Women’s UCL quarterfinals set
The Women’s Champions League quarterfinals this week stack Real Madrid vs Barcelona, Manchester United vs Bayern, Arsenal vs Chelsea and Wolfsburg vs OL Lyonnes — tie previews include venues, TV info and likely XIs as clubs jockey for European semis. These matchups pit elite English and Spanish sides against the continent’s best in a new, more competitive format. (uefa.com) (es.uefa.com)
UEFA’s schedule puts quarter‑final first legs on 24‑25 March and second legs on 1‑2 April, with the 2026 final scheduled for Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo on 23 May. (vfl-wolfsburg.de) Arsenal’s home leg against Chelsea is fixed for Tuesday 24 March at Arsenal Stadium with a 21:00 CET (8pm UK) kick‑off, and the tie will be shown in the UK on Disney+ and BBC Two. (uefa.com) Real Madrid host Barcelona on Wednesday 25 March at the Estadio Alfredo Di Stéfano (18:45 CET), with the return at Camp Nou on 2 April, and Barcelona finished the UWCL league phase top of their group with 20 goals scored and just three conceded. (uefa.com) Manchester United’s first leg against Bayern is at Old Trafford on 25 March (21:00 CET) with the second leg in Munich on 1 April, and United added striker Lea Schüller in January after she scored more than 100 goals during her five‑and‑a‑half years at Bayern. (uefa.com) UEFA’s tie previews highlight specific personnel: Arsenal’s Alessia Russo leads the competition with seven goals, Chelsea will lean on Sam Kerr and Ellie Carpenter after their Asian Cup appearances, and Arsenal have recently managed defensive comebacks including Kadeisha Buchanan and Nathalie Björn. (uefa.com) VfL Wolfsburg list their quarter‑final first leg vs OL Lyonnes on 24 March at the Volkswagen Arena (second leg at OL’s Groupama/OL Stadium on 2 April), and UEFA notes this will be the clubs’ 13th meeting after Lyon beat Wolfsburg 5‑2 when they met in the league phase. (vfl-wolfsburg.de) Broadcast arrangements for the new 18‑team UWCL format see Disney+ carry all 75 matches across Europe under a multi‑season agreement from 2025/26, while CBS Sports/Paramount+ are the exclusive English‑language U.S. home, streaming the full competition with select matches on CBS networks. (thewaltdisneycompany.eu)
