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Leah Williamson has been awarded a CBE in the 2026 New Year Honours List for her services to association football, following a successful year where she helped Arsenal win the UEFA Women’s Champions League and led England to a second consecutive UEFA European Championship title.
The UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase draw has been announced, setting the bracket from the play-offs to the final in Oslo on 23 May, with matches starting in February and culminating in the final at Ullevaal Stadion.
The 2025/26 UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase draw was held on December 18 in Nyon, Switzerland, determining matchups from the play-offs to the final, with top teams like Barcelona and Lyon directly in the quarter-finals and others competing in play-offs. Matches are scheduled from February to May, with two-legged ties leading to the final in Oslo.
Barcelona defended their UEFA Women's Champions League title by defeating Lyon 2-0 in Bilbao, overcoming their past losses to the French team in 2019 and 2022 finals. Goals from Aitana Bonmatí and Alexia Putellas secured the victory in front of a record 50,827 fans, solidifying Barcelona's status as Europe's top women's team and completing a quadruple trophy haul for the season. Despite the loss, Lyon remains a formidable force in women's football with a promising future.
Barcelona came back from two goals down to beat VfL Wolfsburg 3-2 and win the UEFA Women's Champions League for the second time in three years. Patri Guijarro scored twice in two minutes at the start of the second half, and Fridolina Rolfo struck the winner in the 70th minute. Wolfsburg had taken a comfortable lead going into half-time with goals from Ewa Pajor and Alexandra Popp. Barca's comeback will fuel arguments that they are now the dominant team in European football.
Barcelona captain Alexia Putellas aims to make up for last season's "traumatic" final loss to Lyon when her team takes on Wolfsburg in Saturday's UEFA Women's Champions League final. Putellas, who scored in last season's final, tore her ACL while on international duty with Spain last summer but is now 100% fit. Barcelona is playing in their third straight European Final and fourth overall, looking for their second title since lifting the trophy in 2021. Wolfsburg is one of the best teams in Europe, and the pressure is always there, says Putellas.