2024/25 UEFA Women's Champions League

[Lorric]

Arsenal up high.



Lyon down low.

Arsenal have turned into superstars when I've watched them this season. But Lyon showing warning signs now, attacking well, still a lot of football ahead against the second best team in Europe...

[amenina]

Arsenal stole the ball when a defender slipped in the Lyon penalty area, Foord scored for a 5-2 aggregate lead.

[Lorric]

FANTASTIC!!!

[Lorric]

We could have Arsenal vs Barcelona in both male and female Champions League finals, with both Arsenals beating Real Madrid in the quarters and the Champions of France in the semis. Barcelona could sweep both CLs and the Youth League.

[amenina]

Lyon pulled one back through Dumornay, so Arsenal's aggregate lead reduced to two, 5-3 on aggregate.

[amenina]

We could have Arsenal vs Barcelona in both male and female Champions League finals, with both Arsenals beating Real Madrid in the quarters and the Champions of France in the semis. Barcelona could sweep both CLs and the Youth League.

Chelsea are the only club to have both the men's and women's teams in the CL final in the same year, in 2021 (the men won while the women lost).

[amenina]

Semi-final second leg result
Lyon 1-4 Arsenal: https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionslea ... d-with-st/

Arsenal won 5-3 on aggregate.

Arsenal returned to the European women's club final, after their win in the 2006/07 UEFA Women's Cup as the only English champions.

And this result also confirms England finishing 2nd place in the UEFA association coefficient ranking. So next season's top two in the Women's Super League (together with the French league) will both earn a direct place in the 2026/27 UWCL league phase.

[Lorric]

Maybe Chelsea aren't the best team in England. Will be interesting to see how they do against Chelsea with Slegers at the helm from the start next season. She came in with Arsenal 8pts behind Chelsea, they're currently 6 behind. She did lose to Chelsea in the league, but it was the away game. The home game had already been played. Knocked out of the cups by other teams. Let's see how they do vs Barcelona.

Semi-final second leg result
Lyon 1-4 Arsenal

Arsenal won 5-3 on aggregate.

Arsenal returned to the European women's club final, after their win in the 2006/07 UEFA Women's Cup as the only English champions.

And this result also confirms England finishing 2nd place in the UEFA association coefficient ranking. So next season's top two in the Women's Super League (together with the French league) will both earn a direct place in the 2026/27 UWCL league phase.

A big thank you to Arsenal, but they did it for themselves as that 2nd place should go to them. Unless of course they actually win the CL, so they wouldn't need it at all! Hope Barcelona underestimate them after beating Chelsea like that.

[Lorric]

[amenina]

And this result also confirms England finishing 2nd place in the UEFA association coefficient ranking. So next season's top two in the Women's Super League (together with the French league) will both earn a direct place in the 2026/27 UWCL league phase.

A big thank you to Arsenal, but they did it for themselves as that 2nd place should go to them. Unless of course they actually win the CL, so they wouldn't need it at all! Hope Barcelona underestimate them after beating Chelsea like that.

Like the men's CL, the coefficient ranking determines the qualification berths of the NEXT domestic league season. The qualification berths of THIS domestic league season have already been decided. Arsenal can qualify for the league stage of next season's UWCL if either 1) They win the UWCL by beating Barcelona in the final, or 2) They overtake Chelsea for the WSL title. If they do neither, they will have to start from the qualifying rounds (either league path Q3 two-legged ties if they finish 2nd in WSL, or league path Q2 mini-tournament if they finish 3rd in WSL).

And it should be noted that Arsenal reach the final from the first qualifying round mini-tournament, and will play their 15th match of this European season in the final.

[Lorric]

And this result also confirms England finishing 2nd place in the UEFA association coefficient ranking. So next season's top two in the Women's Super League (together with the French league) will both earn a direct place in the 2026/27 UWCL league phase.

A big thank you to Arsenal, but they did it for themselves as that 2nd place should go to them. Unless of course they actually win the CL, so they wouldn't need it at all! Hope Barcelona underestimate them after beating Chelsea like that.

Like the men's CL, the coefficient ranking determines the qualification berths of the NEXT domestic league season. The qualification berths of THIS domestic league season have already been decided. Arsenal can qualify for the league stage of next season's UWCL if either 1) They win the UWCL by beating Barcelona in the final, or 2) They overtake Chelsea for the WSL title. If they do neither, they will have to start from the qualifying rounds (either league path Q3 two-legged ties if they finish 2nd in WSL, or league path Q2 mini-tournament if they finish 3rd in WSL).

And it should be noted that Arsenal reach the final from the first qualifying round mini-tournament, and will play their 15th match of this European season in the final.

Argh, I should know better than that. Getting caught up in the excitement. Just have to go win it then!

Thanks.

[amenina]

Arsenal are the only side to have got from round 1 to the semi-finals in this format, and became the first team to play 14 games in a single UEFA women's club season, breaking Lyon's record of 13 from 2021/22. The final will be their 15th match this season.

