FC Barcelona star Vicky López: “God is everything to me”
FC Barcelona will play Olympique Lyonnais in the Champions League final in Oslo. “I like to go to church at least once a week”, says the midfileder.
El Periódico · BARCELONA · 15 MAY 2026 · 09:00 CET
For the sixth consecutive year, the FC Barcelona women’s football team will play the final of the UEFA Champions League.
The match will take place on 23 May at the Ullevaal Stadium in Oslo, Norway, against the French team Olympique Lyonnais.
One of the Spanish team’s most outstanding and promising players is midfielder Vicky López.
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The 19-year-old has already won two Champions League and three Spanish league titles with FC Barcelona, as well as prestigious international awards such as the Kopa Trophy for the world’s best female player under 21 and the Golden Girl award.
For the Spanish player, being able to play for both her club and the Spanish national team, where she made her debut at just 17, is a dream come true.
“I’m only 19. Five years ago, I was playing with my friends at school imagining that we were in the Champions League. Everything has happened so quickly, and it's really special for me to be able to wear this shirt and play in big stadiums", she recently said in an interview with Spanish newspaper El Periódico.
“God is everything to me”
López grew up in a Christian family and her grandparents took her to church on Sundays as a child, but “it was when I came to Barcelona that I grew closer to God”, she told the newspaper.
“God is everything to me. Since getting closer to God, I see life differently. I have peace knowing that God is with me”, she added.
For the midfielder, “being a believer changes who you are because you want to do things right. You stop worrying about problems that are really beyond your control and find peace knowing that God’s plans are perfect”.
López often shares her faith on social media, posting Bible verses and thanking God for her professional achievements.
Last January, when FC Barcelona won the Spanish Super Cup, she gave God the glory for the victory.
Going to church and praying
Talking to the journalist in Barcelone, López said: “I like to go to church at least once a week”.
She also pointed out she likes to “pray just before the match. I simply give thanks for being able to play another match and do what I love most, which is playing football”.
“I ask Him to bless the match, to make whatever He has in store for me come to pass, to keep me calm and make me brave in those moments”, concluded López.
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