Tess Olofsson to referee Women's
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Tess Olofsson to referee Women's Champions League final on May 23

A Swedish referee team will officiate the Women's Champions League final. Tess Olofsson will take the whistle on May 23.

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Football giants Barcelona and Lyon will face off for the title at Ullevål in Oslo on Saturday in just over a week. At French club Lyon, national team defender Elma Junttilla Nelhage will play, but she will not be the only Swedish presence.

The refereeing team will also be largely Swedish, UEFA announced.

Tess Olofsson will be the referee, with Almira Spahic as one of the assistant referees. The fourth referee, Tilde Hedberg, is also from Sweden.

This will be 38-year-old Olofsson's first Champions League final. Last year she refereed one of the semi-finals between Chelsea and Barcelona. She has also refereed several matches in this year's tournament and was also part of the refereeing line-up at the European Championship in Switzerland last year.

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AuthorTT News AgencyEnglish edition by Sweden Herald, adapted for our readers
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