Canadian Kadeisha Buchanan claims 5th Women's Champions League title as Lyon defeats Barcelona

Canadian Kadeisha Buchanan claimed her fifth Women's Champions League title in six years as Olympique Lyonnais beat defending champion and favourite FC Barcelona 3-1 in the final on Saturday in Turin, Italy.

The centre back from Brampton, Ont., entered the game in the 14th minute for Ellie Carpenter to help Lyon earn a record-extending eighth Champions League trophy.

The French side was up 3-0 after just 33 minutes and cruised home.

Lyon has taken eight of the past 12 editions of the Women's Champions League. Captain Wendie Renard, Sarah Bouhaddi and Eugenie Le Sommer have been part of all those successes.

But Barcelona went into the final the favourite in Turin after one loss all season.

Then Lyon stunned with goals by Amandine Henry, a header from Ada Hegerberg — the league's all-time leading scorer — and a tap-in from Catarina Macario.