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2025–26 UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase

The 2025–26 UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase began on 11 February 2026 with the knockout phase play-offs and will end with the final on 23 May 2026 at the Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo, Norway, to decide the champions of the 2025–26 UEFA Women's Champions League.[1] A total of 12 teams will compete in the knockout phase, with 8 entering in the play-offs and 4 receiving a bye to the quarter-finals.[2]

Times are CET/CEST,[note 1] as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

Qualified teams

The knockout phase involved the top 12 teams that qualified from the league phase. The top 4 teams received a bye to the quarter-finals, while teams finishing in positions 5 to 12 entered the knockout phase play-offs.

Entering the quarter-finals (seeded)
Pos Team
1 Spain Barcelona
2 France Lyon
3 England Chelsea
4 Germany Bayern Munich
Entering the play-offs (seeded)
Pos Team
5 England Arsenal
6 England Manchester United
7 Spain Real Madrid
8 Italy Juventus
Entering the play-offs (unseeded)
Pos Team
9 Germany VfL Wolfsburg
10 France Paris FC
11 Spain Atlético Madrid
12 Belgium OH Leuven

Format

Each tie in the knockout phase, apart from the final, will be played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scored more goals on aggregate over the two legs advanced to the next round. If the aggregate score was level, then 30 minutes of extra time was played (the away goals rule was not applied). If the score was still level at the end of extra time, the winners were decided by a penalty shoot-out. In the final, which was played as a single match, if the score was level at the end of normal time, extra time would be played, followed by a penalty shoot-out if the score was still level.[2]

Schedule

The schedule of the competition is as follows.[1]

Schedule for 2025–26 UEFA Women's Champions League
Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Knockout phase Knockout phase play-offs 18 December 2025 11–12 February 2026 18–19 February 2026
Quarter-finals 24–25 March 2026 1–2 April 2026
Semi-finals N/a 25–26 April 2026 2–3 May 2026
Final 23 May 2026 at Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo

Bracket

Knockout phase play-offsQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
11Spain Atlético Madrid0
6England Manchester United3 Winner PO1
4Germany Bayern Munich
Winner QF1
10France Paris FC2
Winner QF2
7Spain Real Madrid3 Winner PO2
23 May – Oslo
1Spain Barcelona
Winner SF1
12Belgium OH Leuven0
Winner SF2
5England Arsenal4 Winner PO3
3England Chelsea
Winner QF3
9Germany VfL Wolfsburg2
Winner QF4
8Italy Juventus2 Winner PO4
2France Lyon

Knockout phase play-offs

The draw for the knockout phase play-offs was held on 18 December 2025, 13:00 CET.[3]

Seeding

The draw was split into two seeded and two unseeded pots, based on the predetermined pairings for the knockout phase. Teams were allocated based on their final position in the league phase. Teams in positions 5 to 8 were seeded (playing the second legs at home), while teams in positions 9 to 12 were unseeded. The draw began with the unseeded teams, allocating them all to a tie. Once completed, all the seeded teams were drawn into a tie as their opponents.

5/6 vs 11/12 7/8 vs 9/10
Seeded Unseeded Seeded Unseeded

Summary

The first legs were played on 11 and 12 February, and the second legs will be played on 18 and 19 February 2026.

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Atlético Madrid SpainMatch 1England Manchester United0–319 Feb
Paris FC FranceMatch 2Spain Real Madrid2–318 Feb
OH Leuven BelgiumMatch 3England Arsenal0–418 Feb
VfL Wolfsburg GermanyMatch 4Italy Juventus2–219 Feb

Matches

Atlético Madrid Spain0–3England Manchester United
Report[5]
  • Terland 3'
  • Malard 39'
  • Zigiotti Olme 81'
Attendance: 1,415[4]
Manchester United EnglandvSpain Atlético Madrid
Report[6]
Paris FC France2–3Spain Real Madrid
 Report[8]
Attendance: 6,757[7]
Real Madrid SpainvFrance Paris FC
Report[9]
OH Leuven Belgium0–4England Arsenal
Report[11]
Attendance: 5,860[10]
Arsenal EnglandvBelgium OH Leuven
Report[12]
Referee: Eleni Antoniou (Greece)
VfL Wolfsburg Germany2–2Italy Juventus
 Report[14]
Attendance: 2,452[13]
Referee: Alina Peşu (Romania)
Juventus ItalyvGermany VfL Wolfsburg
Report[15]
Referee: Frida Klarlund (Denmark)

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 18 December 2025 (after the knockout phase play-offs draw).[3]

Seeding

As the bracket was fixed, the draw contained only four seeded pots, based on the predetermined pairings for the knockout phase, with the top-four teams allocated based on their final position in the league phase. Teams in positions 1 to 4 were seeded (playing the second legs at home), while the bracket positions of the winners of the knockout phase play-offs (unseeded) were predetermined. The top-four teams were drawn into the bracket against one of their two possible opponents.