[amenina]

Points earned in semi-final second legs

ENG (teams: 2/3 -> 1/3)
Arsenal: Won, reached final
Chelsea: Lost, were eliminated

Points earned = 3 (2 match points + 1 bonus point)
Season points = 55 -> 58
Season coefficients = 18.333 -> 19.333

ESP (teams: 1/3)
Barcelona: Won, reached final

Points earned = 3 (2 match points + 1 bonus point)
Season points = 38.5 -> 41.5
Season coefficients = 12.833 -> 13.833

FRA (teams: 1/3 -> 0/3)
Lyon: Lost, were eliminated

Points earned = 0
Season points = 30
Season coefficients = 10.000

Coefficient ranking to determine access list of 2026/27 season

https://www.uefa.com/nationalassociatio ... ?year=2025

UWCL: UEFA Women's Champions League
UWEC: UEFA Women's Europa Cup

Rank Association (Seasons 20/21 21/22 22/23 23/24 24/25) Total

1-2: CH+RU in UWCL League Phase, N3 in UWCL League Path Q3
1 FRA (15.000 16.333 10.000 17.000 10.000) 68.333
2 ENG (17.500 9.000 13.333 8.666 19.333) 67.832
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3: CH in UWCL League Phase, RU+N3 in UWCL League Path Q3
3 ESP (15.500 13.666 13.000 11.000 13.833) 66.999
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4-5: CH in UWCL League Phase, RU in UWCL League Path Q3, N3 in UWCL League Path Q2
4 GER (16.500 14.666 14.000 7.333 8.833) 61.332
5 ITA (5.000 8.500 12.500 5.000 7.000) 38.000
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6: CH in UWCL League Phase, RU+N3 in UWCL League Path Q2
6 POR (3.000 7.000 8.000 12.000 3.000) 33.000
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7: CH in UWCL Champions Path Q2, RU+N3 in UWCL League Path Q2
7 SWE (7.500 3.666 2.833 6.500 4.166) 24.665
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8-13: CH in UWCL Champions Path Q2, RU in UWCL League Path Q2, N3 in UWEC Q1
8 NOR (5.500 2.500 3.000 8.500 3.500) 23.000
9 NED (3.000 2.500 2.500 8.000 5.000) 21.000
10 AUT (9.000 2.000 4.250 3.000 2.500) 20.750
11 CZE (7.000 2.333 3.333 4.166 2.500) 19.332
12 UKR (5.000 7.000 3.000 2.000 2.000) 19.000
13 DEN (7.000 2.750 2.000 1.500 1.500) 14.750
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14-17: CH in UWCL Champions Path Q2, RU in UWCL League Path Q2
14 SUI (3.000 2.500 2.750 3.000 3.000) 14.250
15 ALB (2.000 3.000 4.000 2.000 2.000) 13.000
16 SCO (3.000 2.000 2.000 2.500 2.500) 12.000
17 CYP (2.000 3.000 2.000 3.000 2.000) 12.000
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18-24: CH in UWCL Champions Path Q2, RU in UWEC Q1
18 ISL (2.000 3.250 2.250 2.250 2.000) 11.750
19 SRB (3.000 2.000 2.000 3.000 1.500) 11.500
20 BLR (5.000 1.500 2.000 1.500 1.250) 11.250
21 BEL (2.000 2.000 2.000 2.000 3.000) 11.000
22 SVN (3.000 2.000 1.500 1.500 3.000) 11.000
23 CRO (1.000 3.000 1.500 2.000 3.000) 10.500
24 ROU (2.000 1.000 2.000 3.000 2.000) 10.000
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25-28: CH in UWCL Champions Path Q2
25 BIH (2.000 1.500 3.000 1.500 2.000) 10.000
26 KAZ (3.500 1.500 1.500 1.250 2.000) 9.750
27 TUR (1.000 1.500 1.500 1.500 4.000) 9.500
28 FIN (1.000 2.000 3.000 2.000 1.500) 9.500
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29-52: CH in UWCL Champions Path Q1
29 GRE (1.000 2.000 2.000 2.000 2.000) 9.000
30 LTU (2.000 2.000 1.000 2.000 2.000) 9.000
31 HUN (2.000 2.000 1.500 1.500 2.000) 9.000
32 RUS (2.000 1.750 1.750 1.750 1.750) 9.000
33 POL (3.000 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500) 9.000
34 GEO (3.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 1.500) 8.500
35 IRL (1.000 1.500 2.000 1.500 2.000) 8.000
36 MLT (1.000 1.000 1.500 2.000 2.000) 7.500
37 LUX (1.000 2.000 1.500 1.500 1.500) 7.500
38 ISR (1.000 1.000 2.000 2.000 1.000) 7.000
39 BUL (2.000 1.500 1.500 1.000 1.000) 7.000
40 KOS (1.000 1.500 1.500 1.000 1.500) 6.500
41 LVA (1.000 1.000 1.500 2.000 1.000) 6.500
42 MNE (1.000 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.000) 6.500
43 SVK (1.000 1.500 2.000 1.000 1.000) 6.500
44= EST (1.000 1.500 1.000 1.000 1.500) 6.000
44= NIR (1.000 1.500 1.000 1.000 1.500) 6.000
46 MKD (1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.500) 5.500
47 MDA (1.000 1.000 1.000 1.500 1.000) 5.500
48= FRO (1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000) 5.000
48= WAL (1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000) 5.000
50 ARM (1.000 1.000 1.000 0.000 1.000) 4.000
51 AZE (0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 1.000) 1.000
52 GIB (0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000) 0.000

[amenina]

So the only positions to decide in the coefficient ranking are the 1st and 2nd places, which while having no benefits in the access list, are good for bragging rights.

If Arsenal win the final in 90 minutes or in extra time without the need of penalties, England will claim 1st place over France.

[SimonB]

Difficult to imagine Arsenal doing what they did yesterday afternoon after the embarrassing 2-5 defeat at home to Bayern in the group stage. Will be big underdogs in the final, but it is probably better to play Barcelona over 1 leg rather than two and Arsenal should probably just be brave and have a go.