon won 7–6 on penalties
Date1 June 2017 (2017-06-01)
VenueCardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
Player of the MatchDzsenifer Marozsán (Lyon)[1]
RefereeBibiana Steinhaus (Germany)[2]
Attendance22,433[3]
WeatherClear night
17 °C (63 °F)
73% humidity[4][5]
2016
2018

Lyon won the final 7–6 on penalties after a goalless draw, giving them their fourth title, equalling Frankfurt's record, and became the first team to retain the title twice.[6]

Teams

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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.

Team Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
  Lyon 5 (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016)
  Paris Saint-Germain 1 (2015)

Venue

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The Cardiff City Stadium was announced as the final venue on 30 June 2015, following the decision of the UEFA Executive Committee meeting in Prague, Czech Republic to award the men's and women's Champions League finals to Cardiff.[7]

Background

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The final was the first all-French final and the first featuring teams from the same country since two German teams met in the 2006 final, as well as the first not to feature German teams since the 2007 final and the first ever not to feature either German or Swedish teams.[8]

This was Lyon's sixth final after winning in 2011, 2012 and 2016 and losing in 2010 and 2013, while this was Paris Saint-Germain's second final after losing in 2015.

Route to the final

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

  Lyon Round   Paris Saint-Germain
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knockout phase Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
  Avaldsnes IL 10–2 5–2 (A) 5–0 (H) Round of 32   Lillestrøm SK 5–4 1–3 (A) 4–1 (H)
  Zürich 17–0 8–0 (H) 9–0 (A) Round of 16   BIIK Kazygurt 7–1 3–0 (A) 4–1 (H)
  Wolfsburg 2–1 2–0 (A) 0–1 (H) Quarter-finals   Bayern Munich 4–1 0–1 (A) 4–0 (H)
  Manchester City 3–2 3–1 (A) 0–1 (H) Semi-finals   Barcelona 5–1 3–1 (A) 2–0 (H)

Pre-match

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Ambassador

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The ambassador for the final was former Welsh international player Jayne Ludlow, who won the UEFA Women's Cup in 2007 with Arsenal.[9]

Ticketing

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Tickets were available on sale for £6 (adults) and £3 (children 16 and under).[10]

Match

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Officials

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German referee Bibiana Steinhaus was announced as the final referee by UEFA on 12 May 2017.[2]

Details

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The "home" team (for administrative purposes) was determined by an additional draw held after the quarter-final and semi-final draws, which was held on 25 November 2016 at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[11]

Lyon  0–0 (a.e.t.)  Paris Saint-Germain
Report
Penalties
7–6
 
 
 
 
 
 
Lyon[12]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Paris Saint-Germain[12]
GK 16   Sarah Bouhaddi
RB 29   Griedge Mbock Bathy
CB 21   Kadeisha Buchanan
CB 3   Wendie Renard (c)
LB 7   Amel Majri
CM 5   Saki Kumagai   66'
CM 23   Camille Abily
RW 9   Eugénie Le Sommer
AM 10   Dzsenifer Marozsán
LW 31   Alex Morgan   23'
CF 14   Ada Hegerberg   60'
Substitutes:
GK 30   Méline Gérard
DF 26   Josephine Henning
MF 8   Jessica Houara
MF 18   Claire Lavogez   107'
MF 27   Caroline Seger
FW 12   Élodie Thomis   23'   107'
FW 23   Pauline Bremer   60'
Manager:
  Gérard Prêcheur
 
GK 1   Katarzyna Kiedrzynek
CB 26   Grace Geyoro
CB 5   Sabrina Delannoy
CB 14   Irene Paredes
DM 28   Shirley Cruz (c)   80'
CM 7   Aminata Diallo   55'   57'
CM 24   Formiga
RW 17   Eve Perisset   90+4'
LW 12   Ashley Lawrence
CF 10   Cristiane
CF 18   Marie-Laure Delie
Substitutes:
GK 16   Loes Geurts
DF 3   Laure Boulleau
DF 4   Laura Georges   81'   80'
DF 20   Perle Morroni   115'   90+4'
MF 19   Lina Boussaha
MF 21   Verónica Boquete   57'
MF 22   Sana Daoudi
Manager:
  Patrice Lair

Player of the Match:
Dzsenifer Marozsán (Lyon)[1]

Assistant referees:[2]
Christina Biehl (Germany)
Katrin Rafalski (Germany)
Fourth official:[2]
Riem Hussein (Germany)
Reserve official:[2]
Ella De Vries (Belgium)

Match rules[13]

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.

Statistics

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Statistic[14][15] Lyon Paris
Saint-Germain
Goals scored 0 0
Total shots 16 8
Shots on target 9 4
Saves 4 9
Ball possession 56% 44%
Corner kicks 3 4
Fouls committed 20 19
Offsides 1 3
Yellow cards 1 3
Red cards 0 0

References

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  1. ^ a b "Bouhaddi gives Lyon fourth Women's Champions League title". UEFA.com. 1 June 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Bibiana Steinhaus to referee Lyon-Paris final in Cardiff". UEFA.com. 12 May 2017.
  3. ^ a b Garry, Tom (1 June 2017). "Women's Champions League final: Lyon 0–0 Paris St-Germain (7–6 pens)". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  4. ^ "UEFA Women's Champions League – Lyon v Paris – Match info". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Weather History for Cardiff-Wales, United Kingdom". Weather Underground. The Weather Company. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Lyon match Frankfurt's record". UEFA.com. 1 June 2017.
  7. ^ "2016–17 Champions League Final in Cardiff". shekicks.net. She Kicks Magazine. 30 June 2015. Archived from the original on 1 July 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  8. ^ "Lyon to face Paris in all-French final". UEFA.com. 29 April 2017.
  9. ^ "Jayne Ludlow ambassador for Cardiff women's final". UEFA. 25 August 2016.
  10. ^ "UEFA Women's Champions League final tickets on sale". UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 21 February 2017.
  11. ^ "Women's Champions League quarter-final and semi-final draw". UEFA.com. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  12. ^ a b "Lineups" (PDF). uefa.com. 2 June 2017.
  13. ^ "Regulations of the UEFA Women's Champions League 2016/17 Season" (PDF). UEFA.com. 4 March 2016.
  14. ^ "UEFA Women's Champions League – Lyon v Paris – Statistics". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  15. ^ "Olympique Lyonnais vs. PSG – 1 June 2017". Soccerway. Perform Group. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
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