Barcelona Femeni defeated Wolfsburg in a traditional Champions League final in Eindhoven to win the title of European champions for the second time.
Ewa Pajor and Alexandra Popp gave the German team an early 2-0 lead in the first half, but a fast double from Patricia Guijarro tied the game.
When Fridolina Rolfo scored, the comeback was complete, and Barcelona Femeni won the European championship for the second time.
FC Barcelona overcame a 2-0 deficit to defeat Wolfsburg 3-2 and win the UEFA Women's Champions League for the second time.
With barely 2 minutes and 57 seconds gone, Ewa Pajor's breathtaking goal gave Wolfsburg the lead. The Polish international got possession of the ball on the outskirts of the box before launching an incredible shot that Sandra Panos was unable to stop.
After 13 minutes, Barcelona had a wonderful opportunity to tie the game at 1-1, but Irene Paredes sprang up at the back post and missed with a free header.
Throughout a significant portion of the first half, the Spanish team kept up its offensive pressure and put Wolfsburg's defense on the back foot.
But eight minutes before halftime, Wolfsburg increased the lead to 2-0. Alexandra Popp was on hand to head the ball beyond Panos with her header to send Wolfsburg into a trance after goal scorer Pajor had turned provider for the second.
Barcelona started the second half off well and scored a goal inside the first three minutes. Patricia Guijarro successfully evaded her defender after a superb move by Caroline Graham Hansen, and she rifled the ball past Merle Frohms.
Just two minutes later, the Catalan team equalized. Aitana Bonmati cut inside before feeding Guijarro, who went on to score her second goal of the game.
In the 70th minute, Barcelona completed their comeback after taking advantage of some shoddy German defense. Fridolina Rolfo was able to score when Wolfsburg failed to clear the ball, which led to a brief period of pinball in the box.
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