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| Tournament details | |
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| Dates | Qualifying rounds: 3–19 November 2020 Knockout phase: 8 December 2020 – 16 May 2021 |
| Teams | Knockout phase: 32 Total: 62 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Barcelona (1st title) |
| Runner-up |  Chelsea |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 89 |
| Goals scored | 318 (3.57 per match) |
| Attendance | 2,576 (29 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Jennifer Hermoso Fran Kirby (6 goals each) |
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The 2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions League was the 20th edition of the European women's club football championship organised by UEFA, and the 12th edition since being rebranded as the UEFA Women's Champions League.
The final was held at the Gamla Ullevi in Gothenburg, Sweden. The winners of the 2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions League will automatically qualify for the 2021–22 UEFA Women's Champions League group stage, which will be the first edition to feature a 16-team group stage.
Lyon are the defending champions, having won the previous five editions.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, each local health department allows a different number of spectators.
Association team allocation[]
The association ranking based on the UEFA women's country coefficients is used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:
- Associations 1–12 each have two teams qualify.
- All other associations, should they enter, each have one team qualify.
- The winners of the 2019–20 UEFA Women's Champions League are given an additional entry if they do not qualify for the 2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions League through their domestic league.
An association must have an eleven-a-side women's domestic league to enter a team. According to information published by UEFA in July 2019, 51 of the 55 UEFA member associations organize a women's domestic league as of 2019–20, with the exceptions being Andorra, Azerbaijan, Liechtenstein, and San Marino.
Association ranking[]
For the 2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions League, the associations are allocated places according to their 2019 UEFA women's country coefficients, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 2014–15 to 2018–19. For the first time there are two entries for the Netherlands and Kazakhstan.
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- Notes
- TH – Additional berth for title holders
- NR – No rank (association did not enter in any of the seasons used for computing coefficients)
- NL – No women's domestic league
Distribution[]
Unlike the men's Champions League, not every association enters a team, and so the exact number of teams entering in the qualifying round (played as mini-tournaments with four teams in each group) and knockout phase (starting from the round of 32, played as home-and-away two-legged ties except for the one-match final) cannot be determined until the full entry list is known. In general, the title holders, the champions of the top 12 associations, and the runners-up of highest-ranked associations (exact number depending on the number of entries) receive a bye to the round of 32. All other teams (runners-up of lowest-ranked associations and champions of associations starting from 13th) enter the qualifying round, with the group winners and a maximum of two best runners-up advancing to the round of 32.
| Teams entering in this round | Teams advancing from previous round | |
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Teams[]
In early April 2020, UEFA announced that due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the deadline for entering the tournament had been postponed until further notice. On 17 June 2020, UEFA announced that associations must enter their teams by 10 August 2020. The 2020–21 season is the first where teams must obtain a UEFA club license to participate in the UEFA Women's Champions League.
A total of 62 teams from 50 of the 55 UEFA member associations participate in the 2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions League.
The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:
- TH: Title holders
- 1st, 2nd: League positions of the previous season
- Abd-: League positions of abandoned season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe as determined by the national association; all teams are subject to approval by UEFA as per the guidelines for entry to European competitions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
| Entry round | Teams | |||
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| R32 |  LyonTH (Abd-1st)
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Paris Saint-Germain (Abd-2nd)
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 VfL Wolfsburg (1st)
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Bayern Munich (2nd)
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 Chelsea (Abd-1st)
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Manchester City (Abd-2nd)
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 Rosengård (1st)
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Kopparbergs/Göteborg (2nd)
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 Barcelona (Abd-1st)
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Atlético Madrid (Abd-2nd)
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 Slavia Prague (Abd-1st)
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Sparta Prague (Abd-2nd)
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 Fortuna Hjørring (1st)
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Brøndby (2nd)
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 Juventus (Abd-1st)
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Fiorentina (Abd-2nd)
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 Servette Chênois (Abd-1st)
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Zürich (Abd-2nd)
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 PSV (Abd-1st)
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Ajax (Abd-2nd)
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 LSK Kvinner (1st)
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 BIIK Kazygurt (1st)
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| Q1 | Vålerenga (2nd)
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Okzhetpes (2nd)
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 CSKA Moscow (1st)
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 Glasgow City (1st)
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 Valur (1st)
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 Gintra Universitetas (1st)
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 Apollon Limassol (Abd-1st)
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 St. Pölten (Abd-1st)
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 Górnik Łęczna (Abd-1st)
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 Spartak Subotica (Abd-1st)
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 FC Minsk (1st)
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 SFK 2000 (Abd-1st)
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 Olimpia Cluj (Abd-1st)
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 Benfica (Abd-1st)
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 PAOK (Abd-1st)
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 Anderlecht (Abd-1st)
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 Ferencváros (Abd-1st)
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 Zhytlobud-2 Kharkiv (1st)
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 HJK (1st)
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 Split (1st)
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 Peamount United (1st)
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 Pomurje (Abd-1st)
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 ALG Spor (Abd-1st)
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 Vllaznia (1st)
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 NSA Sofia (1st)
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 Ramat HaSharon (Abd-1st)
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 Flora (1st)
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 Slovan Bratislava (Abd-1st)
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 Swansea City (Abd-1st)
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 KÍ (1st)
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 Linfield (1st)
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 Breznica Pljevlja (Abd-1st)
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 Birkirkara (Abd-1st)
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 Mitrovica (Abd-1st)
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 Rīgas FS (2nd)
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 Agarista Anenii Noi (Abd-1st)
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 Kamenica Sasa (Abd-1st)
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 Lanchkhuti (1st)
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 Racing FC (Abd-1st)
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 Alashkert (Abd-1st)
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Schedule[]
The schedule of the competition is as follows (all draws are held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland). The tournament would have originally started in August 2020, but were initially delayed to October due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe. However, due to the continuing pandemic in Europe, UEFA announced a new format and schedule on 16 September 2020. Instead of mini-tournaments, the qualifying rounds will be played as two rounds of single leg knockout matches.
| Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
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| Qualifying | First qualifying round | 22 October 2020 | 3–4 November 2020 | |
| Second qualifying round | 6 November 2020 | 18–19 November 2020 | ||
| Knockout phase | Round of 32 | 24 November 2020 | 8–9 December 2020 | 15–16 December 2020 |
| Round of 16 | 16 February 2021 | 3–4 March 2021 | 10–11 March 2021 | |
| Quarter-finals | 12 March 2021 | 23–24 March 2021 | 31 March – 1 April 2021 | |
| Semi-finals | 24–25 April 2021 | 1–2 May 2021 | ||
| Final | 16 May 2021 at Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg | |||
The original schedule of the competition, as planned before the pandemic, and the schedule announced in June 2020, under the original format, were as follows.
| Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
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| Qualifying | Qualifying round | 19 June 2020 | 12, 15 & 18 August 2020 | |
| Knockout phase | Round of 32 | 21 August 2020 | 7–8 October 2020 | 14–15 October 2020 |
| Round of 16 | 19 October 2020 | 11–12 November 2020 | 18–19 November 2020 | |
| Quarter-finals | 27 November 2020 | 23–24 March 2021 | 31 March – 1 April 2021 | |
| Semi-finals | 24–25 April 2021 | 1–2 May 2021 | ||
| Final | 16 May 2021 at Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg | |||
| Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
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| Qualifying | Qualifying round | TBD September 2020 | 7, 10 & 13 October 2020 | |
| Knockout phase | Round of 32 | TBD October 2020 | 11–12 November 2020 | 18–19 November 2020 |
| Round of 16 | TBD November 2020 | 3–4 March 2021 | 10–11 March 2021 | |
| Quarter-finals | TBD March 2021 | 23–24 March 2021 | 31 March – 1 April 2021 | |
| Semi-finals | 24–25 April 2021 | 1–2 May 2021 | ||
| Final | 16 May 2021 at Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg | |||
Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic[]
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the following special rules are applicable to the competition:
- If there are travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic that prevent the away team from entering the home team's country or returning to their own country, the match may be played at a neutral country or the away team's country that allows the match to take place.
- If a team refuses to play or is considered responsible for a match not taking place, they are considered to have forfeited the match. If both teams refuse to play or are considered responsible for a match not taking place, both teams are disqualified.
- If a team has players and/or officials tested positive for SARS-2 coronavirus preventing them from playing the match before the deadline set by UEFA, they are considered to have forfeited the match.
On 24 September 2020, UEFA announced that five substitutions would be permitted, with a sixth allowed in extra time. However, each team only are only given three opportunities to make substitutions during matches, with a fourth opportunity in extra time, excluding substitutions made at half-time, before the start of extra time and at half-time in extra time. Consequently, a maximum of twelve players can be listed on the substitute bench.
