Chelsea and Barcelona on Course to Meet in Semi-Finals After Women's Champions League Draw

Chelsea will face Ajax in the quarter-finals of the 2023/24 UEFA Women's Champions League. If they win, Chelsea will likely meet Barcelona in the semi-finals.
Chelsea and Barcelona on Course to Meet in Semi-Finals After Women's Champions League Draw
Chelsea and Barcelona on Course to Meet in Semi-Finals After Women's Champions League Draw /

Chelsea will face Ajax in the quarter-finals of the 2023/24 UEFA Women's Champions League.

The first leg will take place in Amsterdam on either March 19 or 20, before London's Stamford Bridge will host the second leg on March 27 or 28.

Elsewhere in the quarter-finals, Barcelona will play Brann, Benfica will meet Lyon, while Hacken will clash with Paris Saint-Germain. 

Tuesday's quarter-final draw was immediately followed by the draw for the semi-finals.

Chelsea and Barcelona will face each other in the semis if they both progress that far.

The semi-finals will also take place over two legs. The first legs will be held on April 20 and 21, with the second legs being staged a week later.

This season's final is scheduled for May 25 in Bilbao.

Barcelona have won the tournament twice in the past three seasons, including in 2020/21 when they thrashed Chelsea 4-0 in the final.

Players from Barcelona and Chelsea pictured lining up before the 2020/21 UEFA Women's Champions League final in Gothenburg, Sweden
Players from Barcelona and Chelsea pictured lining up before the 2020/21 UEFA Women's Champions League final in Gothenburg, Sweden :: IMAGO/TT/Bjorn Larsson Rosvall

2023/24 Women's Champions League quarter-final draw

  • Brann vs. Barcelona
  • Benfica vs. Lyon
  • Ajax vs. Chelsea
  • Hacken vs. PSG

Semi-final draw

  • Brann or Barcelona vs. Ajax or Chelsea
  • Benfica or Lyon vs. Hacken or PSG

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Robert Summerscales launched FanNation Futbol in February 2022. Rob is a British journalist who previously spent two years on the sports desk at the Daily Mail in London, having earlier served as editor of CaughtOffside.com. He has been to the last two FIFA Men's World Cups, in Russia and Qatar, and is looking forward to completing his hat-trick in North America in 2026.