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Lyon midfielder Catarina Macario said tonight's Champions League final will be a "big moment" in women's football.

She believes Barcelona are helping to "push the movement" of women's football forward with their impressive performances and record breaking crowd attendances.

"The fact that they were able to sell out the Camp Nou, that’s wonderful and I think that sets the standard going forward for the Champions League and for big matches.

“It’s going to be a big battle between the fans from Barcelona and the fans from Lyon so it won’t be necessarily a home advantage but it’s going to be something that I think will go down in the history books forever.

“It’s going to be very exciting, a great atmosphere no matter what happens. I think it’s just wonderful where women’s football is going so hopefully this will be the standard for the future."

It looks like a decent crowd in Turin as we get the opening ceremony under way.

Earlier this week the match had sold 35,000 tickets. Reports from Spain said 15,000 fans were expected to travel from Catalonia to Turin.

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Barcelona forward Asisat Oshoala said tonight's match will be "crazy" but there is no added motivation to win just because it is against Lyon.

They lost to Lyon in the final three years ago and Oshoala thinks that defeat was a stepping stone to becoming a better team.

“It’s going to be a crazy game to be honest with you, I can assure people you’re going to have fun – trust me," Oshoala told BBC Sport.

"We’ve worked so hard this season and I think if we win it then we definitely deserve it because we’ve had a really good run in every competition we’ve participated in.

"It would be good to win the Champions League again, not because it is Lyon we're playing against, but because it's going to be an amazing experience for us to have it back-to-back."

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Lyon manager Sonia Bompastor wants her side to give Barcelona a "run for their money".

The French giants are aiming to reclaim the trophy after missing out on last year's final.

"Barcelona are the title holders, so we could say they are the favourites," said Bompastor.

"Let's not forget Lyon have a lot of experience. This allows us to know how to approach it, but a final is 50-50.

"A magician never reveals their tricks, but our team is talented and we have the skill-set necessary to give them a run for their money, which is what we're going to do."

Rachel Yankey
Ex-England midfielder on ITV4

It will be interesting to see Lyon's front three and how much pressure they are going to put on Barcelona's defence. If Barca have a weakness it is their defence. Sometimes they like to chase across and follow the ball. What are they going to be like under pressure?

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Lyon midfielder Catarina Macario said it will be a "cool experience" to come up against Alexia Putellas.

"Obviously she's the best player in the world. Who doesn’t want to play against her?

“Of course as much as one may admire her, we’re in it to win - so, I mean, sorry Alexia but I don’t admire you today!”

However, Barcelona's Asisat Oshoala said it was "lame"' to focus on the match-up between Putellas and Lyon's Ada Hegerberg.

“Alexia is Alexia, Hegerberg is Hegerberg, you have other top players in the team.

"This is not one person against one person, it’s a team sport, it’s a team game.

"This is not tennis, this is not… what sport can I say, like darts or whatever, it’s a team sport, it’s not one person against one person.”

Rachel Yankey
Ex-England midfielder on ITV4

Barcelona went away from the 2019 final [in which Lyon beat them] and built a squad and what a fantastic squad it is. They wanted to be going in to these big games and they arrive here as favourites and wanting to win it.

Alexia Putellas is the world's best player, one who wants to get on the ball and drive her team forward. Midfield will be really key.

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Both teams have played some of the best sides in Europe to reach this point.

Holders Barcelona maintained a 100% record in a group with Arsenal, Hoffenhiem and HB Koge.

Lyon won five of their six group games - losing to German club Bayern Munich - but beating Benfica and BK Hacken twice to finish top.

In the quarter-finals, Barca beat rivals Real Madrid 8-3 on aggregate in an entertaining two-legged El Clasico, while Lyon bounced back from a 2-1 first-leg defeat to beat Italian giants Juventus 4-3 on aggregate.

Both sides won 5-3 on aggregate in the semi-finals as Barcelona knocked out two-time champions Wolfsburg and Lyon saw off French rivals Paris St-Germain.

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Uefa's head of women's football Nadine Kessler told BBC Sport the final will feature the "best of the best".

"We have the team that dominated women's football the most in the last century, Lyon, and Barcelona - a squad that really has impressed many people in Europe and the world.

"It's super important not to just have big brands and big clubs that are putting a great show on, but also clubs that are really standing behind women's football."

Anita Asante
Aston Villa & England defender on ITV4

They're the two titans of the women's game. Lyon have dominated for a decade and they face the crown princes of Barcelona, here to challenge them again.

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Turin promises to stage an epic final between two teams who know how to win in Europe.

Barcelona are looking to become the first back-to-back champions since Lyon won the competition a record five times in a row from 2016-2020.

The Spanish side have only lost one match this season.

Meanwhile, it's a 10th final for Lyon and the chance to win an eighth title - extending their record.

Lyon boss Sonia Bompastor would also become the first woman to win the Champions League as both a player and a manager.

She won the title with Lyon in 2011 and 2012 as a player.

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Tonight's match will see the mouth-watering prospect of inaugural Ballon d'Or Winner Ada Hegerberg and current award winner Alexia Putellas coming up against each other.

"I can't speak for Alexia but I think you're so focused on the job that you stay calm and you're not trying to fire up something," Lyon forward Hegerberg told BBC sport.

"It's a massive final. Two great teams. What Barcelona have achieved over the last year - that's what football needs, these types of games."

Putellas said she will reflect on her achievements when she retires.

"We live in a sport where you play a match and three days later you have another," she told BBC Sport.

"You don't have time to taste anything - the victories, the defeats, or the individual titles such as the Ballon d'Or.

"These things happen but you must keep going because this world doesn't stop."

Read more on their battle here.

Barcelona's side is unchanged from their 2-1 victory over Atletico Madrid.

Ballon d'Or winner Alexia Putellas starts. Lieke Martens, Asisat Oshoala and Ingrid Syrstad Engen are among the big names on the bench.

Barcelona XI: Panos, Paredes, Maria Leon, Graham Hansen, Torrejon, Caldentey, Hermoso, Putellas, Patri, Bonmati, Rolfo.

There is just one change to the Lyon side from their 2-0 win over Paris FC.

Forward Melvine Malard comes into the starting XI while midfielder Damaris Egurrola drops to the bench.

Norway striker Ada Hegerberg starts, alongside USA World Cup winner Lindsey Horan.

Lyon XI: Endler, Carpenter, Mbock, Renard, Bacha, Horan, Henry, Macario, Cascarino, Hegerberg, Malard.

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The defending champions against the record winners in the competition.

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