It took until the 55th minute for the deadlock to be broken by Ewa Pajor, but Barcelona ran away with the game after that at the Ullevaal Stadion in the Norwegian capital.
Polish striker Pajor put the pain of five previous final defeatsbehind her as she also scored her team's second goal on 69 minutes, leaving Lyon with too much to do.
Pajor was on the losing side in four Champions League finalswith previous club Wolfsburg before joining Barcelona in 2024 and playing in their 1-0 loss to Arsenal last season.
Spain World Cup winner Salma Paralluelo then added two late goals as Lyon fell apart, exposing a gulf between the two outstanding club sides in women's football over the last decade.
The victory confirmed that Barcelona have overtaken Lyon as the dominant force in recent years, securing their fourth title, all of which have come in the last six seasons.
Barcelona’s European triumph follows a clean sweep of domestic trophies, with Aitana Bonmatí coming off the bench after recovering from a broken leg.
This was a sixth consecutive Champions League final for Barcelona and their seventh in eight seasons, underlining their sustained dominance in European football.
The Catalan side had already beaten Lyon in the 2024 final, while Lyon’s only recent success in this rivalry came during their earlier golden era, when they won multiple titles including in 2019 and 2022.
In this final, Lyon struggled to match Barcelona’s intensity, with their attacking threat neutralised despite moments of promise early on.
The match ended in a convincing victory for Barcelona, who produced a dominant second-half performance to secure another major European title.
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