UEFA Women’s Champions League Knockout Draw: Key Details and Participants
The UEFA Women’s Champions League knockout draw for the 2025/26 season took place on December 18, 2025, at 13:00 CET. This draw established the fixtures from the knockout play-offs to the finals.
Knockout Phase Structure
The tournament’s knockout phase is divided into two stages: the play-offs and the quarter-finals. The top four teams from the league phase secured direct entry into the quarter-finals.
- Directly qualified for Quarter-finals:
- Barcelona
- OL Lyon
- Chelsea
- Bayern München
- Entered the Knockout Phase Play-offs:
- Arsenal
- Manchester United
- Real Madrid
- Juventus
- Wolfsburg
- Paris FC
- Atlético de Madrid
- OH Leuven
Draw Location and Viewing
The draw was conducted at the House of European Football in Nyon, Switzerland, and was broadcast live on UEFA.com as well as the official UEFA Women’s Champions League app.
How the Knockout Phase Play-offs Work
The knockout phase play-offs are structured into a bracket. Teams finishing fifth to eighth from the league phase are seeded, with the remaining teams unseeded. The match pairings are as follows:
- Seeded Teams (Positions 5 and 6) face Unseeded Teams (Positions 11 and 12).
- Seeded Teams (Positions 7 and 8) face Unseeded Teams (Positions 9 and 10).
The winners of these matches will progress to the quarter-finals.
Quarter-finals and Semi-finals Structure
In the quarter-finals, teams are again grouped by their league phase standings. The structure for the quarter-finals is similar, with seeded teams facing the winners of the knockout phase play-offs. Additionally, seeded teams play the second leg of the semi-finals at home.
Match Schedule
The upcoming matches in the knockout phase will be held on the following dates:
| Stage | Dates |
|---|---|
| Knockout Phase Play-offs | First Leg: February 11/12 Second Leg: February 18/19 |
| Quarter-finals | First Leg: March 24/25 Second Leg: April 1/2 |
| Semi-finals | First Leg: April 25/26 Second Leg: May 2/3 |
| Final | May 23, 2026, at Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo |
UEFA will announce specific match dates and kick-off times following the knockout phase play-off draw. All matches, except the final, will be played over two legs, home and away.
Potential Match-ups
Teams may face opponents from the same national association during the knockout phase play-offs. Past encounters during the league phase could influence upcoming match-ups.
