UEFA Women’s Champions League semi-finals: past matches, format

The semi-finals of the UEFA Women’s Champions League have been set, and the winners will meet on May 21 at the Juventus Stadium in Turin.

We analyze the two matches that will be repeats of the semi-finals of the eight-team final stage that took place in Spain in the 2019/20 season.

Barcelona – Wolfsburg

• Going: Friday, April 22 (18:45 CET)
• Return: Saturday 30 April (18:00 CET)
• Wolfsburg won all three matches they played against Barcelona, ​​including the semi-finals of the 2019/20 season.

History in the semi-finals
Barcelona: 2V 2D
Wolfsburg: 5V 1D

Group stage, quarter-finals
Barcelona: Pool C (6W 0E 0D 24GF 1GC), 8-3 aggregate win over Real Madrid (1-3 away win, 5-2 home win).
WolfsburgGroup A leaders (W3 D2 D1 D17GF 7GC), 3-1 aggregate win over Arsenal (a 1-1 away draw, 2-0 home win).

Previous UEFA competition meetings

Semi-finals 2019/20
Wolfsburg 1-0 Barcelona (first leg, San Sebastian)

Quarter-finals 2013/2014
Going: Wolfsburg 3-0 Barcelona
The second leg: Barcelona 0-2 Wolfsburg (total score of 0-5)

Possible competitors in the final

Barcelona -…
Leon 3P 0V 0E 3D 2GF 7GC
Paris 6P 1V 2E 3D 4GF 8GC

Wolfsburg – …
Leon 8P 2V 1E 5D 8GF 16GC
Paris 2P 1V 0E 1D 2GF 3GC

Lyon – Paris Saint-Germain

• Go: Not yet confirmed
• Return: Saturday 30 April (21:00 CET)
• This match will become the most played among women’s clubs in UEFA, both in terms of singles matches (ten, Chelsea’s draw against Wolfsburg) and total matches (six, Lyon’s draw against Wolfsburg).

Paris 0-1 Lyon

History in the semi-finals
Lions: 9V 2D
Paris: 2V 3D

Group stage, quarter-finals
Lions: 1st place in Group D (5W 0E 1D 19GF 2GC), 4-3 aggregate win over Juventus (loss 2-1 away, 3-1 win at home).
ParisGroup B leaders (6W 0E 0D 25GF 0GC), 4-3 aggregate win over Bayern (2-1 away win, 2-2 home draw after extra time).

Previous UEFA competition meetings

Quarter-finals 2020/21
Go: Paris 0-1 Lyon
Second leg: Lyon 1-2 Paris (on aggregate: 2-2, Paris won twice as many away goals)

Semi-finals 2019/20
Paris 0-1 Lyon (first leg, Bilbao)

Final 2017: Lyon – Paris, penalty shootout

End of 2016/17
Lyon 0-0 Paris (7-6 on penalties, Cardiff)

2015/2016 semi-finals
Going: Lyon 7-0 Paris
Second leg: Paris 0-1 Lyon (aggregate aggregate: 0-8)

Round of 16 2014/2015
Go: Paris 1-1 Lyon
Return: Lyon 0-1 Paris (Total aggregate: 1-2)

Possible competitors in the final

Leon – …
Barcelona 3P 3V 0E 0D 7GF 2GC
Wolfsburg 8P 5V 1E 2D 16GF 8GC

Paris Saint-Germain – …
Barcelona 6P 3V 2E 1D 8GF 4GC
Wolfsburg 2P 1V 0E 1D 3GF 2GC

Statistics apply to the UEFA Women’s Club Competition only. Results after extra time are counted as gains/losses; All matches that went to penalty kicks are counted as draws.