The 2021–22 UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase started on 22 March 2022 with the quarter-finals and ended with the final on 21 May 2022 at the Juventus Stadium in Turin, Italy, to decide the champions of the 2021–22 UEFA Women's Champions League.[1][2] A total of eight teams competed in the knockout phase.[3]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 22 March 2022 – 21 May 2022 |
| Teams | 8 |
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Qualified teams edit
The knockout phase involved the eight teams which qualified as winners and runners-up of each of the four groups in the group stage.
| Group | Winners (seeded in quarter finals draw) |
Runners-up (unseeded in quarter finals draw) |
|---|---|---|
| A |  VfL Wolfsburg
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 Juventus
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| B |  Paris Saint-Germain
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 Real Madrid
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| C | Barcelona
|
 Arsenal
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| D | Lyon
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Bayern Munich
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Schedule edit
The schedule of the competition was as follows (all draws were held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland).
| Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarter-finals | 20 December 2021 | 22–23 March 2022 | 30–31 March 2022 |
| Semi-finals | 23–24 April 2022 | 30 April – 1 May 2022 | |
| Final | 21 May 2022 at Juventus Stadium, Turin | ||
Bracket edit
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||
| Real Madrid | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Barcelona | 3 | 5 | 8 | |||||||||||||
| Barcelona | 5 | 0 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| VfL Wolfsburg | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Arsenal | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 21 May – Turin | ||||||||||||||||
| VfL Wolfsburg | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Barcelona | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Lyon | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Juventus | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Lyon | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Lyon | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Paris Saint-Germain | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Bayern Munich | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Paris Saint-Germain | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||
Quarter-finals edit
The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 20 December 2021.[4][5]
Summary edit
The first legs were played on 22 and 23 March, and the second legs on 30 and 31 March 2022.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayern Munich
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3–4 | Paris Saint-Germain
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1–2 | 2–2 (a.e.t.) |
| Juventus
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3–4 | Lyon
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2–1 | 1–3 |
| Arsenal
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1–3 | VfL Wolfsburg
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1–1 | 0–2 |
| Real Madrid
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3–8 | Barcelona
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1–3 | 2–5 |
Matches edit
| Bayern Munich | 1–2 | Paris Saint-Germain |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
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Paris Saint-Germain won 4–3 on aggregate.
Lyon won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Arsenal | 1–1 | VfL Wolfsburg |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
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| VfL Wolfsburg | 2–0 | Arsenal |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
VfL Wolfsburg won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Real Madrid | 1–3 | Barcelona |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
| Barcelona | 5–2 | Real Madrid |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Barcelona won 8–3 on aggregate.
Semi-finals edit
The draw for the semi-finals was held on 20 December 2021 (after the quarter-final draw).[4]
Summary edit
The first legs were played from 22 and 24 April and the second legs on 30 April 2022. Barcelona's home quarter- and semi-finals (91,553 and 91,648) were the largest known attendances for official women's football since the 1971 Women's World Cup (non-official),[7][8] where Mexico–Denmark drew 110,000 spectators at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico.[9][10]
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barcelona
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5–3 | VfL Wolfsburg
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5–1 | 0–2 |
| Lyon
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5–3 | Paris Saint-Germain
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3–2 | 2–1 |
Matches edit
| Barcelona | 5–1 | VfL Wolfsburg |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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| VfL Wolfsburg | 2–0 | Barcelona |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Barcelona won 5–3 on aggregate.
Lyon won 5–3 on aggregate.
Final edit
The final was played on 21 May 2022 at Juventus Stadium, Turin.[2] A draw was held on 20 December 2021, (after the quarter-final and semi-final draws), to determine which semi-final winner would be designated as the "home" team for administrative purposes.
References edit
- ^ "2021/22 Women's Champions League: dates, access list, full guide". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 16 May 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ a b "2022 UEFA Women's Champions League final, Juventus Stadium, Turin". UEFA.com. 26 June 2021.
- ^ "Regulations of the UEFA Women's Champions League, 2021/22 Season". UEFA. 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Women's Champions League quarter-final and semi-final draw". Union of European Football Associations. 20 December 2021.
- ^ "Women's Champions League quarter-final draw: Madrid-Barcelona, Juventus-Lyon, Bayern-Paris, Arsenal-Wolfsburg". Union of European Football Associations. 20 December 2021.
- ^ "El Camp Nou acollirà el Barça-Madrid de Champions femenina".
- ^ "Barcelona presume récord de asistencia femenil, aunque México tiene uno mayor [Barcelona claims female attendance record, although Mexico has a higher one]". ESPN. 22 April 2022. Archived from the original on 23 April 2022.
- ^ Kraft (22 April 2022). "Frauenfußball: "Weltrekord" des FC Barcelona im Camp Nou ist keiner [FC Barcelona's "world record" at Camp Nou is not one]". SPOX. Goal. Archived from the original on 22 April 2022.
- ^ "Redefining the Sport, Redefining the Culture". Fútbol with Grant Wahl. 20 April 2022.
- ^ Gulino, Joey (30 March 2022). "Record 91,553 fans watch Barcelona women oust Real Madrid from Champions League". Yahoo Sports.
- ^ Dawkes, Phil (21 May 2022). "Barcelona 1–3 Lyon: Brilliant Lyon win eighth Champions League crown". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 May 2022.