The Champions League Final is always one of the biggest events on the sports calendar. On one side, you have Arsenal, a team that came from behind to stun Lyon to get to the final. On the other side, you have the royal soccer empire, otherwise known as Barcelona. The Catalonian side has won back-to-back Champions League titles and three of the last four. A three-peat in the Champions League would be the second time a team has ever done it, with Lyon winning four straight from 2017 to 2020. Outside of Arsenal fans, few would dare to pick Arsenal in an upset here, but that’s the beauty of sports. These two teams still have to play the game. Nothing is won on paper. Here’s a breakdown of the Women’s Champions League Final.
Arsenal vs. Barcelona: Saturday, May 24 at 12:00 PM ET/9:00 AM PT, DAZN Youtube Channel
In terms of tactics and style of play, the game flow should go as we all would expect. Barcelona will dominate the ball, and Arsenal will sit back and hope to catch Barcelona on the counterattack. Arsenal managed to put heavy pressure on Lyon, and it worked–they folded. Barcelona will not be fazed by this pressure, and the idea of playing tiki-taka is to exhaust the lungs of the Arsenal players who are constantly chasing them. Barcelona is far too good at imposing…
