Women's Champions League: meet the quarter-finalists
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
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We profile the contenders after the draw set the road to Gothenburg.
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The UEFA Women's Champions League quarter-finals start on Wednesday.
We profile the contenders for glory in Gothenburg on 16 May.
Quarter-final ties (second legs: 31 March/1 April)
Bayern München (GER) vs Rosengård (SWE)
Paris Saint-Germain (FRA) vs Lyon (FRA, holders)
Barcelona (ESP) vs Manchester City (ENG)
Chelsea (ENG) vs Wolfsburg (GER)
Semi-final draw (24/25 April & 1/2 May)
1: Paris/Lyon vs Barcelona/Manchester City
2: Bayern/Rosengård vs Chelsea/Wolfsburg
Final (16 May: Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg)
Winner semi-final 2 vs Winner semi-final 1
Tie-by-tie guide
Bayern München vs Rosengård
Round of 32: Ajax 6-1agg
Round of 16: BIIK-Kazygurt 9-1agg
Previous best: semi-finals (2018/19)
2019/20: quarter-finals
Quarter-final record: W1 L2
- The only German entrants never to win this competition.
Round of 32: Lanchkhuti 17-0agg
Round of 16: St. Pölten 4-2agg
Previous best: semi-finals (2002/03 as Malmö FF)
2019/20: did not enter
Quarter-final record: W1 L5
- The first Swedish quarter-finalists since 2017/18, up to which point the Damallsvenskan had never failed to have a team in the last eight.
Paris Saint-Germain vs Lyon
Round of 32: Górnik Łęczna 8-1agg
Round of 16: Sparta Praha 5-3agg
Previous best: runners-up (2014/15, 2016/17)
2019/20: semi-finals
Quarter-final record: W4 L1
- Paris have lost one final (2017) and two semi-finals (2016 and 2020) to Lyon but were the last side to knock them out of Europe in the 2014/15 round of 16.
Round of 32: Juventus 6-2agg
Round of 16: Brøndby 5-1agg
Previous best: winners (2010/11, 2011/12, 2015/16, 2016/17, 2017/18, 2018/19, 2019/20)
2019/20: winners
Quarter-final record: W11 L0
- In the round of 16 Lyon became the first team to record 400 goals in this competition and set a new mark of 30 UEFA Women's Champions League matches unbeaten.
Barcelona vs Manchester City
Round of 32: PSV Eindhoven 8-2agg
Round of 16: Fortuna Hjørring 9-0agg
Previous best: runners-up (2018/19)
2019/20: semi-finals
Quarter-final record: W3 L3
- Sixth quarter-final in a row.
Round of 32: Göteborg 5-1agg
Round of 16: Fiorentina 8-0agg
Previous best: semi-finals (2016/17, 2017/18)
2019/20: round of 16
Quarter-final record: W2 L0
- Their quarter-final wins in 2017 and 2018 were both followed by last-four defeats against Lyon.
Chelsea vs Wolfsburg
Round of 32: Benfica 8-0agg
Round of 16: Atlético 3-0agg
Previous best: semi-finals (2017/18, 2018/19)
2019/20: did not enter
Quarter-final record: W2 L0
- Their side includes reigning UEFA Women's Player of the Year Pernille Harder, signed in September from Wolfsburg.
Round of 32: Spartak Subotica 7-0agg
Round of 16: LSK Kvinner 4-0agg
Previous best: winners (2012/13, 2013/14)
2019/20: runners-up
Quarter-final record: W6 L2
- Have ended three of Chelsea's four previous European campaigns (in the 2015/16 round of 16, 2016/17 round of 32 and 2017/18 semi-finals).