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Champions League

The UEFA Women's Champions League: the new league-phase format, Lyon's dynasty, Barcelona's reign, Arsenal's 2025 triumph and the nights that broke records.

The Competition

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Champions League

New UWCL Format: The 18-Team League Phase Guide

Eighteen clubs, one league table, six matches each and no more groups of four. The 2025-26 overhaul of the Women's Champions League, decoded.

2026-08-28

Dynasties

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Champions League

Lyon's Eight European Titles: Anatomy of a Dynasty

Eight Champions League titles, including five in a row. How Olympique Lyonnais built the first great superclub of the women's game.

2026-08-21
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Champions League

How Barcelona Became the Team to Beat in Europe

Four finals in five years, back-to-back titles in 2023 and 2024, and a style exported straight from La Masia. The making of a European superpower.

2026-08-14

Finals

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Champions League

Arsenal's 2025 Champions League Win, Revisited

Stina Blackstenius scored the only goal in Lisbon as Arsenal beat Barcelona 1-0. Eighteen years after their first European crown, the Gunners ruled again.

2026-08-07

Records & Crowds

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Champions League

91,553 at Camp Nou: The Night Records Fell

Barcelona vs Wolfsburg, April 2022: the biggest crowd in women's football history. How one semi-final rewrote what the sport thought was possible.

2026-07-31