Women’s Champions League draw LIVE: Chelsea, Man City and Arsenal learn quarter-final opponents
Progress for Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester City means there are three English clubs in the quarter-finals for the first time under the new format
Chelsea will face Manchester City in the Women’s Champions League quarter-finals, while Arsenal take on Real Madrid.
City will host the first leg against the Women’s Super League leaders before heading to London to face Sonia Bompastor’s side in the second leg, following the Women’s League Cup final between the teams on Saturday 15 March. The first leg will be played on 18/19 March, with the return leg a week later on 26/27 March. The teams are also scheduled to meet in the WSL on Sunday 23 March.
The winner of the all-English clash between Chelsea and Manchester City could face Barcelona in the semi-finals, with the holders taking on Wolfsburg in their quarter-final. Chelsea have been knocked out by Barcelona in each of the last two seasons, as well as in the 2021 final, with the Spanish side going on to lift the trophy on all three occasions.
Meanwhile, Arsenal will play Real Madrid on the other side of the draw. Should the Gunners return to the semi-finals for the first time since 2023, they will play either Bayern Munich or Lyon for a place in the Lisbon final on Saturday 24 May. There are three English teams through to the quarter-finals for the first time since the group stage format was introduced in 2021.
Follow updates from the Women’s Champions League draw in the live blog, below:
When are the semi-finals and final?
The semi-final ties will begin in the week of 19/20 April, with the second legs played a week later, in the week of 26/27 April.
The final this season takes place on 24 May at Sporting CP’s Estadio Jose Alvalade.
Man City and Chelsea to play four times in two weeks
Manchester City and Chelsea are set to face each other four times within a two-week period, across three competitions.
Saturday 15 March: Manchester City vs Chelsea (League Cup final)
18/19 March: Manchester City vs Chelsea (WCL)
Sunday 23 March: Manchester City vs Chelsea (WSL)
26/27 March: Chelsea vs Manchester City (WCL)
When will the quarter-finals be played?
For the next round, the first leg matches will be played on 18/19 March, with the return legs a week later on 26/27 March.
Women's Champions League draw
In addition to Chelsea’s intriguing tie against Man City, they may well face Barcelona at the semi-final stage once more if they do beat their compatriots.
Barca face Wolfsburg in their quarter-final, with the winner facing either Chelsea or City.
That means that one of Arsenal, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Lyon (last year’s finalists) will be contending the final in Lisbon.
Women's Champions League draw
Here are the quarter-finals in full:
Real Madrid vs Arsenal
Manchester City vs Chelsea
Wolfsburg vs FC Barcelona
Bayern Munich vs Lyon
Safe to say the stand-out tie is probably City vs Chelsea!
Women's Champions League draw LIVE
The winner of quarter-final three will face the winner of quarter-final two in the semi-finals.
So, that means the winner of the first quarter-final will obviously face the winner of quarter-final four.
In that case, it’ll be as so:
Real Madrid/Arsenal vs Bayern Munich vs Lyon
Wolfsburg/FC Barcelona vs Man City/Chelsea.
In addition, the home team in the final will be the winner of semi-final two.
Women's Champions League draw: Bayern Munich vs Lyon
The last quarter-final is Bayern vs Lyon, in that case.
Women's Champions League draw: Wolfsburg vs Barcelona
Wolfsburg are the next side drawn out, so they automatically face holders Barcelona.
Women's Champions League draw: Man City vs Chelsea
Manchester City are drawn out next, and they are drawn against Barcelona, but as this draw is not possible they are re-drawn – against Chelsea!
It’s an all-English tie there.
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