1/2 vs 7/8/9/10 3/4 vs 5/6/11/12
Seeded Predetermined Seeded Predetermined
  • Winner PO2
  • Winner PO4
  • Winner PO1
  • Winner PO3

Summary

The first legs will be played on 24 and 25 March, and the second legs on 1 and 2 April 2026.

Quarter-finals
Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Winner PO1Match 1Germany Bayern Munich24–25 Mar1 Apr
Winner PO2Match 2Spain Barcelona24–25 Mar2 Apr
Winner PO3Match 3England Chelsea24–25 Mar1 Apr
Winner PO4Match 4France Lyon24–25 Mar2 Apr

Matches

Winner PO1 vGermany Bayern Munich
Bayern Munich Germanyv Winner PO1
Report[16]
Winner PO2 vSpain Barcelona
Barcelona Spainv Winner PO2
Report[17]
Winner PO3 vEngland Chelsea
Chelsea Englandv Winner PO3
Report[18]
Winner PO4 vFrance Lyon
Lyon Francev Winner PO4
Report[19]

Semi-finals

Teams seeded one and two will play the second leg at home if they progress to this stage. If a seeded team is beaten, the team that eliminates them takes over their seeding position.[3]

Summary

The first legs will be played on 25 and 26 April, and the second legs on 2 and 3 May 2026.

Semi-finals
Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Winner QF1Match 1Winner QF225–26 Apr2–3 May
Winner QF3Match 2Winner QF425–26 Apr2–3 May

Matches

Winner QF1 v Winner QF2
Winner QF2 v Winner QF1
Winner QF3 v Winner QF4
Winner QF4 v Winner QF3

Final

Main article: 2026 UEFA Women's Champions League final

The final will be play on 23 May 2026 at the Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo. The winner of semi-final 1 will be designated as the "home" team for administrative purposes.[20][3]

Winner SF1 v Winner SF2

Notes

  1. ^ CET (UTC+1) for dates up to 28 March 2026 (knockout phase play-offs and quarter-finals), and CEST (UTC+2) for dates thereafter (quarter-finals, semi-finals and final).

References

  1. ^ a b "2025/26 UEFA Women's Champions League and new UEFA Women's Europa Cup: Dates, access list, full guide". UEFA. 18 December 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Regulations of the UEFA Women's Champons League: 2025/26 Season". Nyon: UEFA. 11 September 2025. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d "UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase draw, quarter-final and semi-final draw". UEFA. 18 December 2025. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  4. ^ "Full Time Summary Play-Offs – Atlético de Madrid vs Man Utd" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 12 February 2026. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  5. ^ "Atlético de Madrid vs Man Utd". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  6. ^ "Man Utd vs Atlético de Madrid". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  7. ^ "Full Time Summary Play-Offs – Paris FC vs Real Madrid" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 11 February 2026. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  8. ^ "Paris FC vs Real Madrid". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  9. ^ "Real Madrid vs Paris FC". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  10. ^ "Full Time Summary Play-Offs – OH Leuven vs Arsenal" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 11 February 2026. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  11. ^ "OH Leuven vs Arsenal". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  12. ^ "Arsenal vs OH Leuven". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  13. ^ "Full Time Summary Play-Offs – Wolfsburg vs Juventus" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 12 February 2026. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  14. ^ "Wolfsburg vs Juventus". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  15. ^ "Juventus vs Wolfsburg". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  16. ^ "Bayern München vs Atlético de Madrid or Manchester United". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  17. ^ "Barcelona vs Paris FC or Real Madrid". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  18. ^ "Chelsea vs OH Leuven or Arsenal". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  19. ^ "OL Lyonnes vs Wolfsburg or Juventus". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  20. ^ "2025/26 UEFA Women's Champions League and new UEFA Women's Europa Cup: Dates, access list, full guide". UEFA. 18 December 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
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