Chelsea head to Gothenburg fresh from winning the English WSL and after dumping out German powerhouses Wolfsburg and Bayern Munich in the last two rounds.
GOTHENBURG: The Women’s Champions League officially moves into a new era next season with the overdue introduction of a group stage, but this year’s final in Gothenburg on Sunday between Chelsea and Barcelona already marks a significant turning point.
After winning the competition in each of the last five years, and seven times in the last decade, Lyon are conspicuous by their absence.
There has been a French or German Champions League winner in each of the 13 years, since Arsenal lifted the trophy in 2007, but this time will be different.
Lyon lost in the quarter-finals to Paris Saint-Germain, themselves beaten in the last four by Barcelona, the…
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