The UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase draw has pitted defending champions Arsenal against OH Leuven in the play-offs, with Chelsea awaiting the winner in the quarter-finals. Manchester United will face Atletico Madrid, potentially leading to a meeting with Bayern Munich. The draw, conducted in Nyon, Switzerland, outlines the path to the final in Oslo on May 23, 2026.
The knockout phase draw for the 2025/26 UEFA Women's Champions League took place on December 18, 2025, at the House of European Football in Nyon, Switzerland. Conducted by final ambassador Maren Mjelde and UEFA managing director of women's football Nadine Kessler, it established the bracket from February's play-offs through to the May final at Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo.
In the play-offs, set for first legs on February 11/12 and second legs on February 18/19, Arsenal will rematch OH Leuven after a 3-0 league phase victory on December 17, 2025, that secured fifth place. As seeded teams, Arsenal and Manchester United will host second legs. United, debutants finishing sixth, face Atletico Madrid following a 1-0 win in October. Other ties include Paris FC versus Real Madrid and Wolfsburg versus Juventus.
Quarter-finals, scheduled for March 24/25 and April 1/2, feature direct qualifiers Barcelona, OL Lyonnes, Chelsea, and Bayern Munich. Chelsea, third in the league phase after a 2-1 win at Wolfsburg, will host the second leg against the Arsenal-Leuven winner, setting up a potential all-English clash. Bayern await the United-Atletico victor, Barcelona face the Paris FC-Real Madrid winner—possibly an El Clasico—and OL Lyonnes meet the Wolfsburg-Juventus outcome.
Semi-finals follow on April 25/26 and May 2/3, with the bracket dividing into paths: one pitting the Bayern quarter-final winner against Barcelona's, the other Chelsea's against Lyon's. The top four—Barcelona (1st), OL Lyonnes (2nd), Chelsea (3rd), Bayern (4th)—bypassed play-offs, while fifth to 12th compete for the remaining spots.
