Lyon defeated Wolfsburg 4–3 on penalties (1–1 after extra time) to win their third European title.[2]
Background
The final was a rematch of the 2013 final, won by Wolfsburg 1–0. This was the ninth successive final with at least one German team, and the sixth final in seven years between a French team and a German team.
Both teams had won the tournament twice. Wolfsburg won successive finals in 2013 and 2014, while Lyon reached four successive finals, winning in 2011 and 2012, but losing in 2010 and 2013, all facing German opponents.
Hungarian referee Katalin Kulcsár was announced as the final referee by UEFA on 10 May 2016.[3]
Details
The "home" team (for administrative purposes) was determined by an additional draw held after the quarter-final and semi-final draws, which was held on 27 November 2015 at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[4]