Barcelona vs Wolfsburg Women's Champions League preview: Where to watch, possible starting line-ups
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
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When is it? How can you watch it? What are the possible starting line-ups? All you need to know about the UEFA Women's Champions League quarter-final second leg between Barcelona and Wolfsburg.
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Barcelona and Wolfsburg meet in the UEFA Women's Champions League quarter-final second leg on Thursday 27 March at Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys.
Barcelona vs Wolfsburg at a glance
When: Thursday 27 March (18:45 CET kick-off)
Where: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Barcelona
What: UEFA Women's Champions League quarter-final second leg
First leg: 4-1
How to follow: Build-up can be found here
Semi-finals: Winners vs Manchester City or Chelsea (19/20 & 26/27 April; Barcelona or Wolfsburg at home in first leg)
What do you need to know?
Barcelona were at their brilliant best in their 4-1 first-leg win, Caroline Graham Hansen (one of four former Wolfsburg players in the Blaugrana squad) commanding and a further late highlight coming when teenager Sydney Schertenleib coolly registered her first Champions League goal.
They are seeking to set a new record by reaching a seventh consecutive semi-final (even Lyon have never managed more than six in as many seasons) and Barcelona underlined their ambition to make it three titles in a row (something only OL have previously achieved).
Wolfsburg will be aiming for a comeback to rival that they suffered at the hands of Barcelona in the 2023 Eindhoven final (when the German side led 2-0 at the break but lost 3-2). Barcelona's 3-1 home loss to Real Madrid on Sunday might also give Wolfsburg some hope.
Form guide
Barcelona
Last six games: LWWWWW
Last match: Barcelona 1-3 Real Madrid, 22/03, league
Where they stand: 1st in Liga F, Copa de la Reina final
Wolfsburg
Last six games: LLWWLD
Last match: Wolfsburg 1-4 Barcelona, 19/03, Women's Champions League quarter-final first leg
Where they stand: 3rd in Frauen Bundesliga
Where to watch
Matches in this season's UEFA Women's Champions League will be broadcast live and free on streaming platform DAZN throughout the world with the exception of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), where rights sit with beIN MENA, and China and its territories.
Selected matches are also streamed free on DAZN's YouTube channel. The YouTube stream will also be embedded in the UEFA.com MatchCentres and on UEFA.tv for selected UEFA Women's Champions League games, with highlights to follow at midnight CET.
Starting line-ups
Barcelona: Cata Coll; Jana, Paredes, María León, Brugts; Aitana, Patri, Alexia; Vicky, Pajor, Paralluelo
Wolfsburg: Borbe; Wilms, Dijkstra, Hegering, Linder; S. Jónsdóttir, Minge, Lattwein, Blomqvist; Popp, Endeman
View from the camps
Pere Romeu, Barcelona coach: "The first leg was very complete. This time, we will try to avoid their direct play and counterattacks. We want to play our own game and qualify for the semi-finals. It is our big goal. We were neither too impressive against Wolfsburg, nor too terrible [in the weekend loss] against Madrid. Wednesday is the day to turn things around, try to qualify and remind everybody that we are still very much alive in this competition."
Irene Paredes, Barcelona defender: "Sunday and even Monday were tough days because the [Real Madrid] loss hurt us – not just losing, but the manner of the defeat. But we are a champion team, and we have to move forward. We always want to improve, and we always want to win. We don't have time to dwell on past games with the ones coming up. This match is the most important of the season [so far]."
Tommy Stroot, Wolfsburg coach: "[The loss to Madrid showed] Barça are also vulnerable, and it was an important feeling for us to see that. That was also part of our analysis. We've been working on our possession phases to make good decisions under pressure."
Alex Popp, Wolfsburg captain: "We were disappointed for the first one or two days [after the first leg]. That wasn't the way we wanted to play football. We worked with focus to regain our courage."
Where is the 2025 Women's Champions League final being played?
Estádio José Alvalade in Lisbon will stage the 2025 UEFA Women's Champions League final on Saturday 24 May.
The home of Sporting CP opened in 2003 ahead of UEFA EURO 2004 in Portugal, replacing another stadium of the same name. It hosted a semi-final of that tournament, among other games, and was the venue for the UEFA Cup decider the following year.
The 2025 final will be the second Women's Champions League showpiece to be held in Lisbon after 2014, when Estádio do Restelo staged Wolfsburg's 4-3 win against Tyresö.
