Was Arsenal’s win over Barcelona the biggest Champions League upset ever?
Full Time: A show about women's soccer
The Athletic
4.8 • 808 Ratings
🗓️ 26 May 2025
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
On this week's Full Time Review, The Athletic's Art de Roche and Laia Cervello join the podcast to discuss how Arsenal stunned Barcelona to win the 2024-25 UEFA Women's Champions League. Was it the biggest upset in a final the competition has ever seen? How did Arsenal honor their rich history while creating a new legacy? Who were the key players and top performers? And, what was behind Barcelona's collapse in Lisbon?
PLUS: Host Jillian Sakovits has the top of headlines of the NWSL weekend, and a very special moment of the week featuring some inaugural silverware in the Concacaf W Champions Cup.
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Articles mentioned on the show:
Stina Blackstenius is a subtle striker who helped Arsenal win another Champions League title
Chloe Kelly says she ‘found happiness at Arsenal after being in a dark place’
Barcelona seemed destined for a third straight Champions League triumph. What went wrong?
How Arsenal became European champions for a second time: Pressing, doubling up and smart subs
How Champions League winners Arsenal benefited from top coaching and a tight league table
Arsenal pull off the upset, beating Barcelona to capture second Women’s Champions League title
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HOST: Jillian Sakovits
GUEST: Art de Roche, Laia Cervello
PRODUCER: Theo Lloyd-Hughes
VIDEO PRODUCER: Lia Griffin
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Emily Olsen
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, everybody. |
| 0:14.0 | Happy Monday on this Memorial Day weekend. |
| 0:17.3 | I am Jillian Sackavits and welcome to a very special full-time review. |
| 0:22.2 | It is presented by Amazon Business. We have such a fantastic show for you today, including a double interview coming |
| 0:27.6 | from Europe. Art de Roche and Lyossov. We'll be on the podcast to break down Arsenal's |
| 0:33.0 | stunning one-nill victory over Barcelona in the UEFA Women's Champions League final. |
| 0:39.0 | And then I'll run you through some of the weekends NWSL headlines |
| 0:42.0 | and we'll close out the show with my moment of the week. |
| 0:45.0 | There's so much to get into, so let's get into it. I handed over to our producer Theo Lloyd Hughes, who caught up with athletic staff writers Laya and Art, who are in Lisbon for the fun. |
| 1:09.3 | It's Austin. |
| 1:11.7 | It's Austin. It's Arsenal. |
| 1:14.7 | Champions of Europe. |
| 1:20.0 | 18 long years. |
| 1:23.2 | And now they rain once more. |
| 1:26.3 | Hello. |
| 1:26.9 | I am delighted here. |
| 1:28.7 | Producer The Oter, welcome in the Athletics, Art de Roche and Laia, |
| 1:33.8 | Surveo, fresh from Lisbon. |
| 1:35.8 | Laya, how are you doing? |
| 1:37.0 | How's it going? |
| 1:37.8 | You made it. |
| 1:38.8 | Trying to digest everything that happened only 24 hours ago. |
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