Today (13:00, DAZN) the Women’s Champions will know their way to the final in Turin. The European tournament will hold the draw for the quarterfinals and semi-finals in Nyon, with two Spanish representatives: Barcelona and Real Madrid. For this draw, the leaders of the group stage will be measured against the second classified, not being able to cross clubs from the same group. Next, The semi-finals draw will be held, without any kind of restriction between possible pairings. A draw will also be held to determine the “home” team in the final, for administrative reasons.
The azulgranas, current champions, are the great favorites to win the title after dazzling with full of victories in the group stage. The culé team could cross with Juventus, Arsenal, Bayern or Real Madrid, which debuted in Europe this year.
White knows that it will not be easy for them, since they will have as their rival one of the three teams that have ever won the Champions League. From the Barça, with a title in their showcases, Wolfsburg, who won two in 2003 and 2004, or the king of Europe, a Lyon with seven trophies in its record.
A possible ‘Classic’ in the quarterfinals of the Champions League
In this way, Real Madrid and Barça could meet in the quarterfinals of the Champions League in the first women’s ‘Classic’ in Europe. Both the quarterfinals and the semifinals are played in two games. In the quarterfinals, the group champions will be local in the second leg matches, so Barça will play the second leg at the Johan Cruyff and Real Madrid the first leg at the Alfredo Di Stéfano. The draw for the semifinals will determine which teams will finally be local in the first leg matches.
Qualified for the quarterfinals so far
Group champion (seeded)
Group A: Wolfsburg (Germany)
Group B: Paris Saint-Germain (France)
Group C: Barcelona (Spain)
Group D: Lyon (France)
Group runner-up
Group A: Juventus (Italy)
Group B: Real Madrid (Spain)
Group C: Arsenal (England)
Group D: Bayern Munich (Germany)
When are the Champions League quarter-finals and semi-finals played?
Quarter finals
First leg: March 22/23
Second leg: March 30/31
Semifinals
First leg: April 23/24
2nd leg: April 30 / May 1
Final (Juventus Stadium, Turin) – Date to be confirmed