Wolfsburg 1-3 Lyon: Les Lyonnaises win a record fifth straight Champions League!

That's it for VAVEL UK's coverage of this UEFA Women's Champions League Final between Wolfsburg and Lyon - we hope you enjoyed it!

Delphine Cascarino picks up the award. She was spectacular in the first half, caused real problems for Wolfsburg all game!

Lyon are European Champions for a fifth season running, the best, the bench mark, winning is embedded in their DNA!

Popp had given Die Wölfinnen hope with her goal in the second half, but the well-oiled machine of Les Lyonnaises were far the superior side this evening!

Cascarino and Le Sommer caused havoc for Wolfsburg in the first half, in the second their quality held out. 

Stephan Lerch's side can hold their heads high, they gave it a real go in the second half. 

There will be six minutes of added time!

The former Wolfsburg star breaks their hearts. A thunderous strike from Le Sommer deflects off Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir and goes into the back of the net! 

Lyon will be European Champions yet again!

87' Van De Sanden and Jodie Taylor on. Off comes Marozsán and Cascarino. 

85' Wolter's cross was far too easy for Sarah Bouhaddi to collect. 

80' More pressure for Les Lyonnaises to deal with. Only 10 minutes left of this final, can the French side hold on?

77' More fire power on for Die Wölfinnen. On comes on Pauline Bremer, off comes Anna Blässe.

73' Great challenge by Lena Goeßling to deny Melvine Malard. 

71' Ball whipped in by Lena Goeßling. Cleared by Wendie Renard. 

66' So close! Popp sliced through the Lyon defence and cut back for Harder. She was flagged offside. 

Stephan Lerch's side are really giving it their all now!

63' Engen volleys over from distance. The German champions are really growing into this game!

62' Off comes Pajor and Huth. On comes Wolter and Lena Oberdorf. 

Game on!

A cross from Rolfö fell to Popp, she slammed the ball home to give Wolfsburg a lifeline in this final!

55' A cross from Huth lead to an opportunity for Wolfsburg. The shot failed to trouble Sarah Bouhaddi. 

54' In such an important game, Jean-Luc Vasseur's side are in cruise control. They are such a well-oiled machine!

53' The She -Wolves will have to find a moment of magic from somewhere! Lyon are in no mood to relinquish their European crown!

 

49' Lyon looking like the side who will grab the next goal. A fantastic run and cross from Cascarino found Le Sommer, but she could only drag her shot wide!

46' Sakina Karchaoui roamed forward from left-back to win a corner for her side. The ball whipped in by Cascarino was cleared by Wolfsburg. 

45' Wolfsburg get us underway for the second half!

Well, it would be harsh to say Lyon don't deserve this lead. 

Defensively they work so hard and in attack Lyon are so potent. 

Le Sommer opened the scoring before Saki Kumagai doubled their lead with a wonder strike. 

A mountain to climb for Wolfsburg this second half!

42' WOW!

What a strike from Saki Kumagai. The player of the match from the 2016 Final has just scored a fantastic goal!

She threatened with that type of goal early on. 

The ball fell to her on the edge of the box and she elegantly whacked it into the top corner, no chance for Abt!

 

37' Off comes Sara Doorsoun-Khajeh. On comes Kathrin Hendrich.

33' Corner for Lyon won by Cascarino.

30' A big opportunity for Wolfsburg this evening to end Lyon's dominance, they are struggling to get a hold of the game thus far. 

25' Fantastic finish from Le Sommer! 

The cross into the box fell to her, she smashed it goal bound, only to find Abt keep her effort out. The rebound fell to Le Sommer and she didn't need a second invite. 

She buried the ball under Abt and did well to react first. 

Lyon deserve the lead!

22' Ewa Pajor was so close to creating a shooting opportunity!

Good work down the wing from Pernille Harder to glide past Wendie Renard. The cross from Harder fell to Pajor, but she couldn't connect with the shot!

18' So close from Delphine Cascarino!

She glided past the Wolfsburg defence but saw her shot saved by Abt. 

Lyon building momentum here!

17' Confusion at the back for the She-Wolves between keeper, Abt and her defender, Dominique Janssen. The pair eventually clear their lines!

16' Anna Blässe launches a long throw into the box. Easily cleared by Lyon. 

15' Huth booked for a foul on Delphine Cascarino. 

10' Another free-kick floated in this time by Delphine Cascarino. Renard yet again won the ball, her header was off target. Lyon are by far the stronger side so far. 

7' First chance for The She-wolves. Svenja Huth blazed a shot well over the bar, you wonder how many chances they will have this evening. 

5' Dzsenifer Marozsán floated a free-kick into the box. Wendie Renard rose highest to meet the cross but her header went inches wide. 

2' Saki Kumagai has the first shot of the game. She fired a shot from distance straight at Friederike Abt

1' Le Sommer gets the game underway!

Both sides have a hunger and passion to win!

Both sides are lead out by referee, Esther Staubli, here at the Anoeta Stadium.  

It could be a special way for Lucy Bronze to bow out of her Lyon journey this evening. The Lionesses right-back will leave Lyon after this game as her contract is up. Chelsea looks like the possible destination. 

 

 

 

 

Right-back Lucy Bronze, left-back Alex Greenwood and striker Jodie Taylor could all feature for Lyon this evening. 

Wolfsburg: LWWWW

Lyon: WWWWW

 

Wolfsburg: Pernille Harder (9)

Lyon: Ada Hegerberg (9)

That's all for now, but check back an hour or so before kick-off for the confirmed starting XI's from this UEFA  Women's Champions League Final between VfL Wolfsburg and Olympique Lyonnais!

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"We are the challengers in this match, if you look at the dominance and success of Lyon in recent years. But in one game anything is possible, we believe that, and conditions are different to the other times we have played Lyon, that’s why we believe we can make it."

"The Champions League is the greatest competition for European clubs, we have made the final under special conditions but now we want it all. It would be something really big, a dream come true."

"We are not going to sit back, that’s not the attitude we need. We will be masters of our own destiny and will be proactive. We will show a lot of respect for the opposition. We are not going to be caught off guard. We have to harness all of our ability to the maximum."

Wolfsburg: Abt – Doorsoun-Khajeh, Hendrich, Janssen, Wedemeyer – Popp, Engen – Rolfö, Harder, Huth – Pajor

Lyon: Bouhaddi – Bronze, Buchanan, Renard, Bacha – Gunnarsdóttir, Kumagai – Cascarino, Marozsán, Majri – Taylor

Head coach, Stephan Lerch, has a fully fit squad to choose from and is expected to keep the same line-up that knocked out Barcelona in the semi-final. 

Lyon will be without several key players this evening.

Both Griedge Mbock Bathy, and Jessica Silva will be absent due to achilles injuries. Nikita Parris was sent off against PSG in the semi-final, while there are also doubts about Ada Hegerberg and Amandine Henry's fitness. 

Lyon have a rich history of winning this competition and Jean-Luc Vasseur's side will be looking to pick up their fifth UEFA Women's Champions League trophy in a row. 

As for Wolfsburg, they last won this competition in 2014. The Wölfinnen have made the final twice in the past five years, however, they have fallen at the final both times to their opponents this evening, Lyon. Stephan Lerch's side will be hungry for revenge this evening to knock Lyon off their perch. 

VfL Wolfsburg vs Olympique Lyon will take place at the Anoeta Stadium, in San Sebastian, Spain. 

Kick-off time is scheduled for 19:00 BST.

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