The stages eliminated from the UEFA Women Champions League are here and there are some box office accessories.
Barcelona They are the current headlines of the competition, having surpassed Lyon last season and, without a doubt, are among the favorites. The three English clubs, Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester CityThey have reached the quarterfinals, with two fixed to face each other in the next round.
The two best clubs in Germany, the Bayern Munich and Wolfsburg, have advanced, while eight times Lyon winners also reached the group stage and will be determined to win their first title since 2022.
90 minutes It foresees the result of the bonds of the fourth of the final and who will advance in the last four …
The first draw will be seen Super League Women Arsenal giants take Real Madrid. The best race of the Spanish club in the competition took place in 2022 when they reached the quarterfinals, while Arsenal lifted the trophy in 2007 and were semifinalists until 2022/23 campaign.
After a bad start of the season under Jonas Eidevall, the Gunners have been strongly since Renee Slegers took over in October. They beat their group at the Champions league And they have also turned their domestic campaign.
Real Madrid is still second in League F behind Barcelona, ​​but they showed their quality in the group stage with close defeats in Chelsea. This will be a very disputed draw, but on two legs, Arsenal should have enough to progress.
Winner of the scheduled tie: Arsenal
Then eight Lyon winners will face Bayern Munich in the last eight. After falling to Barcelona in the final of last season in Bilbao, Lyon has once again shown.
The state of the French club as the best women’s football team has been challenged in recent years by the rapid increase in Barcelona, ​​but they will be determined to regain their crown. The best end of the Bayern in the competition was the semifinals by 2020/21. However, they have not exceeded the fourth of the final in two of the last three seasons and did not get outside the group stage the last term.
The Frauen-Bundesliga titles race is extremely tight, with Eintracht Frankfurt at only three points in the Bayern, forcing them to balance their priorities. Lyon, meanwhile, remains unbeaten in division 1 female and has a more comfortable advantage, allowing them to focus on the Champions League, which should be enough to see them.
Winner of the scheduled tie: Lyon
The draw could not be much tougher for Wolfsburg, as they are preparing to face Barcelona, ​​who have won three of the last four titles in the UEFA Champions League. The German side was hit by 3-2 in Barcelona in the final of 2023, a defeat that will still be fresh in the minds of its players.
It does not refuse that Wolfsburg are the children in this tie, but they are adopting this state with open arms. The pressure is firmly in Barcelona, ​​as most expect them to move forward.
That said, Barcelona has not seemed invincible this season, suffering from defeat to Manchester City in the group stage and once in the F. League that offers Wolfsburg a shin of hope, but besides two legs, the Spanish side should have enough to overcome the line.
Winner of Tie planned: Barcelona
The most mouth tie of all is between the English giants Chelsea and Manchester City. For Chelsea, this season feels like the perfect opportunity to go all the way to Europe and compensate for the final defeat of 2021 in Barcelona.
Under the new director Sonia Bompastor, who has experience winning this competition with Lyon, the London club looks like a different force this season. They were significantly strengthened, adding Lucy’s bronze in summer and Keira Walsh in January, both of which lifted the trophy with Barcelona in 2023 and 2024. The arrival of Naomi Girma, possibly the best defender in the world, also gives them an additional advantage when they enter the last phases of the competition.
The city, on the other hand, has never advanced beyond the quarterfinals, and its abandonment in the WSL title race suggests that they are struggling to compete on all fronts. In March he will see that these two parts face four times to various competitions, adding an additional layer of intrigue to this tie.
This unpredictable dynamic makes this one of the most difficult quarterfinals to call, but if you had to support a team, Chelsea’s greater experience in Europe only gives them advantage.
