Ewa Pajor and Salma Paralluelo scored twice each in the second half as Barcelona thrashed a stunned Lyon 4-0 in the Women’s Champions League final on Saturday to win the European title for the fourth time.

It took until the 55th minute for the deadlock to be broken by Ewa Pajor, but Barcelona ran away with the game after that at the Ullevaal Stadion in the Norwegian capital.

Polish striker Pajor put the pain of five previous final defeats behind her as she also scored her team’s second goal on 69 minutes, leaving Lyon with too much to do.

Pajor was on the losing side in four Champions League finals with previous club Wolfsburg before joining Barcelona in 2024 and playing in their 1-0 loss to Arsenal last season.

Spain World Cup winner Salma Paralluelo then added two late goals as Lyon fell apart, exposing a gulf between the two outstanding club sides in women’s football over the last decade.

The victory confirmed that Barcelona have overtaken Lyon as the dominant force in recent years, securing their fourth title, all of which have come in the last six seasons.

Barcelona’s European triumph follows a clean sweep of domestic trophies, with Aitana Bonmatí coming off the bench after recovering from a broken leg.

This was a sixth consecutive Champions League final for Barcelona and their seventh in eight seasons, underlining their sustained dominance in European football.

The Catalan side had already beaten Lyon in the 2024 final, while Lyon’s only recent success in this rivalry came during their earlier golden era, when they won multiple titles including in 2019 and 2022.

In this final, Lyon struggled to match Barcelona’s intensity, with their attacking threat neutralised despite moments of promise early on.

The match ended in a convincing victory for Barcelona, who produced a dominant second-half performance to secure another major European title.

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Real Madrid ended a troubled La Liga campaign with a 4-2 win over Athletic Bilbao in Alvaro Arbeloa’s last game at the helm, while Mallorca and Girona were relegated from the Spanish top flight on Saturday.

In the final round of fixtures in LaLiga, Mallorca defeated already-relegated Real Oviedo 3-0 to reach 42 points, but it was not enough to survive.

Girona were held to a 1-1 draw by Elche, which kept the visitors up and sent the Catalan side down, just one season after they played in the UEFA Champions League.

Veteran Polish striker Robert Lewandowski scored for champions Barcelona in his final match for the club, but goals from Javi Guerra, Luis Rioja and Guido Rodriguez snatched a 3-1 victory for Valencia.

Celta de Vigo wrapped up UEFA Europa League qualification with a 1-0 win over Sevilla to come sixth, while Getafe secured seventh and a UEFA Conference League berth with a 1-0 win over Osasuna.

Dani Carvajal, playing his last game for Real Madrid, produced a sensational ball for Gonzalo García to fire the second-place hosts ahead against Athletic Bilbao.

England international Jude Bellingham scored a superb second, before Gorka Guruzeta slammed past Thibaut Courtois for Athletic Bilbao just before the break in the coach’s last game at the helm.

La Liga’s top goalscorer Kylian Mbappé swept home from outside the area for Madrid’s third, his 25th goal of the season in the top flight.

When Carvajal was taken off with 10 minutes to go, both teams gave the 34-year-old a guard of honour as he bid an emotional goodbye to the Santiago Bernabéu.

Morocco international Brahim Díaz tucked home a fourth late on as Madrid were at least able to sign off from a disappointing trophyless campaign on a high note, despite Urko Izeta pulling another back for Athletic.

Levante UD survived in 16th and Osasuna in 17th despite defeats and finishing on 42 points, the same tally as relegated Mallorca in 18th, because of head-to-head results between the three sides.

On Sunday, in the final match of the season, Villarreal and Atlético Madrid battle for third place.

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A dramatic stoppage-time goal from Oliver McBurnie secured Hull City’s return to the Premier League after a tense play-off final victory over Middlesbrough.

Hull City secured promotion to the Premier League dramatically with a 95th-minute winner against Middlesbrough in the Championship play-off final.

Oliver McBurnie proved the decisive figure, converting in stoppage time to seal a memorable victory for the Tigers. The match appeared destined for extra time after a tightly contested affair with few clear-cut chances.

Hull City, who only just claimed the final play-off spot by finishing sixth, showed resilience throughout the contest. Their route to the final included a home draw against Millwall before a convincing 2-0 victory in the second leg.

Against Middlesbrough, they maintained their discipline and composure despite sustained pressure. McBurnie’s late intervention sparked jubilant celebrations among players and supporters alike.

Hull City now return to the Premier League alongside Coventry City and Ipswich Town after a remarkable end to their campaign.

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