Soccer-Imperious Barca make up for 2019 failure by claiming first Champions League crown


Soccer Football - Women's Champions League Final - Chelsea v FC Barcelona - Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden - May 16, 2021 Barcelona players celebrate winning the Women's Champions League Final Bjorn Larsson Rosvall/TT News Agency via REUTERS

GOTHENBURG, Sweden (Reuters) - Barcelona's stunning display to defeat Chelsea 4-0 in the UEFA Women's Champions League final on Sunday was forged in a crushing disappointment of their own in the 2019 showpiece that ensured that they would not make the same mistake again.

Barcelona conceded four goals in the opening half-hour as they were thrashed 4-1 by Olympique Lyonnais in the 2019 decider.

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