FC Barcelona Anticipates UEFA Women’s Champions League Quarterfinal Rivals in Tuesday Draw

On Tuesday, FC Barcelona will discover their quarterfinal opponent in the UEFA Women’s Champions League. The draw, which will also unveil the semifinal matchups, is scheduled to take place in Nyon, Switzerland, at 13:00 CET. Headed by coach Jonatan Giráldez, Barcelona enters the draw as a top seed.

The eight teams advancing from the group stage will be part of the draw. The draw’s Pot 1 comprises the group winners (top seeds): Olympique Lyon, FC Barcelona, PSG, and Chelsea. In Pot 2, the group runners-up (non-seeds) include Brann, Benfica, Ajax, and Häcken.

Potential Opponents FC Barcelona’s potential opponents are limited to Brann (Norway), Ajax (Netherlands), and Häcken (Sweden). Due to facing Barcelona in the group stage, Benfica cannot be drawn against Giráldez’s team in the quarterfinals.

Being seeded provides the advantage of playing the second leg of the quarterfinals at home. In this round and subsequent ones, ties, regardless of aggregate goals home and away, will be decided by a 30-minute extra time. If equality persists in the additional time, the winner will be determined by a penalty shootout.

Dates The dates for the UEFA Women’s Champions League quarterfinals are already set: the first legs will take place on March 19 and 20, with the return legs on March 27 and 28. The semifinals are scheduled for April 20 and 21 (first leg) and April 27 and 28 (second leg). San Mamés Stadium in Bilbao is poised to host the final on May 25.