UWCL Matchday 6: Storylines, learn how to watch, what to know, schedule

The 2025-26 UEFA Girls’s Champions League league section will attain its dramatic conclusion on Wednesday as all 18 groups will compete in 9 simultaneous fixtures to settle the ultimate standings. The primary-ever league section of the competitors has delivered loads of dramatic moments and rang within the new period with pleasure for future iterations. Solely 10 groups secured a spot within the subsequent rounds, however there are nonetheless eventualities at play. Matchday 6 guarantees loads of excessive stakes with 4 direct quarterfinal spots and two knockout section playoff berths nonetheless undecided. 

Champions League giants OL Lyonnes and FC Barcelona are among the many 10 groups who clinched a spot within the subsequent spherical, alongside present title-holders Arsenal. Now it is about closing positioning and any benefits that include it. Up for grabs stay two spots, with Atletico Madrid and OH Leuven presently in these spots:

Here is learn how to watch the ultimate matchday and what to know:

Matchday 6 schedule

Wednesday, Dec. 17
All occasions Japanese

Juventus vs. Actual Madrid, 3 p.m. on Paramount+
PSG vs. Benfica, 3 p.m. on Paramount+ and CBS Sports activities Community
Roma vs. St. Polten, 3 p.m. on Paramount+
Bayern vs. Valerenga, 3 p.m. on Paramount+
FC Twente vs. Actual Madrid, 3 p.m. on Paramount+
OH Leuven vs. Arsenal, 3 p.m. on Paramount+
Paris FC vs. Barcelona, 3 p.m. on Paramount+
Lyonnes vs. Atletico Madrid, 3 p.m. on Paramount+    
Wolfsburg vs. Chelsea, 3 p.m. on Paramount+

Standings

Prime 4 advance to quarterfinals, and spots 5-12 enter the knockout section playoffs.

1. Barcelona, 13 factors (+15 GD)
2. Lyon, 13 factors (+9 GD)
3. Chelsea, 11 factors (+16 GD)
4. Juventus, 10 factors (+6 GD)
5. Actual Madrid, 10 factors, (+6 GD)
6. Bayern Munich, 10 factors, (-2 GD)
7. Wolfsburg, 9 factors (+4 GD)
8. Arsenal, 9 factors (+2 GD)
9. Man United, 9 factors (-3 GD)
10. Paris FC, 8 factors (-1 GD)
11. Atletico Madrid, 7 factors, (+8 GD)
12. OH Leuven, 6 factors (-2 GD)
13. Valerenga, 4 factors (-2 GD)
14. Twente, 2 factors (-6 GD)
15. Benfica, 1 level (-7 GD)
16. PSG, 1 level (-8 GD)
17. Roma, 1 level (-15 GD)
18. St. Polten, 1 level (-20 GD)

Who would be the high 4?

Probably the most wanted prize on Wednesday might be a top-four end. A direct bye to the quarterfinal bypasses the knockout section playoffs solely, and if you happen to’re a Champions League contender, probably the most coveted spot in the intervening time. Not a single one of many quarterfinal spots has been locked down, including to the excessive stakes to spherical out the league section. 

FC Barcelona are on high of the league section desk, with OL Lyonnes simply behind them in second place. Each are stage on whole factors, with objective differential the divider between them, and every are in the most effective place to advance as quarterfinalists. 

Past the highest two groups, it is a multi-club affair for the remaining two quarterfinal slots. Chelsea FC, Juventus, Actual Madrid, Bayern Munich, Wolfsburg, and Arsenal every have alternatives to qualify for the quarterfinal spherical. 

Should-win eventualities

Additional down the desk means a struggle for survival. Groups who clinch eleventh and twelfth place spots will get the honour of advancing into the knockout section. There are three groups that face probably must-win eventualities on the ultimate matchday, and maybe with the correct combo of luck and outcomes elsewhere, a number of groups may make some Champions League recollections. 

Atletico Madrid are in eleventh on the desk and have probably the most comfy place heading into matchday 6 however face the hardest job in the event that they’re to advance into the knockout section playoff. They will go up in opposition to OL Lyonnes, the winningest Champions League crew of all time, and will make a little bit of historical past in the event that they do the inconceivable. Some extent might be simply sufficient to seal a spot within the subsequent spherical, however a loss opens the door to others.

Debutants OH Leuven are in twelfth place, and the Belgians are the underdogs of the event. They’re additionally up in opposition to a giant problem as they tackle reigning title winners Arsenal. Valerenga are in thirteenth place, and the Norwegians are clinging to hope as they go away to Bayern Munich and wish different outcomes to go their method.

What’s subsequent?

After the desk is finalized with all 12 groups in place, there might be a knockout section draw to find out the subsequent chapter of the event. The draw will happen on Thursday, Dec. 18, because the competitors prepares to shut out the calendar yr. 

The knockout section for the 2025-26 season begins in February (11-12, 18-19), and quarterfinals in March (24-25) and April (1-2). Following the semifinals in late April and early Might, the ultimate two groups will compete for the final word title in Oslo, Norway, on Might 23 2026 at Ullevaal Stadion.