
The quarter-finals of the Women’s Champions League begins this week as the knockout stages get underway. A group-stage format was used for the first time this season with the 16 teams split into four pools of four teams. Home and away fixtures were played to determine the quarter-final line-up, with the top two teams advancing to the last eight.
Barcelona are the defending champions after they thrashed WSL winners Chelsea 4-0 in last season’s final, and they face Real Madrid in a Clasico that could see a record-breaking crowd for a women’s club match at the Nou Camp.