{"id":17785,"date":"2025-12-18T14:39:56","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T14:39:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/18\/title-holders-arsenal-could-face-chelsea-in-the-womens-champions-league-quarter-finals\/"},"modified":"2025-12-18T14:39:56","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T14:39:56","slug":"title-holders-arsenal-could-face-chelsea-in-the-womens-champions-league-quarter-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/18\/title-holders-arsenal-could-face-chelsea-in-the-womens-champions-league-quarter-finals\/","title":{"rendered":"Title holders Arsenal could face Chelsea in the Women&#8217;s Champions League quarter-finals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>NEW YORK, Switzerland (AP) &#8211; Title holders Arsenal must win a quick rematch with O Reuven to earn the right to face city rivals Chelsea in the Women&#8217;s Champions League quarterfinals drawn on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal beat Leuven 3-0 in Belgium <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">on wednesday<\/span> Finished 5th in the first race <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">18 team standings<\/span> format, sending the defending champion to the knockout playoff round.<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal return to Leuven for the play-off first leg on February 11 or 12, with the winner of the two games hosting English champions Chelsea in the quarter-final first leg on March 24 or 25.<\/p>\n<p>The Spanish quarter-finals will be drawn with three-time champions Barcelona set to face the winner of a two-leg play-off between Real Madrid and Paris FC.<\/p>\n<p>OL Lyonne, a record eight-time European champion, awaits the winner of the play-off between Wolfsburg and Juventus in the quarter-finals.<\/p>\n<p>Manchester United will face Atletico Madrid in the play-offs for the prize, which will see them face Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals.<\/p>\n<p>The new Women&#8217;s Champions League format will be modeled after the Men&#8217;s Champions League, which started last year, with the league&#8217;s opening match played over six rounds instead of eight.<\/p>\n<p>The top four teams in the standings (Barcelona, \u200b\u200bOL Lyon, Chelsea and Bayern) advanced directly to the quarter-finals. 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