UEFA Women’s Champions League heats up this week, with Matchday 4 promising to rattle the standings as the league phase’s highest-profile clash takes the stage.
Reigning champion No. 1 Barcelona hosts 2025 winner No. 3 Arsenal on Thursday, with each club looking to tighten its grip on the UWCL table.
“This match is very important,” said Barça midfielder Aitana Bonmatí. “We’re facing a great rival, whom we respect very much. It will be crucial to play well and get the win.”
USWNT fans will be watching as No. 2 Lyonnes’s Lily Yohannes takes on No. 5 Juventus, while No. 4 Chelsea’s Alyssa Thompson faces No. 16 BK Häcken.
No. 10 Manchester City’s Sam Coffey will hunt a edge against No. 8 Inter, after the WSL side drew all three of its UWCL league phase matches so far.
“There are no guarantees, but the idea and the philosophy is to perform the best we can,” said Man City manager Andrée Jeglertz. “That’s the target.”
UEFA Women's Champions League action returns today at 12:45 PM ET (Paramount+).
