Barcelona and Lyon meet in a Women’s Champions League final for the ages on Saturday, May 25.
Both teams have already won their domestic league titles in dominant fashion and have repeatedly set the standard in women’s club football over the past decade.
From numerous angles, this is a truly seismic clash that feels set to be remembered alongside some of the greatest in history.
There will be a bumper crown in Bilbao to watch the action unfold. But how will the 53,289-capacity San Mames rank alongside the biggest women’s football attendances of all time?
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Largest women’s football attendances
The 1999 World Cup in the USA triggered a wave of domestic and international interest in the tournament itself and the rise of women’s football across the globe.
Despite the soaring Californian temperatures, 90,185 fans packed into Pasadena’s Rose Bowl Stadium to witness the USWNT win the final on penalties against China, smashing the previous record in the process.
That remained in place for an incredible 23 years, although England came close with 87,192 fans at Wembley Stadium to witness Sarina Wiegman’s side win the Euro 2022 final against Germany.
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