Real Madrid will face Paris FC in the round of 16. Atlético de Madrid will seek revenge on Manchester United, with whom they lost in the league phase, to advance to the next round. In the case of Barcelona, we will have to wait a little longer to know their quarter-final rival, who will emerge from the draw between the French team and the white team, which would mean a new classicalthough in Europe.
This is the path traced by the draw for the round of 16 of the UEFA Women’s Champions Leaguethe final of which will be held at the Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo (Norway) on May 23, 2026.
The Spanish teams (Barcelona, Real Madrid and Atlético de Madrid) will face each other for the same part of the table and they could see each other’s faces. If Madrid beat Paris FC, they will face Barcelona in the quarter-finals and the winner could face the Colchoneras in a hypothetical UEFA Women’s Champions League semi-final.
The draw was good for the three representatives of our football. On the other side of the table, in addition to the Catalans, there were many favorites for the biggest continental title: Chelsea, Wolfsburg, Mariona Caldentey’s Arsenal and Jonatan Giráldez’s Olympique Lyonnais, who have not yet experienced defeat in their national championship.
Barcelona presents its candidacy
Barcelona wants to stay once again in the final of the UEFA Women’s Champions League, where they reaped the same joys as the sorrows: three titles and three runners-up, the last last season when they lost to Arsenal thanks to a solitary goal from Stina Blackstenius in the 74th minute.
The Blaugranas want to redeem themselves from this painful defeat and that is why they launched the competition. submit your application: They finished first in the league stage with 16 points, adding five wins and one draw. A position which avoids them the round of 16 and which facilitates their path to Oslo, by avoiding, for example, the second team.
UEFA Women’s Champions League knockout stage
Wednesday February 11: OH Louvain – Arsenal (6:45 p.m.) and Paris FC – Real Madrid (9:00 p.m.).
Thursday February 12: Wolfsburg – Juventus (6:45 p.m.) and Atlético de Madrid – Manchester United (9:00 p.m.).
Wednesday February 18: Real Madrid – Paris FC (6:45 p.m.) and Arsenal – OH Louvain (9:00 p.m.).
Thursday February 19: Juventus – Wolfsburg (6:45 p.m.) and Manchester United – Atlético de Madrid (9:00 p.m.).
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