Real Madrid vs Arsenal LIVE: Team information and line-ups as Women’s Champions League quarter-finals start
Real Madrid and Arsenal kick off the Women’s Champions League quarter-finals with the competition serving up four highly intriguing last-eight ties.
The continental contenders will be whittled down to four over the next two weeks across two-legged affairs, with the curtain raised by this encounter between the second-placed sides in Spain and England respectively. The visitors have found form under the management of Renee Slegers after parting ways with Jonas Eidevall earlier in the season, and earned top spot in Group C with a strong win over Bayern Munich in their final fixture.
That set up this meeting with Real Madrid, who finished second behind Chelsea in Group B. The Spanish capital club are yet to make it beyond the quarter-final stage of this competition, and have endured a difficult week, with a Copa de la Reina thrashing by Barcelona followed by a league setback against struggling Deportivo. Their attacking talent could well cause their visitors problems, though, as they look to get ahead in the tie before next week’s trip to London.
Follow all of the latest from Madrid in our live blog below:
Chelsea secure first trophy of potential quadruple
For Chelsea, their meeting with Manchester City tomorrow will be the second of four in a matter of two weeks, with the two legs of their Champions League tie falling either side of a WSL fixture. The pair also clashed at Pride Park on Saturday, and Jamie Braidwood was there to see the first trophy of the Sonia Bompastor era secured:
Women’s Champions League quarter-finals
Eight will be whittled down to four over the next week or so, with a fun set of quarter-finals assembled in February’s draw.
Real Madrid vs Arsenal
Manchester City vs Chelsea
Wolfsburg vs FC Barcelona
Bayern Munich vs Lyon
Real Madrid vs Arsenal
The quarter-finals of the Women’s Champions League are upon us, with four highly intriguing ties to be decided across two legs over the next eight days.
We begin in Madrid, where Arsenal will be hoping to continue their good form and fluency under Renee Slegers having topped their group. They take on Real Madrid, with kick off for the first leg at 5.45pm GMT.
