Women s Champions League: Barcelona, ​​Manchester United, Bayern, Wolfsburg and Lyon advance to the knockout stage

According to UEFA official website, 4 rounds of the 2025-26 Women's UEFA Champions League have been completed, and 5 teams have advanced to the knockout stage in advance, namely Barcelona, ​​Wolfsburg, Manchester United, Bayern and Lyon.

A total of 18 teams will participate in the Women's UEFA Champions League stage. 12 teams will advance to the knockout stage, of which 4 will directly enter the quarterfinals and the remaining 8 will need to participate in the knockout play-offs. The knockout draw will be held on Thursday, December 18.

This season is the first women’s UEFA Champions League to adopt a new competition format. The top 4 teams in the league stage will directly advance to the quarterfinals, while the teams ranked 5th to 12th will compete for the remaining quarterfinals through a two-round knockout play-off. Teams ranked 13th to 18th will be eliminated.

Knockout stage dates

Knockout draw: December 18

Knockout play-offs: February 11/12 and February 18/19

Qualfinals: March 24/25 and April 1/2

Semi-finals: April 25/26 and May 2/3

Final (Ulvar Stadium, Oslo): May 23

Teams confirmed to advance to the quarterfinals or knockout play-offs:

Barcelona, Wolfsburg, Manchester United, Bayern and Lyon

Teams confirmed to be eliminated:

None