UWCL Preview: Spot in the quarter-finals up for grabs for Chelsea, Lyon and Arsenal

Chelsea, Lyon and Arsenal have the chance to secure their quarter-finals spot on matchday 5, all three sides will be looking to join Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain in the quarter-finals stage. 

Matchday 5 has plenty of tantalising fixtures lined up for our Matildas Abroad, with Chelsea, Lyon and Arsenal looking to book their spot in the quarter-finals. 

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Group A

Sam Kerr's Chelsea are coming off a monumental Women's FA Cup at the start of the week, and are hoping a win against Italian side Juventus, will book them a spot in the quarter-finals.

Chelsea will host Juve and be looking for a repeat of their earlier fixture where Emma Hayes' side recorded a 2-1 win over Juventus at Allianz Stadium in Turin. 

Sam Kerr against Juventus


A win against Juventus will see Chelsea qualify first out of the group, with their win on Monday morning motivating the side even more. 

Joe Montemurro's Juventus sit in second place in Group A after a shock win over former UWCL champions Wolfsburg.

Kerr was on the scoresheet in Chelsea's last UWCL game, scoring the only goal in the Blues 1-0 win over Servette. This goal was Kerr's fourth of the group stage, putting her in second place on the tally behind Wolfsburg's Tabea Waßmuth. 

Chelsea v Juventus
Date: Thursday, December 9
Kick-off: 7:00 am AEDT


Group C

Arsenal will have a tough battle in their quest to make the final eight, welcoming current UWCL title holders, FC Barcelona.

Their opponents have already qualified for the quarter-final stage with four wins out of four. Arsenal require just one point to reach the UWCL quarter-finals, and will progress through if they avoid defeat or if third-placed Hoffenheim do not win against bottom side, HB Køge.

Caitlin Foord of Arsenal celebrates scoring the first goal with Beth Mead of Arsenal during the UEFA Women's Champions League group C match between Arsenal WFC and HB Koge (Photo: GettyImages)


Caitlin Foord was on the scoresheet in Arsenal's last game in the UWCL, where the Gunners beat HB Køge 3-0.  

The Gunners are aiming to extend their record of 13 quarter-final appearances when they host Barcelona, and will be looking to get back to winning ways after their Women's FA Cup lose earlier this week.

Barcelona have been a strong side throughout the group stage and have managed to score 15 goals, however, the last time they conceded a goal was against Arsenal back on matchday 1 when Frida Maanum scored. 

Lydia Williams made the start in goals for the Gunners' last win, while Steph Catley came off the bench. 

Arsenal v FC Barcelona
Date: Friday, December 10
Kick-off: 7:00 am AEDT

Group D

Two Aussies are set to feature in Group D action, with Ellie Carpenter's Lyon picking up their first loss of the group stage last game, against Bayern Munich. 

A point in Lisbon against Benfica will see Lyon reach the quarter-finals for the 13th time. Lyon required just a point in their last game against Bayern, however, former Lyon defender Saki Kumagai had other plans in Munich and handed Lyon their first loss of the 2021 season. 

Ellie Carpenter in Lyon's 2-1 UWCL win. (Source: GettyImages)


The last time the two sides met on matchday 2 saw the French side win 5-0, with Daniëlle van de Donk and Catarina Macario both on the scoresheet, both look to be out injured for Lyon's crucial clash. 

Lyon have never lost successive UWCL matches, with their loss against Bayern fresh in their mind as they look to make the final 8.

Benfica v Lyon
Date: Friday, December 10
Kick-off: 7:00 am AEDT

Dylan Holmes' BK Häcken have only one win in the UWCL group stage, after 

Häcken face last season's semi-finalist Bayern Munich in a must-win game to stand any chance of qualifying for the quarter-finals. 

The Swedish side have lost their previous two home games and are hopeful they can turn their UWCL run around. Top scorer Stina Blackstenius was out of the last game against Benfica due to injury and will be crucial if Häcken want to get onto the scoresheet. 

Häcken v Bayern Munich
Date: Friday, December 10
Kick-off: 4:45 am AEDT