Arsenal are Champions League winners

Arsenal have won the Women's Champions League, beating the holders Barcelona 1-0 in the final in Lisbon, Portugal.

Stina Blackstenius scored the only goal as the Gunners won the competition for the first time in 18 years.

Barca had gone into the game as favourites having won the trophy for the last two seasons in a row.

Arsenal are the only English side to have won the competition.

Speaking after the match, Arsenal's Leah Williamson was delighted her team was able to hold on for the win against the competition favourites.

"We turned up to try and do a job and we did it and we're going home with the trophy," Williamson said.

"Barcelona are an incredible team, and we hadn't put a foot wrong all game and I just didn't want that to happen in the 87th minute, so I'm glad we didn't."

One of the world's best players and reigning Ballon d'Or winner, Barcelona's Aitana Bonmati, fell to her knees on the pitch after the unexpected defeat.

"I'm absolutely devastated. I don't believe it. I just want to start the game again and do it differently. But this is football," she said.

"Personally, this hurts me a lot. It's tough. It's hard looking at the stands and seeing all the supporters."

Arsenal's Leah Williamson hugs Barcelona's Aitana Bonmati after the match.

When the full-time whistle went Arsenal's players and staff raced onto the pitch to celebrate. Many collapsed to their knees, others jumped to hug each other.

The players, many in tears of happiness, then went over to share the moment with their 4,500 travelling Arsenal fans in Portugal.