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UEFA Women’s Champions League awards
UEFA's Technical Observer panel has selected its 2021-22 UEFA Women's Champions League
Team of the Season, with six players from winners Lyon.
Goalkeeper
Christiane Endler (Lyon)
Defenders
Griedge Mbock Bathy (Lyon)
Wendie Renard (Lyon)
Mapi León (Barcelona)
Selma Bacha (Lyon)
Midfielders
Aitana Bonmatí (Barcelona)
Patri Guijarro (Barcelona)
Amandine Henry (Lyon)
Alexia Putellas (Barcelona)
Forwards
Ada Hegerberg (Lyon)
Marie-Antoinette Katoto (Paris Saint-Germain)
UEFA's Technical Observer panel has named Barcelona captain Alexia Putellas as their
2021-22 UEFA Women's Champions League Player of the Season.
The versatile 28-year-old midfielder, so often crucial to Barcelona's attack both out wide
and centrally, ended as the new-look competition's top scorer with 11 goals and two assists.
Indeed, her combined tally of 13 for goals and assists was also the highest figure this season.
She scored in eight of her ten European appearances this term, including the last goal of
the tournament, which proved to be the consolation in the holders' 3-1 final loss to Lyon in
Turin. In a career full of achievements already, this is also the first season in which Alexia has
hit more than 30 goals in all competitions.
UEFA's Technical Observer panel has named Lyon left-back Selma Bacha as their 2021-22
UEFA Women's Champions League Young Player of the Season.
The 21-year-old capped a fine campaign with a starring display as Lyon beat Barcelona 3-1
in Turin to reclaim the title – their eighth in total. Despite her young age, this was Bacha's third
final appearance after the triumphs of 2018 and 2019, and she also played a role in Lyon's
victorious 2019-20 campaign. However, this was the season when Bacha truly came of age as
a dominating presence on the left flank.
Against Barcelona, a short spell in the first half summed the youngster up. With Lyon
having taken a surprise early lead, she produced a magnificent saving tackle to deny Jenni
Hermoso. A few minutes later, on a typically marauding overlapping run, Bacha then sent in a
teasing, looping cross for Ada Hegerberg to head in and double the advantage.
The top ten goals of the 2021-22 UEFA Women's Champions League campaign have been
selected by UEFA's Technical Observer panel, with Amandine Henry's long-range opener for
Lyon in the final earning first billing as Goal of the Season.
Henry's OL team-mate Ada Hegerberg took the runner-up spot for her semi final header
against Paris Saint-Germain, while Arsenal's Steph Catley came third with her free-kick away
to HB Køge.
UEFA Women's Champions League Goal of the Season
1 Amandine Henry (Barcelona 1-3 Lyon) – Final, 21/05/22
2 Ada Hegerberg (Paris Saint-Germain 1-2 Lyon) – Semi-final second leg, 30/04/22
3 Steph Catley (HB Køge 1-5 Arsenal) – Group stage Matchday 3, 10/11/21
4 Caroline Graham Hansen (Barcelona 5-1 Wolfsburg) – Semi-final first leg, 22/04/22
5 Arianna Caruso (Servette 0-3 Juventus) – Group stage Matchday 1, 06/10/21
6 Sam Kerr (Chelsea 3-3 Wolfsburg) – Group stage Matchday 1, 06/10/21
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