By Amosu Adeboye, LAGOS
Super Falcons forward Asisat Oshoala was on target as Barcelona Ladies suffered 4-1 loss to Olympic Lyon in the final of the UEFA Women’s Champions League on Saturday in Groupama Arena, Budapest.Oshoala netted the consolation goal for the Blaugrana a minute before regulation time after she was set up Lieke Martens.The Nigeria international who started the game on the bench replaced England forward Toni Duggan in the 69th minute.Dzsenifer Marozsan opened scoring for Lyon in the fifth minute, while Ada Hegerberg added three more goals before the break.It was Lyon ‘ s fourth Champions League title in a row and the third trophy they will be winning this season after claiming the French Championship and the Coupe de France.It was a disappointing end to the season for Barcelona who also lost the LigaIberdola title to Atletico Madrid.Oshoala who is loan at Barcelona from Chinese club Dalian Quanjian scored eight goals in 10 appearances across all competitions for the club. ReplyForward |