Arsenal Women have been crowned champions of Europe after a stunning 1-0 victory over Barcelona in the UEFA Women’s Champions League final at Lisbon’s Estádio José Alvalade.
Stina Blackstenius scored the decisive goal in the 74th minute, securing the club’s first European title since 2007 and only the second in Arsenal Women’s illustrious history. The Gunners came into the final as underdogs against reigning champions Barcelona, who were chasing a fourth consecutive title. But Arsenal Women had belief and delivered a tactically disciplined, courageous performance that nullified the Spanish side’s attacking threats and stunned the footballing world.
Slegers’ Tactical Masterclass Delivers Glory
Manager Renée Slegers, appointed head coach in January following Jonas Eidevall’s resignation in October, has now delivered European silverware in her first season in charge. Her tactical decision-making proved decisive, particularly with the introductions of Beth Mead and Blackstenius in the second half. The pair combined brilliantly for the winning goal, with Mead threading the pass and Blackstenius finishing with poise under pressure.
It was the kind of moment that defines a season, and a legacy. For Slegers, it confirmed her status as a top-level coach, capable of turning a team that started its journey in the first qualifying round into champions of Europe.
Defensive Steel and Emotional Redemption
At the back, Arsenal were superb. Leah Williamson produced a commanding display worthy of her Player of the Match award, while Daphne van Domselaar made key saves to preserve the clean sheet. The final whistle sparked emotional celebrations as the squad, staff and travelling supporters realised the magnitude of their achievement.
From opening their campaign against Rangers to overcoming Real Madrid and Lyon in knockout stages, this has been a journey of resilience, belief and absolute brilliance!
Arsenal Women are champions of Europe and nobody can say they do not deserve it!
Are you happy Gooners?!
COYGW!!
Michelle M
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Congratulations, job well done. COYG!
Absolutely brilliant! What a result! Arsenal ARE Champions of Europe! ❤️🤍⚽
Love it, what a performance! Underdogs have their way. Loved the way the team fought for each other. Williamson had the game of her life.
Incredible achievement, especially after losing the first group game 5-2 to Bayern
In my 60 years of being a Gooner I now have a new favourite “I was there”:-
1 Lisbon 2025
2 White Hart Lane 1971 (Title clincher
3 Highbury 1970 (Fairs Cup)
Incredible day for the Club. Well done Renee, staff ,players and supporters for an incredibly gutsy performance.
Well done, it was obvious that Eidevald or whatever his name was, was not up to it. They changed their manager and got the reward.
@Reggie
This👆🏾right here…
No phases, no huge spending and no excuses. Just went in to win it.
On the other hand we’ll keep ‘trusting the process’ with different phases.
Super Awesome and Amazing Win … Champions of Europe 👏🏾
Brilliant result from our ladies!!
Now let’s shoe our noisy neighbours what an open top bus parade really looks like! /
Congratulations Ladies
You were wonderful
So proud of you
You saved our Club’s year
Fantastic and well deserved win for our Arsenal women. No easy run either, beating both Lyon and Real Madrid en route, congratulations ladies you are European Champions for the second time. Still the only English club to win this tournament!!!
Congratulations Arsenal Women on a superb achievement. Every player brought their A-game, which was always going to be needed to defeat this excellent Barcelona side.
And how good was it to see that Blackstenious got the winner from an excellent ball from Mead.
Now it will be interesting to see if this can propel you to winning the League, which is your next task.
But once again well done. I wonder if Slegers, would consider managing the men’s team to. 😂😉👍🏆👏
@derek probably a better tactician
Avenged the humiliating 8-3 defeat of Chelsea by Barcelona at the SFs. Arsenal Women Pride of England and WSL!! They effectively broke the decades long duopoly of UCL in Lyon and Barca. More to come from them next season the WSL being the prime target. Congrats!!
It was very hard work, but a deserved win, and Leah was absolutely sensational.
Well on the top article, I read a Dan’s comment mentioned “destiny ” , and my mind went to Robbie Lyle of AFTV opinion on the mystical link of English teams winning European trophy every year a Pope died, he had made that comment before the men duel, Arsenal vs PSG. When it did not happen, I felt Arteta was not aligned to that mystic.
Today after the Gunner Women scored, the lady commentator repeated, that the stars were aligning with the Arsenal women team.
It was clear extraordinary match, bare months on the job as Manager, initially temporarily, Renee S. She was shown during the match just trying to be quiet and calm, even before the goal came.
In other words,
That mystic is true somehow if you are aligned with it
Congratulations our ladies. I am so proud of them. 😀
👏🤞
Saturday was a day of the underdogs in Sunderland, Aberdeen and of course ARSENAL WOMEN. As Ian Wright correctly said these women saved Arsenal’s season from embarrassment. But is Monday’s planned modest ceremony befitting of their higher level European success? Would Chelsea do like that if they had won this trophy? I bet they celebrate in a better way.
Are we comparing celebratiions now? How many different ways can you think of to troll Arsenal?
Ambachew,
I believe the reason for the modest ceremony as you call it, is because if they had an open topped bus parade, it would highlight the Men’s team and managers failure to win a trophy again.
Now I’m not trolling, what I say could very well have a ring of truth to it, how ever hard that is for certain poster’s to stomach.
Women’s football hasn’t had the exposure but it’s getting there. Would 100,000 people turn up for a parade? You’d like to think so but with every passing year the women’s game is improving, whole families attend matches and tv is more willing to show it.
Good players in there that RS tapped into so well. Arsenal’s historic support for women’s football gives them an edge and wouldn’t it be great to knock Chelsea off their perch next season?
So proud of these ladies 💪😁,… Congratulations to us. Now we won the champions League!!!!! Who say we can’t?👌✌️
I can’t stop trolling my brother that we won the champions League while his manure can’t win the Europa League… He’s claiming it’s the Arsenal women 🙄🙄 … LMAO…. Arsenal won the champions League!!!
Was a bundle of nerves watching the game on TV.
What a performance, each player did their job superbly, shows what team work can do. Utmost respect to the ladies. Still cannot believe it.
Yeah Derek you’re right that way would cause an embarrassment for men. Better late than never for my late reply which sometimes occurs when the comment section was not available for me at that moment. I don’t know how far it is true but my friend told me men’s pre season fixtures has made late amendments to include one v the women at a neutral ground. Good day Derek!
Ambachew,
I take it your talking about the question of the Women’s parade post from me the other day.
At first you confused me, but I finally caught up.😂🤦♂️
Ambachew, our earlier comments have been deleted for some reason. Do you have any idea why.? Last input I know of was my answer to your reply to my comment yesterday.
I’m on the wrong thread.It was on the Caldentay one.