UEFA Women's Champions League: New format explained
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UEFA Women's Champions League: New format explained
"We previously saw 16 teams involved in the previous group stage format - four groups of four teams who played each other home and away. The new format incorporates a single league phase featuring 18 teams, and each team will face fixtures against six different teams in the league phase. Half of those matches will be played at home and half of them away."
"The results of each match will determine the overall ranking of the 18 teams, with the traditional three points for a win, one for a draw and none for a defeat.After all teams have played six matches, the top four sides will automatically qualify for the quarter-finals as the seeded teams, while teams ranked 13 to 18 will be eliminated The teams finishing fifth to 12th will compete in a two-legged play-off to determine who will join the top four teams in the last eight"
Arsenal won the 2024-25 Women's Champions League, beating Barcelona in Lisbon. The 2025/26 competition uses a new single-league phase of 18 teams. Each team will play six opponents, with half of those matches at home and half away. The standard points system applies: three points for a win, one for a draw and none for a defeat. After six matches, the top four teams automatically qualify for the quarter-finals as seeded sides. Teams finishing fifth to twelfth enter two-legged play-offs for the remaining quarter-final places. Teams placed thirteenth to eighteenth are eliminated. Three Women's Super League clubs qualified: Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United.
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