The draw for the quarterfinals phase of the UEFA Champions League will be held on Friday, February 7, on three English sides in Mix.
The return of European nights is ahead of us while eight teams are preparing to fight the Champions League stage. England holds almost half of the national team in the last eight, with Arsenal,, Chelsea and Manchester City All in the hat for the first time in history.
Almost two months since the last day of the group stage, the draw for the quarterfinals has finally arrived, and all eight teams have been prepared to find out their next opponents.
The way to Lisbon begins here, and 90min It breaks down everything you need to know on the eve of the quarterfinal and semi -final draw …
League F GIANTS Barcelona stole the crown in the 2023/24 season after Ballon D’Or winners of Aitana Bonmati and Alexia Putellas did the job over Lyon in Bilbau. The 2-0 victory saw Barcelona to achieve the glory of returning, after requesting the title in the 2022/23 season against VFL Wolfsburg.
Last year’s finalists, therefore, are the leaders of the competition, after reaching European fame on eight occasions – more than any other club.
Arsenal is the only English team to win the competition after WSL Hall of Famer Alex Scott scored 1-0 over Swedish Umea in 2007.
WSL Chelsea rivals have been approaching in recent years, but failed to break the semi -final downtime for two seasons in a row. Manchester City returned to the competition after the season, but Barcelona stole from her hands in the last match in the group stage.
Barcelona will defend its title from the top of the group, ready to draw against Bayern from Munich, VFL Wolfsburg or Real Madrid. Spanish giants will seek to add the fourth champions league trophy to their cabinet after taking home fame in the 2020/21, 2022/23 and 2023/24 seasons.
Lyon comfortably outweighed his group after winning all six of their Group Phase meetings, and will oppose Bayern from Munich, Real Madrid or Manchester City. The side of Joe Montemurra will hope to regain his title as the Queen of Europe after falling to the last obstacle last season.
As for the weapon, the foreign-landon side withdrew one of the biggest reverses of the competition, despite the fact that on the day of the opening it fell to a defeat of 5-2 in the hands of Bayern Munich. Arsenal a group on a cinema mode at the top in Meadow Park, scored 3-2 over German giants in the second leg.
After finishing second in his group, Manchester City can come face to face with WSL rival Arsenal or Chelsea. Gareth Taylor can also be attracted to Lyon.
Germany has two horses in the race, and Wolfsburg and Bayern Munich finished second in their groups, while Barcelona follows the Spanish rival Real Madrid.
The draw for the quarterfinal and semi -final phase will be held on February 7, with an official draw procedure to be published by UEFA. Fans will be able to enjoy the event on UEFA website.
The drawing principles mean that the winners of the group must draw against the winners from the second group, without the protection of the country. The winners will play the first leg at home, and the quarterfinals and semi -final stages will be played over two legs.
Later, a semi -final draw will also occur to determine the remaining tournament carrier.
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