The UEFA Referees Committee has also announced that Tess Olofsson from Sweden will referee the 2026 UEFA Women’s Champions League final between FC Barcelona and OL Lyonnes at the Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo, Norway on Saturday 23 May 2026 at 18:00 CEST (17:00 local time). An international referee since 2015, the 38-year-old, from Sweden, will take charge of her first UEFA Women’s Champions League final after officiating last year’s semi-final second leg between Chelsea FC Women and FC Barcelona. This season, she has been taking charge of four UEFA Women’s Champions League matches, including the quarter-final return leg between FC Bayern München and Manchester United Women. She also officiated last year at the UEFA Women’s EURO 2025 final tournament, including the quarter-final between France and Germany.
23 May 2026
FC Barcelona – OL Lyonnes
Referee: Tess Olofsson (SWE)
Assistant Referee 1: Almira Spahic (SWE)
Assistant Referee 2: Monica Lokkeberg (NOR)
Fourth Official: Iuliana Demetrescu (ROU)
Reserve AR: Tilde Hedberg (SWE)
VAR: Bram Van Driessche (BEL)
AVAR: Fedayi San (SUI)
SVAR: Michael Fabbri (ITA)
FC Barcelona – OL Lyonnes
Referee: Tess Olofsson (SWE)
Assistant Referee 1: Almira Spahic (SWE)
Assistant Referee 2: Monica Lokkeberg (NOR)
Fourth Official: Iuliana Demetrescu (ROU)
Reserve AR: Tilde Hedberg (SWE)
VAR: Bram Van Driessche (BEL)
AVAR: Fedayi San (SUI)
SVAR: Michael Fabbri (ITA)
