The UEFA Women’s Champions League quarter-finals are decided on Wednesday and Thursday, with Lyon, Chelsea, Barcelona and Bayern leading in their playoffs.
The draw for the rest of the competition has already been held with the way to Gothenburg known for the final on May 16.
Road to Gothenburg
Quarter-finals (second leg: Wednesday and Thursday)
Wolfsburgo (GER) – Chelsea (ENG) – Ida 1-2
Manchester City (ENG) – Barcelona (ESP) – Ida 0-3
Lyon (FRA, vigente campeón) – Paris Saint-Germain (FRA) – Ida 1-0
Rosengård (SWE) – Bayern (GER) – Ida 0-3
Semifinals (April 24/25 and May 1/2)
1: Paris/Lyon – Barcelona/Manchester City
2: Bayern / Rosengård – Chelsea / Wolfsburgo
Final (May 16: Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg)
Winner of semi-final 2 – Winner of semi-final 1
The quarterfinal teams
Return matches
Wednesday March 31
Wolfsburg – Chelsea (1-2 in the first leg)(will be played in Budapest)
The two-time champion was in control of the game for most of the game, with coach Stephan Lerch calling it “his best game of the season”, but Chelsea are ahead thanks in part to a goal from the former Wolfsburg star. Pernille Harder. Chelsea’s German goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger was hailed as the “best in the world” by her coach, Emma Hayes, although she was eventually beaten by a Dominique Janssen penalty, leaving this tie very balanced. Wolfsburg were able to recover Ewa Pajor in the first leg of the first leg after a long injury, but will not be able to count on Lena Oberdorf, sanctioned along with Chelsea’s Niamh Charles, leaving Emma Hayes with a headache on the right side , with Maren Mjelde injured. “I expect even more relentless pressure from Wolfsburg,” Hayes said. “I hope the challenges are even greater than in the first leg.”
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Manchester City – Barcelona (0-3 in the first leg)
The 2019 runners-up had to play their home game at Monza, but still dominated another clear contender for the title. Jenni Hermoso scored the third goal to become the competition’s top scorer with five goals, while City’s Chloe Kelly was saved a 1-0 penalty. Still, City manager Gareth Taylor is not giving up, telling BBC Sport: “I don’t think it’s a difficult task. I think we can turn it around. It’s within our means.” However, Barcelona have not conceded three goals in a game since their 4-1 final loss to Lyon in 2019 and have scored 45 goals without conceding in 12 games, all victories, since Real’s goal of honor. Madrid for 4-1 on January 31.
Lyon – Paris Saint-Germain (1-0 en la ida)
Perhaps no team is more eager to unseat Lyon from its dominance status than their national rival Paris, but the capital’s team faces a mighty task after the seven-time European champions did as the European champions do. champions in the first leg: win after being beaten. Wendie Renard’s penalty in the closing minutes was a serious blow to a Parisian team that pushed hard and created numerous chances, and Olivier Echouafni’s players will have to take advantage of those positives to surprise Lyon. The defending champions have won the previous 11 quarter-finals, but their lead is slim, and Paris – still ahead of OL in the French league – are still the last club to knock them out of this competition.
Thursday April 1
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Rosengård – Bayern de Múnich (0-3 at the end)
Sweden is hosting this year’s final, but they haven’t had a team in the semi-finals since 2014, and Rosengård faces a tough task after Bayern stretched their winning streak across all competitions to 25 with their win in the first leg and 0-6 on Sunday in Duisburg. However, Bayern coach Jens Scheuer does not take anything for granted: “Our opponents have shown that they are in the quarter-finals by right. They demanded a lot from us and, above all, they were very strong physically.”
First leg matches
Barcelona 3-0 Manchester City (played in Monza)
Chelsea 2-1 Wolfsburg (played in Budapest)
Paris Saint-Germain – Lyon 0-1
Bayern Munich – Rosengård 3-0
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