Barcelona to broadcast Women's Champions League final at Glòries. A large screen will be set up in Barcelona for the live broadcast of the Women's Champions League final between Barça and Olympique de Lyon. The event will take place in Glòries Park and will start at 18:00 local time.
The Barcelona authorities have announced the launch of a special fan zone in Glòries Park, where a live broadcast of the Women's Champions League final between Barça and Olympique de Lyon will be held on May 23. The venue will open at 18:00—the exact time the match kicks off in Oslo. The initiative aims to allow city residents to support the team and take part in the event without leaving Catalonia.
The final will once again bring together the two main rivals of recent years in European women's football. Barça hopes to win their fourth title and further cement their place in the tournament's history, while Olympique de Lyon, still the most decorated club in the Champions League, will be a serious challenge for the Catalan side. This is already the fourth time these teams will meet in the decisive match of the tournament.
According to David Escudé, the City Council's sports representative, installing the screen is part of supporting women's sports and recognizing Barça's contribution to football development. The authorities emphasize that such initiatives help establish Barcelona's image as one of the centers of women's sport on the international stage and encourage greater interest in women's competitions.
In recent years, the city has regularly organized such broadcasts: last season, the Women's Champions League final was also shown in Glòries, and in 2024 — in Plaça de Catalunya. For the Women's World Cup final, which featured the Spanish national team, the chosen venue was in the Vall d’Hebron Olympic complex. A similar practice of supporting major sporting events has been noted in other European cities, as was the case, for example, during decisive matches of men's tournaments, which russpain.com previously covered in an article about the key showdown for a Champions League spot between Aston Villa and Liverpool.
The 2026 Women's Champions League Final once again highlights the growing importance of women's football in Spain. In recent years, Barça has not only achieved success on the field, but has also become a symbol of change in attitudes toward women's sports. The country continues to see a rise in the number of fans and interest in women's tournaments, while city initiatives like this one are becoming part of a new sporting tradition.
