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Barca vs Lyon: the perfect show piece final
Barcelona's Alexia Putellas Segura (left) celebrates with team-mates after the UEFA Women's Champions League, Group C match at Emirates Stadium, London on December 9, 2021.

BARCELONA face Lyon in the Women’s Champions League this weekend in a match that pits two powerhouses of the game against each other in the continent’s biggest final.

The final features some of the best players in the world, including two of the three winners of the Ballon d’Or Feminin, Barca’s Alexia Putellas and Ada Hegerberg of Lyon.

At a time when women’s football is growing and the game is getting more coverage than ever, this is the perfect show-piece final to round off its latest chapter.

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