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UEFA Women's Champions League

Lyon defeat Frankfurt to retain women's crown

Olympique Lyonnais 2-0 1. FFC Frankfurt
A Eugénie Le Sommer penalty and a majestic volley from Camille Abily enabled Lyon to retain their crown in front of a record 50,212 crowd.

Features

  • UEFA Women's Champions League
    Lyon leave challengers reeling

    Lyon leave rivals reeling

    Olympique Lyonnais scored 39 goals and conceded just once on their way to retaining the title, their 2-0 final defeat of 1. FFC Frankfurt in front of more than 50,000 fans a fitting climax.
  • UEFA Women's Champions League
    Behringer and Schumann reflect and vow

    Behringer, Schumann reflect

    Melanie Behringer and Desirée Schumann rued mistakes for the goals that led to 1. FFC Frankfurt's 2-0 final defeat by Olympique Lyonnais but hope to be back in Europe next season.
  • UEFA Women's Champions League
    Lair lauds deserved champions Lyon

    Lair lauds champions Lyon

    Patrice Lair thanked his Olympique Lyonnais players for the "moments of pure joy" they give him, while 1. FFC Frankfurt's Sven Kahlert is struggling to come to terms with another defeat.
  • UEFA Women's Champions League
    Lyon defeat Frankfurt to retain women's crown

    Lyon reign again

    Olympique Lyonnais 2-0 1. FFC Frankfurt
    A Eugénie Le Sommer penalty and a majestic volley from Camille Abily enabled Lyon to retain their crown in front of a record 50,212 crowd.
  • UEFA Women's Champions League
    Steffi Jones hangs out with UEFA.com

    Jones chats with UEFA.com

    Ex-Germany defender Steffi Jones was UEFA.com's first Google+ hangout guest ahead of the UEFA Women's Champions League final between 1. FFC Frankfurt and Olympique Lyonnais.
  • UEFA Women's Champions League
    Palmqvist ready to referee final

    Palmqvist's final pride

    Sweden's Jenny Palmqvist, referee for Thursday's final between Olympique Lyonnais and 1. FFC Frankfurt, spoke to UEFA.com about the honour and how she prepares for such a game.
  • UEFA Women's Champions League
    Coaches predict final to remember

    Lyon-Frankfurt final preview

    The players of Olympique Lyonnais and 1. FFC Frankfurt have a chance to write Olympiastadion history as the venerable venue hosts Thursday's UEFA Women's Champions League final.
  • UEFA Women's Champions League
    Frankfurt in the mood for Munich

    Frankfurt in the mood

    UEFA.com speaks to 1. FFC Frankfurt coach Sven Kahlert, captain Sandra Smisek and goalkeeper Desirée Schumann as they prepare for the final against Olympique Lyonnais.
  • UEFA Women's Champions League
    Lyon v Frankfurt: player by player

    Lyon-Frankfurt: player by player

    Olympique Lyonnais captain Sonia Bompastor and 1. FFC Frankfurt skipper Sandra Smisek give UEFA.com their player-by-player guide to Thursday's Munich final opponents.
  • UEFA Women's Champions League
    Lyon fired up for Frankfurt showdown

    Lyon fired up for final

    Olympique Lyonnais duo Sonia Bompastor and Camille Abily joined coach Patrice Lair to tell UEFA.com why they expect to retain their UEFA Women's Champions League title on Thursday.

