Little and England captain Leah Williamson have been two of the Gunners finest gamers in Portugal and so they collectively lifted the trophy amid the celebrations on the pitch.
For Williamson, who held the Ladies’s Euros trophy aloft three years in the past following England’s 2-1 win over Germany at Wembley, it was a particular second on the membership she has all the time supported.
When Arsenal gained the title in 2007, a 10-year-old Williamson had been one of many mascots for the second leg match towards Swedish facet Umea.
“Eighteen years is a very long time to attend for one thing,” stated the now 28-year-old. “I’ve gained each home trophy with Arsenal now so on a private stage I am pleased with that.
“We turned as much as try to do a job and we did it and we’re taking the trophy house. I’ve a rule not to have a look at the scoreboard and I broke it 3 times.”
Barcelona, who gained the competitors in every of the previous two seasons, put Arsenal underneath strain for big elements of the ultimate.
Nevertheless, the 67th-minute introduction of Beth Mead and Blackstenius proved essential because the England ahead arrange the Swede to attain the profitable aim.
“A variety of glad tears,” stated an emotional Mead, who celebrated together with her household. “I am pleased with with the ability to do what we did and see my dad on the finish.
“It has been a tough few years, clearly lacking my mum [who passed away in January 2023] and it is the primary time I’ve had a giant last with out her being right here. She very a lot was watching over me.”
