Kika Nazareth wins Champions League with Barcelona after thrashing Lyon | OneFootball

Kika Nazareth made history in European football once again. The former Benfica player was crowned winner of the Women’s Champions League with Barcelona this Saturday, following the blaugrana’s emphatic 4-0 victory over Lyon in the final played in Oslo.

. The match was ultimately decided in the second half, after an evenly balanced first period with chances for both sides.

Barcelona took the lead in the 56th minute through Ewa Pajor, the Polish striker who would go on to play a starring role in the final. The number 17 scored again in the 69th minute, after an assist from Salma Paralluelo, leaving the Spaniards very close to European glory.

Despite Lyon’s attempts to respond, it was Barcelona who found the net again in the closing minutes. Salma Paralluelo shone with a great strike from outside the box in the 90th minute and, already in stoppage time, grabbed her second of the match to seal the final score at 4-0 in front of a jubilant Stade Ullevaal.

With this victory, Barcelona won the fourth Women’s Champions League in their history, following their triumphs in 2021, 2023 and 2024. As for Kika Nazareth, she claimed the first European title of her career after leaving Benfica - who recently won the Portuguese Cup - for the Catalan club at the start of the 2024/2025 season, further establishing herself in international football.

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