will face within the quarter-finals, whereas tackle Actual Madrid.
Metropolis will host the primary leg towards the Girls’s Tremendous League leaders earlier than heading to London to face Sonia Bompastor’s aspect within the second leg, following the Girls’s League Cup last between the groups on Saturday 15 March. The primary leg shall be performed on 18/19 March, with the return leg per week afterward 26/27 March. The groups are additionally scheduled to fulfill within the WSL on Sunday 23 March.
The winner of the all-English conflict between Chelsea and Manchester Metropolis might face Barcelona within the semi-finals, with the holders taking over Wolfsburg of their quarter-final. Chelsea have been knocked out by Barcelona in every of the final two seasons, in addition to within the 2021 last, with the Spanish aspect occurring to raise the trophy on all three events.
In the meantime, Arsenal will play Actual Madrid on the opposite aspect of the draw. Ought to the Gunners return to the semi-finals for the primary time since 2023, they’ll play both Bayern Munich or Lyon for a spot within the Lisbon last on Saturday 24 Could. There are three English groups by means of to the quarter-finals for the primary time because the group stage format was launched in 2021.
Observe updates from the Girls’s Champions League draw within the reside weblog, beneath:
Girls’s Champions League draw: Newest updates as knockout ties revealed
Girls’s Champions League quarter-finals revealed
Manchester Metropolis to face Chelsea in all-English tie
Arsenal to play Actual Madrid
Man Metropolis or Chelsea to play Barcelona or Wolfsburg in semi-finals
Arsenal or Actual Madrid to fulfill Lyon or Bayern Munich
Man Metropolis and Chelsea to play 4 instances in two weeks
12:37 , Jamie Braidwood
Manchester Metropolis and Chelsea are set to face one another 4 instances inside a two-week interval, throughout three competitions.
Saturday 15 March: Manchester Metropolis vs Chelsea (League Cup last)
18/19 March: Manchester Metropolis vs Chelsea (WCL)
Sunday 23 March: Manchester Metropolis vs Chelsea (WSL)
26/27 March: Chelsea vs Manchester Metropolis (WCL)
When will the quarter-finals be performed?
12:35 , Chris Wilson
For the following spherical, the primary leg matches shall be performed on 18/19 March, with the return legs per week afterward 26/27 March.
Girls’s Champions League draw
12:25 , Chris Wilson
Along with Chelsea’s intriguing tie towards Man Metropolis, they could properly face Barcelona on the semi-final stage as soon as extra in the event that they do beat their compatriots.
Barca face Wolfsburg of their quarter-final, with the winner dealing with both Chelsea or Metropolis.
That implies that considered one of Arsenal, Actual Madrid, Bayern Munich and Lyon (final 12 months’s finalists) shall be contending the ultimate in Lisbon.
Girls’s Champions League draw
12:21 , Chris Wilson
Listed here are the quarter-finals in full:
Actual Madrid vs Arsenal
Manchester Metropolis vs Chelsea
Wolfsburg vs FC Barcelona
Bayern Munich vs Lyon
Secure to say the stand-out tie might be Metropolis vs Chelsea!
Girls’s Champions League draw LIVE
12:18 , Chris Wilson
The winner of quarter-final three will face the winner of quarter-final two within the semi-finals.
So, meaning the winner of the primary quarter-final will clearly face the winner of quarter-final 4.
In that case, it’ll be as so:
Actual Madrid/Arsenal vs Bayern Munich vs Lyon
Wolfsburg/FC Barcelona vs Man Metropolis/Chelsea.
As well as, the house workforce within the last would be the winner of semi-final two.
Girls’s Champions League draw: Bayern Munich vs Lyon
12:15 , Chris Wilson
The final quarter-final is Bayern vs Lyon, in that case.
Girls’s Champions League draw: Wolfsburg vs Barcelona
12:15 , Chris Wilson
Wolfsburg are the following aspect drawn out, in order that they routinely face holders Barcelona.
Girls’s Champions League draw: Man Metropolis vs Chelsea
12:14 , Chris Wilson
Manchester Metropolis are drawn out subsequent, and they’re drawn towards Barcelona, however as this draw is just not doable they’re re-drawn – towards Chelsea!
It’s an all-English tie there.
Girls’s Champions League draw: Actual Madrid vs Arsenal
12:13 , Chris Wilson
The primary title out of the pot is Actual Madrid, the runners-up from Group B.
They’re drawn towards Arsenal.
How does the Girls’s Champions League draw work?
12:11
The 4 group winners shall be drawn towards runners-up from a special group within the quarter-finals. The group winners shall be seeded and can play at dwelling within the second leg. The draw then repeats for the semi-final, the place no groups are seeded. There isn’t a nation safety at any stage of the knockout draw.
Girls’s Champions League draw LIVE
12:08 , Chris Wilson
There are just a few montages performed – one for every workforce left – and we’re nearing the draw now.
Former Portugal worldwide Carla Couto will assist perform the draw alongside Nadine Kessler (Uefa’s head of girls’s soccer).
Girls’s Champions League draw LIVE
12:02 , Chris Wilson
The draw ceremony has certainly begun on time, with a small speech to start out.
Girls’s Champions League draw LIVE
11:55 , Chris Wilson
The draw is scheduled to start in round 5 minutes, although it stays to be seen whether or not Uefa will follow the deliberate timings.
The contenders: Chelsea
11:53 , Chris Wilson
Sonia Bompastor’s aspect have picked up from the place they left off underneath former coach Emma Hayes, and stay England’s dominant aspect.
Nonetheless, Chelsea have been unable to duplicate their home success on the European stage, having by no means gained the Champions League – although they did lose the ultimate in 2021.