Featured video

  • Lyon leave challengers reeling
    Lyon leave challengers reeling
    Olympique Lyonnais scored 39 goals and conceded just once on their way to retaining the title, their 2-0 final defeat of 1. FFC Frankfurt in front of more than 50,000 fans a fitting climax.
    18/05/2012
  • Behringer and Schumann reflect and vow
    Behringer and Schumann reflect and vow
    Melanie Behringer and Desirée Schumann rued mistakes for the goals that led to 1. FFC Frankfurt's 2-0 final defeat by Olympique Lyonnais but hope to be back in Europe next season.
    17/05/2012
  • Lair lauds deserved champions Lyon
    Lair lauds deserved champions Lyon
    Patrice Lair thanked his Olympique Lyonnais players for the "moments of pure joy" they give him, while 1. FFC Frankfurt's Sven Kahlert is struggling to come to terms with another defeat.
    17/05/2012
  • Lyon defeat Frankfurt to retain women's crown
    Lyon defeat Frankfurt to retain women's crown
    Olympique Lyonnais 2-0 1. FFC Frankfurt
    A Eugénie Le Sommer penalty and a majestic volley from Camille Abily enabled Lyon to retain their crown in front of a record 50,212 crowd.
    17/05/2012
  • Steffi Jones hangs out with UEFA.com
    Steffi Jones hangs out with UEFA.com
    Ex-Germany defender Steffi Jones was UEFA.com's first Google+ hangout guest ahead of the UEFA Women's Champions League final between 1. FFC Frankfurt and Olympique Lyonnais.
    17/05/2012
  • Palmqvist ready to referee final
    Palmqvist ready to referee final
    Sweden's Jenny Palmqvist, referee for Thursday's final between Olympique Lyonnais and 1. FFC Frankfurt, spoke to UEFA.com about the honour and how she prepares for such a game.
    16/05/2012
  • Coaches predict final to remember
    Coaches predict final to remember
    The players of Olympique Lyonnais and 1. FFC Frankfurt have a chance to write Olympiastadion history as the venerable venue hosts Thursday's UEFA Women's Champions League final.
    16/05/2012
  • Frankfurt in the mood for Munich
    Frankfurt in the mood for Munich
    UEFA.com speaks to 1. FFC Frankfurt coach Sven Kahlert, captain Sandra Smisek and goalkeeper Desirée Schumann as they prepare for the final against Olympique Lyonnais.
    14/05/2012
  • Lyon v Frankfurt: player by player
    Lyon v Frankfurt: player by player
    Olympique Lyonnais captain Sonia Bompastor and 1. FFC Frankfurt skipper Sandra Smisek give UEFA.com their player-by-player guide to Thursday's Munich final opponents.
    14/05/2012
  • Lyon fired up for Frankfurt showdown
    Lyon fired up for Frankfurt showdown
    Olympique Lyonnais duo Sonia Bompastor and Camille Abily joined coach Patrice Lair to tell UEFA.com why they expect to retain their UEFA Women's Champions League title on Thursday.
    12/05/2012
  • Jones recalls Frankfurt's pioneering glory
    Jones recalls Frankfurt's pioneering glory
    A decade on from helping 1. FFC Frankfurt win the first UEFA Women's Cup, 2012 final ambassador Steffi Jones remembers the rainy day when she made European female football history.
    07/05/2012
  • Lyon relishing final against Frankfurt
    Lyon relishing final against Frankfurt
    Lotta Schelin admits Olympique Lyonnais will be favourites for next month's Munich showpiece, while 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam rued a slow start after Sunday's semi-final second leg.
    22/04/2012
  • Lyon see off Potsdam to book Frankfurt final
    Lyon see off Potsdam to book Frankfurt final
    1. FFC Turbine Potsdam 0-0 Olympique Lyonnais (agg: 1-5)
    With the hard work done on home soil in the first leg, the holders cruised into their third straight final.
    22/04/2012
  • Deserving Frankfurt delighted to reach 'home final'
    Deserving Frankfurt delighted to reach 'home final'
    "It's something special to reach a Champions League final on German soil," said 1. FFC Frankfurt midfielder Kerstin Garefrekes after her side's semi-final defeat of Arsenal LFC.
    21/04/2012
  • Frankfurt ease through to Munich final
    Frankfurt ease through to Munich final
    1. FFC Frankfurt 2-0 Arsenal LFC (agg: 4-1)
    Dzsenifer Marozsan marked her return to the side with a goal and an assist as the German outfit booked their place in next month's showpiece.
    21/04/2012
  • Frankfurt relieved but Arsenal defiant
    Frankfurt relieved but Arsenal defiant
    There was relief for 1. FFC Frankfurt's Ana Maria Crnogorčević after their 2-1 first-leg win at Arsenal LFC with a last-gasp goal home manager Laura Harvey found "gut-wrenching".
    16/04/2012
  • Garefrekes gives Frankfurt the edge at Arsenal
    Garefrekes gives Frankfurt the edge at Arsenal
    Arsenal LFC 1-2 1. FFC Frankfurt
    Ciara Grant cancelled out Ana Maria Crnogorčević’s opener, but Kerstin Garefrekes struck in added time to earn Frankfurt a first-leg lead.
    15/04/2012
  • Iceland and Belgium prepare for battle
    Iceland and Belgium prepare for battle
    Iceland striker Margrét Lára Vidarsdóttir is in confident mood going into their vital trip to Belgium but expects a "hard match" and the home side's Aline Zeler is certainly not afraid.
    02/04/2012
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