The 2025-26 UEFA Women’s Champions League is back in action with the quarterfinal rounds on Tuesday and Wednesday. The first legs of the quarterfinals are headlined by rivalries, including an all-London clash between current title holders Arsenal and Chelsea, and a meeting between Real Madrid and FC Barcelona.The bracket also features match-ups between eight-time Champions League winners OL Lyonnes and Wolfsburg, and quarterfinal debutants Manchester United will face Bayern Munich.Here’s what’s at stake:How to watchParamount+ and CBS Sports Network will each be a one-stop shop for the first leg of the Women’s Champions League knockout phase playoffs, with both platforms simulcasting all coverage and every minute of the action. Coverage will begin with a new edition of the UEFA Women’s Champions League Today pre-match show before the early match, while studio coverage resumes in between matches and concludes with the post-match show to recap the action on Wednesday and Thursday.Quarterfinal first leg schedule All times U.S./EasternTuesday, March 24Wednesday, March 25Quarterfinal second leg scheduleAll times U.S./EasternWednesday, April 1Thursday, April 2Storylines for UWCL quarterfinalsEmily Fox sits down with Attacking Third ahead of the big game: For Arsenal and Chelsea, the two sides are stepping into a new frontier of their domestic rivalry. It’s one that’s long defined English football, highlighted by the fact that the Gunners are the only English side to have won the Women’s Champions League.
Despite all the success at home, the Blues have won eight Women’s Super League titles since 2015, and are reigning domestic winners, but the two sides have each gotten the better of each other in recent meetings. Arsenal defeated Chelsea 2-0 back in January, but the Blues are coming off a big FA Cup win against Manchester United on March 15. The meeting will also showcase U.S. women’s national team players for both teams, Alyssa Thompson and Naomi Girma with Chelsea, and Emily Fox with Arsenal. Fox recently spoke with CBS Sports Attacking Third podcast about the upcoming quarterfinal ‘I would say every year is different, and to treat the same with just the Champions League, it’s crazy. It’s unpredictable. You don’t know what’s going to happen,” Fox said about the upcoming match against rivals Chelsea.
“And so with that approach, I mean playing Chelsea, we…
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