The Blues are bidding to develop into simply the second English aspect to win the competitors after Arsenal in 2006/07, and whereas Emma Hayes’ aspect had been unfortunate to lose to Barcelona in controversial circumstances within the semi-finals final 12 months, proof suggests they may go one higher this season underneath Bompastor.
The contenders: Lyon
11:48 , Chris Wilson
The French aspect are probably the most profitable within the competitors’s historical past, profitable it eight instances (most lately in 2022).
Final season’s runners-up are second-favourites as soon as extra this season, led by former Ballon d’Or winner Ada Hegerberg in addition to France star Kadidiatou Diani and Mali’s Tabitha Chawinga.
The French champions lead the league by seven factors at current.
The contenders: Barcelona
11:43 , Chris Wilson
Final 12 months’s winners Barcelona are probably the most profitable workforce within the competitors’s latest historical past, having gained the match in 2021, 2023 and 2024 (in addition to being runners-up in 2022).
Led by Ballon d’or holder Aitana Bonmati, the Catalan membership are as soon as once more favourites this season, as they bid to develop into simply the second membership to win three titles in a row.
Final season, they beat Lyon 2-0 within the last due to objectives from Bonmati and fellow Ballon d’Or winner Alexia Putellas.
Who’re the favourites for this 12 months’s title?
11:38 , Chris Wilson
Maybe unsurprisingly, Barcelona are the overwhelming bookies’ favourites to win this 12 months’s Champions League, with the holders priced as little as 11/8.
Final season’s runners-up Lyon are second favourites, with Chelsea priced in third.
Arsenal and Manchester Metropolis are the surface shouts, with the Gunners barely favoured at current.
Khadija Shaw pulls out of Man Metropolis match after struggling racist and misogynistic abuse
11:33 , Chris Wilson
striker withdrew from her workforce’s League Cup semi-final towards Arsenal on Thursday night time after struggling racist and misogynistic abuse.
The membership’s report goalscorer and reigning PFA Participant of the Yr was despatched abusive messages and subjected to “disgusting remedy” within the Girls’s Tremendous League on Sunday.
Metropolis reported the messages to the police and confirmed that the Jamaica worldwide didn’t participate in Thursday’s League Cup tie towards the identical opposition to guard her psychological well-being.
Sonia Bompastor dismisses Chelsea quadruple discuss after reaching first last
11:26 , Chris Wilson
dismissed discuss of profitable a quadruple with after the Blues reached their first last underneath the French coach.
Chelsea defeated West Ham 2-0 on Wednesday night time to progress to their sixth Girls’s League Cup last in a row – the place they’ll face both Arsenal or Manchester Metropolis.
Chelsea additionally maintain a seven-point lead on the high of the Girls’s Tremendous League and are by means of to the quarter-finals of the Girls’s Champions League – a trophy they’ve but to win.
Girls’s Champions League knockout dates
11:20 , Chris Wilson
So when will the following ties be performed? Under is a rundown of the dates for every of the following rounds.
Quarter-finals
First leg: 18/19 March
Second leg: 26/27 March
Semi-finals
First leg: 19/20 April
Second leg: 26/27 April
Remaining
Saturday 24 Could (Estadio Jose Alvalade, Lisbon)
Which groups can’t play one another within the quarter-finals?
11:15 , Chris Wilson
Groups who participated in the identical teams within the group stage can’t face one another within the subsequent spherical – that is the one factor stopping groups from taking part in one another.
To that finish, the groups who can’t face one another within the subsequent spherical are as follows:
Group A: Lyon + Wolfsburg
Group B: Chelsea + Actual Madrid
Group C: Arsenal + Bayern Munich
Group D: Barcelona + Manchester Metropolis
Who’s within the draw?
11:05 , Chris Wilson
Group winners (seeded): Lyon (FRA), Chelsea (ENG), Arsenal (ENG), Barcelona (ESP)
Runners-up (unseeded): Wolfsburg (GER), Actual Madrid (ESP), Bayern Munich (GER), Manchester Metropolis (ENG)
How does the Girls’s Champions League draw work?
10:57 , Chris Wilson
The 4 group winners shall be drawn towards runners-up from a special group within the quarter-finals. The group winners shall be seeded and can play at dwelling within the second leg. The draw then repeats for the semi-final, the place no groups are seeded. There isn’t a nation safety at any stage of the knockout draw.
When is the Girls’s Champions League draw?
10:50 , Chris Wilson
The draw for the quarter-finals and semi-finals takes place at 12pm UK time (GMT) on Friday 7 February. You may watch a reside stream of the draw on the Uefa web site or on DAZN.
Girls’s Champions League draw LIVE
10:40 , Chris Wilson
The knockout stage draw takes place forward of the quarter-finals, and for the primary time since underneath the brand new format there shall be three English groups within the hat.
, and all progressed by means of the group levels and be part of the holders Barcelona, in addition to Lyon, Wolfsburg, Bayern Munich and Actual Madrid, within the draw.
Barcelona would be the favourites to retain their crown however Chelsea’s assertion switch window – the place – ensures the Blues have by no means appeared stronger of their pursuit of a primary European title.
Arsenal had been the final English workforce to win the European Cup in 2007 and the Gunners additionally progressed as group winners underneath Renee Slegers, whereas Metropolis are by means of to their first Champions League quarter-final since 2021.
Groups from the identical nation can play one another within the quarter-finals, so there’s a likelihood of an all-English conflict as the trail to the Lisbon last is ready.
Girls’s Champions League draw LIVE
10:30 , Chris Wilson
Good morning and welcome to The Impartial’s reside protection of the draw for the knockout levels of the Girls’s Champions League.
Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester Metropolis will all study their opponents for the following spherical right this moment, in addition to their potential paths to the ultimate in Lisbon.
