Women's UCL semis

Europe’s last four are set in the UEFA Women’s Champions League, with Bayern München hosting Barcelona on Saturday, April 25, and Arsenal hosting OL Lyonnes on Sunday, April 26. (uefa.com) UEFA lists the first leg in Munich for 18:15 CET on April 25 and the first leg in London for 16:30 CET on April 26. The return legs are OL Lyonnes vs Arsenal on May 2 and Barcelona vs Bayern on May 3, with the final set for Oslo on May 23. (uefa.com) Three of the four clubs have already won this competition, and Bayern are the outlier: UEFA says the German side have never gone beyond the semi-finals. Arsenal arrive as defending champions after beating Barcelona 1-0 in the 2024/25 final on May 24, 2025. (uefa.com 1) (uefa.com 2) The Bayern-Barcelona tie starts with a recent warning for Bayern. The teams opened this season’s league phase against each other, and UEFA says Barcelona won that match 7-1 before Bayern recovered to win six and draw one of their next seven European games. (uefa.com) Barcelona come in with the biggest numbers left in the field. UEFA says they finished first in the league-phase table, scored 32 goals in the competition, conceded five, and have now reached a record eighth straight semi-final. (uefa.com) Bayern’s case starts at home. UEFA says they have lost only one of their last 16 Women’s Champions League home matches, going 12 wins, three draws and one defeat in that run, and they knocked out Manchester United 5-3 on aggregate in the quarter-finals. (uefa.com) Arsenal and OL Lyonnes are meeting in the semi-finals for a second straight season. Arsenal’s club site says the holders will stage the first leg at Emirates Stadium, and UEFA says Lyon are eight-time champions. (arsenal.com) (uefa.com) Both sides reached this round by surviving heavyweight quarter-finals. UEFA says Arsenal beat Chelsea 3-2 on aggregate, Lyon beat Wolfsburg 4-1 on aggregate after extra time, Barcelona beat Real Madrid 12-2 on aggregate, and Bayern beat Manchester United 5-3 on aggregate. (uefa.com) The individual duel at the top of the scoring charts is tight. UEFA says Bayern’s Pernille Harder and Barcelona’s Ewa Pajor have seven goals each in this season’s competition, while Barcelona’s Alexia Putellas leads all players for goal involvements with seven assists and five goals. (uefa.com) By next Sunday night, two clubs will carry leads into the second legs and Oslo will look a little closer. For now, the bracket has condensed into four names with recent titles, long histories, or Bayern’s chance to make a first final. (uefa.com)