Qualifying rounds[]
- Main article:2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying rounds
First qualifying round[]
The draw for the first qualifying round was held on 22 October 2020, 12:00 CEST.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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CSKA Moscow 
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2–0 |  Flora
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FC Minsk 
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3–0 |  Rīgas FS
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Spartak Subotica 
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4–0 |  Agarista Anenii Noi
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Pomurje 
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3–0 |  Breznica Pljevlja
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Zhytlobud-2 Kharkiv 
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9–0 |  Alashkert
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Okzhetpes 
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1–2 (a.e.t.) |  Lanchkhuti
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Valur 
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3–0 |  HJK
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Vålerenga 
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7–0 |  KÍ
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Górnik Łęczna 
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4–1 |  Split
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Apollon Limassol 
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3–0 |  Swansea City
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Gintra Universitetas 
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4–0 |  Slovan Bratislava
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Ferencváros 
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6–1 |  Racing FC
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St. Pölten 
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2–0 |  Mitrovica
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NSA Sofia 
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3–1 |  Kamenica Sasa
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Anderlecht 
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8–0 |  Linfield
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Glasgow City 
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0–0 (a.e.t.) (6–5 p) |
 Peamount United
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PAOK 
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1–3 |  Benfica
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Olimpia Cluj 
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2–1 |  Birkirkara
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Vllaznia 
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3–3 (a.e.t.) (3–2 p) |
 ALG Spor
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SFK 2000 
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4–0 |  Ramat HaSharon
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Second qualifying round[]
The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 6 November 2020, 12:00 CET.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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| Górnik Łęczna
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2–1 | Apollon Limassol
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| Gintra Universitetas
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0–7 | Vålerenga
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| Pomurje
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4–1 | Ferencváros
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| Anderlecht
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1–2 | Benfica
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| NSA Sofia
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0–7 | Spartak Subotica
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| SFK 2000
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0–2 | Zhytlobud-2 Kharkiv
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| Valur
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1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) |
Glasgow City
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| St. Pölten
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1–0 | CSKA Moscow
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| Vllaznia
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0–2 | FC Minsk
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| Olimpia Cluj
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0–1 | Lanchkhuti
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Knockout phase[]
- Main article:2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase
A total of 32 teams will play in the knockout phase: 22 teams which receive a bye to the round of 32, and 10 winners of the second qualifying round. (CC: 2020 UEFA women's club coefficients)
Round of 32[]
The first legs were played on 9 and 10 December, and the second legs were played on 15, 16 and 17 December 2020. The tie between Vålerenga and Brøndby was played as a single-leg match in Brøndby on 11 February 2021 due to the quarantine restrictions imposed by the relevant Norwegian authorities in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Norway.
| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| St. Pölten
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3–0 |  Zürich
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2–0 | 1–0 |
Juventus 
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2–6 |  Lyon
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2–3 | 0–3 |
| Pomurje
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2–6 |  Fortuna Hjørring
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0–3 | 2–3 |
PSV 
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2–8 | Barcelona
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1–4 | 1–4 |
| Lanchkhuti
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0–17 |  Rosengård
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0–7 | 0–10 |
| Spartak Subotica
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0–7 |  VfL Wolfsburg
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0–5 | 0–2 |
| Zhytlobud-2 Kharkiv
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2–2 (a) | BIIK Kazygurt
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2–1 | 0–1 |
| FC Minsk
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1–2 | LSK Kvinner
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0–2 | 1–0 |
| Kopparbergs/Göteborg
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1–5 | Manchester City
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1–2 | 0–3 |
| Fiorentina
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3–2 |  Slavia Prague
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2–2 | 1–0 |
| Vålerenga
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1–1 (4–5 p) | Brøndby
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| Górnik Łęczna
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1–8 | Paris Saint-Germain
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0–2 | 1–6 |
| Sparta Prague
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3–1 | Glasgow City
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2–1 | 1–0 |
| Benfica
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0–8 | Chelsea
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0–5 | 0–3 |
| Ajax
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1–6 | Bayern Munich
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1–3 | 0–3 |
| Servette Chênois
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2–9 | Atlético Madrid
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2–4 | 0–5 |
Round of 16[]
The first legs were played on 3, 4 and 9 March, and the second legs were played on 10, 11 and 17 March 2021.
| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| VfL Wolfsburg
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4–0 | LSK Kvinner
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2–0 | 2–0 |
| Barcelona
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9–0 | Fortuna Hjørring
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4–0 | 5–0 |
| Rosengård
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4–2 | St. Pölten
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2–2 | 2–0 |
| BIIK Kazygurt
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1–9 | Bayern Munich
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1–6 | 0–3 |
| Manchester City
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8–0 | Fiorentina
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3–0 | 5–0 |
| Paris Saint-Germain
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5–3 | Sparta Prague
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5–0 | 0–3 (awd.) |
| Lyon
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5–1 | Brøndby
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2–0 | 3–1 |
| Chelsea
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3–1 | Atlético Madrid
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2–0 | 1–1 |
Quarter-finals[]
The first legs were played on 24 March, and the second legs were played on 1 and 18 April 2021.
| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Bayern Munich
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4–0 | Rosengård
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3–0 | 1–0 |
| Paris Saint-Germain
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2–2 (a) | Lyon
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0–1 | 2–1 |
| Barcelona
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4–2 | Manchester City
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3–0 | 1–2 |
| Chelsea
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5–1 | VfL Wolfsburg
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2–1 | 3–0 |
Semi-finals[]
The first legs were played on 24 and 25 April, and the second legs were played on 2 May 2021.
| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Paris Saint-Germain
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2–3 | Barcelona
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1–1 | 1–2 |
| Bayern Munich
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3–5 | Chelsea
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2–1 | 1–4 |
Final[]
- Main article:2021 UEFA Women's Champions League Final
The final was played on 16 May 2021 at Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg. A draw was held on 12 March 2021, 12:00 CET (after the quarter-final and semi-final draws), to determine which semi-final winner would be designated as the "home" team for administrative purposes.
| 16 May 2021 21:00 CEST |
Chelsea
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0–4 | Barcelona
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Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg Attendance: 0 Referee: Riem Hussein (Germany) |
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| UEFA Report BBC Report |
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See also[]
External links[]
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