2025–26 UEFA Women's Champions League league phase
International football club competition in Europe
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The 2025–26 UEFA Women's Champions League league phase began on 7 October 2025 and ended on 17 December 2025. A total of 18 teams competed in the league phase to decide the 12 places in the knockout phase of the 2025–26 UEFA Women's Champions League.
Format
Each team played six matches, three at home and three away, against six different opponents, with all teams ranked in a single league table (known as the Swiss system). Teams were separated into three pots based on their 2025 UEFA club coefficients, and each team played two teams from each of the three pots – one at home and one away. The top four teams in the standings received a bye to the quarter-finals. The teams ranked from fifth to eighth contested the knockout phase play-offs, with the teams ranked from 9th to 12th. Teams ranked from 13th to 18th were eliminated.
Tiebreakers
Teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If two or more teams were equal on points upon completion of the league phase, the following tiebreaking criteria was applied, in the order given, to determine their rankings:[1]
While the league phase was in progress, teams were ranked according to criteria 1–5 only, and if still tied, were given equal ranking and sorted alphabetically. Criteria 6–10 were only used after the final matches have taken place.[2]
- Goal difference;
- Goals scored;
- Away goals scored;
- Wins;
- Away wins;
- Higher number of points obtained collectively by league phase opponents;
- Superior collective goal difference of league phase opponents;
- Higher number of goals scored collectively by league phase opponents;
- Lower disciplinary points total (direct red card or expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point);
- UEFA club coefficient.
Teams and seeding
| Key to colours |
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| Teams ranked 1 to 4 advanced to the quarter-finals as a seeded team |
| Teams ranked 5 to 8 advanced to the knockout phase play-offs as a seeded team |
| Teams ranked 9 to 12 advanced to the knockout phase play-offs as an unseeded team |
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Notes
- TH Champions League title holders (automatic top seed of pot 1)
- CH Winners of the third qualifying round (Champions Path)
- LP Winners of the third qualifying round (League Path)
Draw
League phase table
The top four ranked teams receive a bye directly to the quarterfinals. Teams ranked from 9th to 12th contest the knockout phase play-offs, with teams ranked from 5th to 8th seeded for the draw, while those ranked from 9th to 12th are not. Teams ranked from 13th to 18th are eliminated from all competitions.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Barcelona |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 3 | +17 | 16 | Advance to the quarter-finals (seeded) |
| 2 |  OL Lyonnes |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5 | +13 | 16 | |
| 3 |  Chelsea |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 3 | +17 | 14 | |
| 4 |  Bayern Munich |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 13 | |
| 5 | Arsenal |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 12 | Advance to the knockout phase play-offs (seeded) |
| 6 | Manchester United |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 12 | |
| 7 | Real Madrid |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 11 | |
| 8 |  Juventus |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 10 | |
| 9 | VfL Wolfsburg |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 9 | Advance to the knockout phase play-offs (unseeded) |
| 10 | Paris FC |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 8 | |
| 11 | Atlético Madrid |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 7 | |
| 12 |  OH Leuven |
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 6 | |
| 13 |  Vålerenga |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 4 | |
| 14 | Roma |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 19 | −10 | 4 | |
| 15 |  Twente |
6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 3 | |
| 16 |  Benfica |
6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 2 | |
| 17 | Paris Saint-Germain |
6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 2 | |
| 18 |  St. Pölten |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 28 | −25 | 1 |
Results summary
Matches
Times are CET or CEST,[note 1] as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).
Matchday 1
| Arsenal | 1–2 | OL Lyonnes |
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Report[6] |
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| Barcelona | 7–1 | Bayern Munich |
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Report[8] |
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| St. Pölten | 0–6 | Atlético Madrid |
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| Report[16] |
| Manchester United | 1–0 | Vålerenga |
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Report[18] |
| VfL Wolfsburg | 4–0 | Paris Saint-Germain |
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| Report[20] |
Matchday 2
| OL Lyonnes | 3–0 | St. Pölten |
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| Report[22] |
| Vålerenga | 1–2 | VfL Wolfsburg |
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Report[24] |
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| Atlético Madrid | 0–1 | Manchester United |
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| Report[32] |
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| Paris Saint-Germain | 1–2 | Real Madrid |
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Report[36] |
Matchday 3
| OL Lyonnes | 3–1 | VfL Wolfsburg |
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| Report[42] |
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| Bayern Munich | 3–2 | Arsenal |
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Report[50] |
| Benfica | 1–1 | Twente |
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Report[52] |
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| Manchester United | 2–1 | Paris Saint-Germain |
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| Report[54] |
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Matchday 4
| VfL Wolfsburg | 5–2 | Manchester United |
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Report[58] |
| Arsenal | 2–1 | Real Madrid |
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Report[62] |
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| Paris Saint-Germain | 1–3 | Bayern Munich |
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Report[72] |
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Matchday 5
| St. Pölten | 0–5 | Juventus |
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| Report[76] |
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| Paris Saint-Germain | 0–0 | OH Leuven |
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| Report[80] |
| Real Madrid | 2–0 | VfL Wolfsburg |
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| Report[82] |
| Manchester United | 0–3 | OL Lyonnes |
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| Report[90] |
| Atlético Madrid | 2–2 | Bayern Munich |
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| Report[92] |
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Matchday 6
| OL Lyonnes | 4–0 | Atlético Madrid |
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| Report[94] |
| Bayern Munich | 3–0 | Vålerenga |
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Report[96] |
| Juventus | 0–1 | Manchester United |
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| Report[100] |
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| Twente | 1–1 | Real Madrid |
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Report[106] |
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| Paris FC | 0–2 | Barcelona |
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| Report[108] |
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