When is the Women's Champions League quarter-final draw?

Barcelona celebrate a goal against Manchester City
Barcelona are proving unstoppable with over 50 goals scored in the Liga F this season (Image credit: Getty Images)

The Women's Champions League group stage has now concluded and fans now know who is seeded and unseeded for the quarter-final draw.

Seeded teams are the clubs who topped their group. Those clubs are Chelsea, Barcelona, Arsenal and Lyon. The runner-ups were Manchester City, Wolfsburg, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich.

But when is the draw? And will the semi-final path also be decided at the same time? Here's all you need to know.

When is the Women's Champions League quarter-final draw?

Alessia Russo of Arsenal looks on during the Barclays Women's Super League match between West Ham United and Arsenal at Chigwell Construction Stadium on October 20, 2024 in Dagenham, England.

Arsenal topped their group after a 3-2 win over Bayern Munich is the last group match (Image credit: Alex Burstow/Arsenal FC via Getty Images)

The quarter-final draw for the Women's Champions League will take place on February 7. Group winners, the seeded clubs, will be drawn against the runners-up.

There will be no country protection which means clubs from the same nation can play each other in the knockout rounds. For example Group B winners Chelsea could play Group D runners-up Manchester City.

Guro Reiten of Chelsea celebrates scoring her team's first goal from the penalty spot during the Barclays Women's Super League match between Chelsea and Manchester United at Kingsmeadow on November 24, 2024 in Kingston upon Thames, England.

Guro Reiten has been in good form for Chelsea this season (Image credit: James Fearn/Getty Images)

The group runners-up will also host the first leg of the quarter-final, with the quarters due to take place on March 18/19 and 26/27.

The semi-finals, which are scheduled to take place on April 19/20 and 26/27, will be drawn on the February 7 too so clubs will know their route to the final.

Defending champions Barcelona remain firm favourites to lift the trophy once again, particularly after a strong performance against Man City in their final group game.

Barca needed to beat City by two goals or more in their final group match to come out group winners and they secured a 3-0 victory. In FourFourTwo's opinion the defending champions will win the competition again.

The scoreline against City didn't tell the entire story though with City goalkeeper Khiara Keating making 15 saves throughout the match.

If the Spanish giants do lift the trophy again they will be doing so in Lisbon, Portugal.

The final will be hosted at Estádio José Alvalade on May 24.

Sarah Rendell
Women's football editor

Sarah joined the FourFourTwo team in September 2024 in a freelance role. She also writes for The Guardian, BBC and Rugby World where she specialises in women's football and rugby. Sarah has a bachelors degree in English and a master's in newspaper journalism.