Real Madrid, which lives its first experience in the Women’s Champions League, and Barcelona, current champions, will face each other in the quarterfinals. The draw was held this Monday, in Nyon-SUI, by UEFA.
Bayern Munich-PSG, Juventus-Lyon and Arsenal-Wolfsburg complete the phase duels. The outward games take place on March 22nd and 23rd, and the return games are scheduled for March 0th and 31st.
Real Madrid and Barcelona will live their first European derby. Theoretically, contrary to what can happen today with their male counterparts, the favorite is Barça, who have a 22-point advantage over their opponents in the championship.
Os culés, whose squad includes Ballon d’Or winner Alexia Putellas, advanced to the quarter-finals as leader of group C with a 100% campaign (24 goals in favor and 1 against). Real Madrid finished second in group B, behind an unstoppable PSG.
The team that wins the rivalry match will advance to the semifinals, where they will face the winner of the match between Arsenal and Wolfsburg.
The Women’s Champions League is played this year in a new format, with a final stage reduced to quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals, after a 16-team group stage. The objective is to replace the old 16th and octave finals, stages that used to be very unbalanced.
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