On August 30, 2020, Lyon defeated Wolfsburg 3-1 in the final of the Women’s Champions League match that took place at the Anoeta Stadium, San Sebastian, Spain. With that, Lyon not only won the competition for a record seventh time, but also made it five successive victories on the trot.
Ada Hegerberg missed out this time due to injury, but she has been pivotal in Lyon’s glorious run. The first-ever recipient of the Ballon d’Or Feminin in 2018, Hegerberg holds a number of records in the Women’s Champions League. She not only holds the record for most goals in the competition (53), but also holds the record for most goals with a single club – 49 with Lyon. And to add to this, she also holds the record for most goals scored in a single season of the competition as she notched up 15 goals in the 2017/18 season!
Lyon, which became the first team to play 100 UEFA women’s club games in October 2019, have made it to the final of the Women’s Champions League on nine occasions. They won the tournament in 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020, losing the final only in 2010 and 2013. Eugenie Le Sommer, Wendie Renard and Sarah Bouhaddi are the only ones to have been part of all seven victories of Lyon in Women’s Champions League.
Wendie Renard and Sarah Bouhaddi are the only players to have been part of all nine finals that Lyon have made it to in the competition. Renard also holds the record for most appearances by an individual player in the competition, as she has 88 games under her name. with 67 of those being wins, she also holds the record for most match victories by an individual player in the event.
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