The 2024/25 UEFA Women’s Champions League semifinals begin this weekend, as four powerhouse clubs familiar with the UWCL spotlight kick off their first matches of the two-leg round.
France’s Olympique Lyonnais, Spain’s Barcelona FC, and England’s Arsenal and Chelsea will battle it out, with just two tickets to the winner-take-all May 24th final in Portugal on the line.
“The coolest thing about big tournaments and high-stake games is you might be expecting something, and you get something completely different,” Olympique Lyonnais midfielder Lindsey Heaps told reporters this week. “That’s when you see the best teams come out, and they’re able to adjust.”
Champions League semis pit WSL against European elite
Arguably topping the four-contender list are defending champs Barcelona, with the Spanish side hunting a fourth UWCL title in five years. First, however, they’ll have to contend with a stacked Chelsea team hungry to lift a first-ever Champions League trophy — one that could clinch a historic quadruple.
Meanwhile, with both the men’s and women’s sides reaching this season’s Champions League semifinals, Arsenal will square off…
