.jpg?width=1920&height=1920&fit=bounds&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp#)
.jpg?width=1920&height=1920&fit=bounds&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp#){kind=tracking}
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/ec/fc/ecfc9eb9-6049-45ee-8e36-4b616aa8dbba/pxl_20250113_122303511_web.jpg?#)
Women’s Champions League quarter-finals: can anybody stop Barcelona?
Race to reach the final begins with an all-English battle and Lyon facing Bayern Munich’s steely defenceAfter a three-month wait for restless fans since the conclusion of the group stages, Europe’s top clubs finally return to continental action this week as the Women’s Champions League quarter-finals get under way. The main question on everybody’s mind between now and the final in Lisbon on 24 May is: can anybody stop Barcelona?The defending champions are bidding to reach a fifth consecutive final and win the title for the third year in a row, but they did not complete the group stage with a perfect record – only Chelsea and Lyon did – and provided a rare glimpse of their mortality with an away defeat against Manchester City in October. Continue reading...
Race to reach the final begins with an all-English battle and Lyon facing Bayern Munich’s steely defence
After a three-month wait for restless fans since the conclusion of the group stages, Europe’s top clubs finally return to continental action this week as the Women’s Champions League quarter-finals get under way. The main question on everybody’s mind between now and the final in Lisbon on 24 May is: can anybody stop Barcelona?
The defending champions are bidding to reach a fifth consecutive final and win the title for the third year in a row, but they did not complete the group stage with a perfect record – only Chelsea and Lyon did – and provided a rare glimpse of their mortality with an away defeat against Manchester City in October. Continue reading...
