UWCL Quarter-final 1st Legs:
Wednesday 22nd March
Rosengård v Barcelona (Malmö Idrottsplats, 6pm)
Thursday 23rd March
Bayern Münich v Paris Saint-Germain (Grünwalderstrasse, 6pm)
Fortuna Hjørring v Manchester City (Hjørring Stadion, 6pm – live stream)
Wolfsburg v Olympique Lyonnais (AOK Stadium, 7.15pm)
Rosengård v Barcelona
Sweden’s Rosengård are in their close season but for a couple of domestic cup ties and have not reached the semi-finals since 2004, under their previous name of Malmö. Hanna Folkesson, Sanne Troelsgaard and Sophie Sundqvist are new signings, while Marta is joined in attack by three-times winner Lotta Schelin.
Barcelona currently sit second behind Atlético de Madrid in La Liga and although they have reached the quarter-finals twice in the previous three seasons, they have yet to make the last four.
Wolfsburg v Lyon
Olympique Lyonnais won on penalties against Wolfsburg in last year’s final and the French club taken three of the six most recent trophies, their German opponents winning twice.
Lyon are again on course for the domestic title, seven points ahead of PSG with six games to go, they have won all nine of their fixtures in 2017, the last couple with the help of new US star signing Alex Morgan.
Wolfsburg may have Lena Goessling injured and competition top scorer Zsanett Jakabfi also sidelined but are just two points behind Frauen Bundesliga leaders Turbine Potsdam and on an eleven-game winning streak, with recent cup and league victories over Bayern Munich.
Bayern Munich v PSG
This will be Bayern’s first experience of the last eight at the third attempt, while Paris Saint-Germain lost out in the final two years back.
Brazil’s Formiga (39) could make her UWCL debut with PSG, who lost 2-0 reverse at Marseille on Saturday and are now only one point above third-placed Montpellier in the league.
Bayern are six points short of the Bundesliga leaders and hampered by a long injury list.
Fortuna v Machester City
Competition debutants Manchester City are the UK’s last representatives and face Denmark’s Fortuna Hjorring, who made it through after seven successive exits.
Fortuna have added goalkeeper Guro Pettersen and forward Chù Santos ahead of the championship phase of the Danish league, while drawing at home in the cup last week to Brøndby, whom Man City earlier eliminated. City’s main acquisition has been reigning FIFA player of the year Carli Lloyd.
The second legs are all on 29th March except for Man City’s home tie, which is a day later at the Academy Arena, kick-off 7pm.
The semi-finals are set for 22/23 & 29/30 April, when Rosengård or Barcelona play Bayern Munich or PSG and Fortuna or Man. City meet Wolfsburg or Lyon, with the final then on 1st June at Cardiff City Stadium.
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