The draw for the quarter -finals of the UEFA Women’s Champions League will take place on Friday, February 7, with three English pages in the mix.
The return of the European nights is just around the corner because eight teams are preparing to fight them on the Champions League stage. England has almost half of the representation in the last eight, with Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester City being in the hat for the first time in history.
Almost two months after the last matchday of the group phase, the draw for the quarter -finals has finally arrived. All eight teams are ready to learn from their next opponents.
The way to Lisbon begins here and 90 minutes If everything you need to know before the quarter -finals and semi -finals …
The League -F giant Barcelona steel steel in the 2023/24 season after Ballon d’Or winner Aitana Bonmati and Alexia Putellas had done the job via Lyon in Bilbao. With the 2-0 victory, Barcelona scored a back-to-back-Ruhm after claiming the title in the 2022/23 season against VfL Wolfsburg.
The finalists of the last year are therefore the leaders of the competition after they have reached European fame eight times – more than any other club.
Arsenal is the only English team that gains competition after the WSL Hall of Famer Alex Scott 2007 achieved a 1-0 win over Sweden’s Umea.
The WSL rivals Chelsea have come close in recent years, but have not broken the semi-finals from the seasons in a row. Manchester City returns to the competition after a season, but had her group stage stolen on the last matchday of Barcelona.
Barcelona will defend her title from the top of the group that is ready to be drawn against Bayern Munich, VfL Wolfsburg or Real Madrid. The Spanish Giants will try to add a fourth Champions League trophy to your cabinet after taking the fame home in the seasons 2020/21, 2022/23 and 2023/24.
Lyon made her group conveniently after winning all six encounters on her group stage and will be knocked off against Bayern Munich, Real Madrid or Manchester City. Joe Montemurrro’s team will hope to win her title back as Queens of Europe after falling to the last hurdle last season.
As far as the Gunners are concerned, the North London team reduced one of the largest gymnasiums in the competition, although it fell 5-2 on the opening day against Bayern Munich. Arsenal led the group to Meadow Park in a cinematic way and won a 3-2 win over the German giants in the second leg.
After Manchester City has reached second place in her group, he can face the WSL rival Arsenal or Chelsea. Gareth Taylor’s side could also be pulled against Lyon.
Germany has two horses in the race, with both Wolfsburg and Bayern Munich in their groups, while Barcelona is accompanied by the Spanish rival Real Madrid.
The draw for the quarter -finals and the semi -finals will take place on February 7, with an official drawing process being published by the UEFA. Fans can do the event at the UEFA website Livestream.
Pull principles mean that group winners have to be drawn against the runner -up of another group without country protection. The runner -up will play in the first leg at home, and both the quarter -finals and the semi -final stadium are played over two legs.
A semi -finals also take place to determine the remaining tournament bracket.
Date | Where to watch |
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Friday, February 7th | Uefa.com |