The UEFA Women's Champions League semi-final draw took place on Friday, March 29, 2024, and Barça Femeni are tied against Chelsea FC Women.
Both teams advanced to the final four of the competition after thrashing their opponents in the quarter-final stages. Barça Femeni recorded a massive 5-2 aggregate score against the Norwegian club, Brann.
The quarterfinal first leg ended 1-2 in favor of Barcelona at the Asane Arena in Norway. Brann then visited Spain for the second leg at the Estadi Johan Cruyff, but were crushed 3-1. Goals from Aintana, Rolfo, and Patri were enough to push Barça Femeni into the semi-final.
Chelsea, on the other hand, triumphed against Ajax 4-1 on aggregate.The London club humiliated Ajax by 3 goals to nil in Amsterdam and drew 1-1 at the Stamford Bridge stadium in London to reach the semi-final.
When is the UEFA Women's Champions League semi-final first match?
The first leg of the competition is scheduled for Saturday, April 20. Barça Femeni will welcome Chelsea Women to the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, and this will go on record as the stadium's first time hosting semi-finals of the UEFA Women's Champions League.
Barça Women and Chelsea FC Women are clashing once again in the same round as last year, when no fewer than 72,262 supporters were at Spotify Camp Nou to cheer the team into the Eindhoven final, which Barça went on to win.
This year's semi-final match will be at the Estadi Olímpic, as the Spotify Camp Nou is still under reconstruction. The Estadi Olímpic stadium will be expected to be utterly packed with over 50,300 spectators as the Blaugrana chase a consecutive European crown.
How many UEFA Champions League titles does Barça Femeni have?
Barça Femeni have won two UEFA Women's Champions Leagues and are the current champions, having beaten VfL Wolfsburg in the 2023 final played at the Philips Stadion in Eindhoven.
The competition was previously the UEFA Women's Cup from 2001, but the name changed to the UEFA Women's Champions League in the 2009–10 season.
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