defeated Juventus 1-0 because of a late objective from substitute Lina Hurtig, securing qualification for the knockout stage with two video games to spare. The knockout section will start in March.
Arsenal be a part of Lyon, Chelsea, Actual Madrid, FC Bayern, and Manchester Metropolis, who’ve additionally certified for the knockout stage. The remaining two locations will probably be contested between Roma and Wolfsburg in Group A, and Barcelona and Hammarby in Group D.
Listed below are the rules for the quarter-finals draw:
The quarter-final pairings are decided by the use of a attract accordance with and the next ideas:
Group winners should be drawn towards runners-up from a distinct group.
The runners-up play the primary leg at house.
Which means that Arsenal can’t draw FC Bayern. Relying on their last place within the group, they’ll both face a gaggle winner or a runner-up. There isn’t a nation safety on this draw, which implies Arsenal might draw Chelsea or Manchester Metropolis. For instance, Actual Madrid is also drawn towards Barcelona.
The most recent five-year Affiliation Rating, printed right this moment, reveals that England has overtaken Germany, having began the season in fourth place, and is now just about in second place. UEFA has not but recorded the bonus factors for reaching the knockout stage.
Ending in second place is essential as UEFA has launched a brand new format for the Ladies’s Champions League, the place the highest two groups obtain direct entry into the 18-team league section. This implies the Ladies’s Tremendous League (WSL) runner-up would keep away from a possible slip-up by not having to play within the League Path qualifying spherical.
England nonetheless have three groups within the competitors, whereas Spain and Germany have two every, and France has just one. Huge factors will be scored by the English groups within the last group stage video games and all through the knockout phases to consolidate second place and safe two direct spots for England within the 2026/27 event.