Key events
Final team news
The team news is in. Crucially for Arsenal star goalkeeper Daphne van Domselaar is fit and starts the final.
Arsenal: Van Domselaar, Fox, Williamson, Catley, Mariona, Little (C), McCabe, Maanum, Foord, Kelly, Russo
Subs: Zinsberger, Williams, Wubben-Moy, Codina, Ilestedt, Nighswonger, Walti, Cooney-Cross, Pelova, Hurtig, Mead, Blackstenius
Barcelona, meanwhile, have their full line-up of icons fully loaded. They have so many Salma Paralluelo is on the bench.
Barcelona: Coll, Paredes, Leon, Pina, Graham Hansen, Putellas, Patri, Bonmati, Rolfo, Pajor, Batlle
Subs: Gemma, Roebuck, Jana, Paralluelo, Marta, Vicky, Engen, Brugts, Cane, Schertenleib, Serrajordi, Judit
Some intriguing news fans need to know about next season’s Women’s Champions League:
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Preamble
Hello and welcome to the Women’s Champions League final where Arsenal will try and defy the odds once again to lift the trophy for the second time in their history.
They come up against the in-form team in this competition in Barcelona which is why the Gunners head into the game a underdogs. Defending champions Barca defeated Wolfsburg 10-2 on aggregate in their quarter-final and treble domestic champions Chelsea 8-2 on aggregate in the semi-final.
But Arsenal themselves had impressive knockout matches, coming from 2-0 down to beat Real Madrid 3-2 on aggregate in the quarters and they downed eight-time winners Lyon 5-3 in the semis.
The Gunners were also the last English team to win this trophy, back in 2007 when they achieved the quadruple. Can they do it again? We will find out in a few short hours with kick-off coming at 5pm BST. First is the team news which will be dropping shortly, so stay tuned.
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