Kessler: “With women, we have reached another level”

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The end of Champions League woman between FC Barcelona and the VfL Wolfsburg It was the first final for which all tickets have been sold out since 2009-10, UEFA, European soccer’s governing body, reported on Tuesday. UEFA said more than 34,100 tickets had been sold for the match, which will be played at PSV’s stadium in Eindhoven on June 3.

The final will break the attendance record for a women’s football match in the Netherlands, previously set in 2019, when the Dutch national team faced Australia in front of 30,640 on the same stage.

“It’s the first time we’ve sold all the tickets for the women’s Champions League final. And that’s a few weeks in advance, which is just another sign that we’ve reached a new level,” he said. Nadine Kesslergeneral director of women’s football at UEFA.

FC Barcelona is in the final of the Women’s Champions League for the third time in a row and fourth in five seasons, having won the title in 2020-2021. Wolfsburg won in 2012-13 and 2013-14.

Women’s football has experienced a huge increase in fan interest and public attendance. Sunday’s women’s FA Cup final drew 77,390 spectators, the largest attendance for a domestic women’s match in England.

Last year, FC Barcelona beat Wolfsburg in the first leg of the semifinals of the Women’s Champions League, played at the Camp Nou, with a record number of 91,648 spectators.

Source: La Verdad

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