Will Barcelona continue to be the Women's Champions League's dominant force? Barça Femení have now featured in six successive finals, winning four of them, getting their hands on the trophy in three of the last four seasons.
Back in May, the Blaugrana demolished Olympique Lyonnais Féminin 4-0 in Oslo, so only a fool would not forecast that Barça will be one of the two clubs at Stadion Narodowy in Warsaw contesting this year's final. First and foremost, Pere Romeu's team must negotiate the league phase, so find out who the seven-in-a-row Spanish champions will face, following Friday's draw in Nyon.
Barcelona's Women's Champions League opponents
Home
- Pot 1: Arsenal
- Pot 2: Paris FC
- Pot 3: Servette Chênois
Away
- Pot 1: Bayern Munich
- Pot 2: AS Roma
- Pot 3: HB Køge
The fixture that jumps off the page is Barcelona's pot 1 opponent at home. This will be a rematch of the 2025 Champions League Final at Estádio José Alvalade, a match Barça actually lost, beaten 1-0 by Arsenal in Lisbon. Thus, they will be targeting some revenge. Before that though, they had won all four previous meetings with the Gunners, scoring 15 goals and conceding only one.
In terms of their other home games, Paris FC will also visit Catalonia. The pair met for the very first time on matchday six of last year's league phase, a 2-0 Barça victory at Stade Jean-Bouin. Lastly, they will also host debutants Servette Chênois. The Blaugrana's sole previous encounter with Swiss opposition saw them swat aside FC Zürich 6-1 on aggregate 13 years ago.
In terms of away matches for Pere Romeu's team, Bayern Munich are familiar foes, facing the Bavarians seven times, including three last season. Barça demolished the Bundesliga champions 7-1 in Sant Joan Despí during the league phase, before a 5-3 semi-final victory on aggregate.
Meantime, they've also won all three previous encounters with Roma, including a 4-0 win at Stadio Tre Fontane last October. Lastly, Barcelona will meet HB Køge for the second time, after the 2021 group stages, winning 2-0 in Denmark and 5-0 at home back then, with similar forecast.
When will Barcelona's Women's Champions League fixture list be released?
The full fixture list will be released by UEFA on Saturday. The schedule can be found at the bottom of this article.
How can I watch Barcelona in the Women's Champions League?
Spanish viewers can watch Barça in the Women's Champions League on Esports 3 and 3Cat.
In the UK, Disney+ will broadcast all the Women's Champions League matches, with seven fixtures a season showcased free-to-air by the BBC. In the U.S. fans can find matches in CBS Sports Golazo and Paramount+.
How does the Women's Champions League league phase work?
Every team plays six matches against six different opponents, three at home and three away.
At the end of the league phase, the top four go straight through to the quarter-finals. Clubs ranked fifth to 12th enter the play-offs, while the bottom six sides are eliminated.
Barça, unsurprisingly, topped last year's inaugural league phase with 16 points out of 18. In fact, since the competition changed format, Barcelona have won 26 out of 30 group stage or league phase matches, losing only two.
Where will Barcelona play their Champions League matches?
Barça's league phase matches will be staged at Estadi Johan Cruyff, but expect knockout ties to be moved to Camp Nou.
Champions League 2026/27 league phase dates
- Matchday 1: 22 & 23 September.
- Matchday 2: 30 September & 1 October.
- Matchday 3: 28 & 29 October.
- Matchday 4: 10 & 11 November.
- Matchday 5: 18 & 19 November.
- Matchday 6: Wednesday 16 December.
Add us as a preferred source on Google