Before the Women's Champions League final kicked off on Saturday, the winner of this year's Ballon d'Or Feminin was by no means set in stone, but there were a few candidates from Barcelona who felt like front-runners - a status they could only enhance by leading the Catalans to victory over Arsenal. The Gunners' surprise 1-0 win in Lisbon, then, well and truly shakes things up.
With a domestic treble still on the cards for Barca, their star names are by no means out of the running. But all the important football that will be played this summer - at the European Championship, Copa America and the Africa Cup of Nations - suddenly feels even more significant when it comes to the Golden Ball, especially as those sorts of events tend to be valued highly by voters.
What impact has Arsenal's win had on the award? Or, to phrase it quite different, what impact has Barcelona's defeat made? GOAL takes a look at the contenders for the 2025 Ballon d'Or Feminin...