Women's Champions League Matchday 6: Juventus vs Manchester United facts
Sunday, December 14, 2025
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Juventus and Manchester United will look to end their league phase campaign in the UEFA Women's Champions League on a high note as they meet in Turin on Matchday 6.
The teams are both already confirmed in at least the knockout phase play-offs, with Juve fourth in the league phase standings on ten points after five fixtures and United ninth on nine.
Last match
This is the first time the teams have met and United's maiden fixture against an Italian club.
Juventus are winless in six matches against English opposition, all in the group stage, and have lost the last three. They most recently faced Arsenal last season, losing 0-4 at home on Matchday 3 and 0-1 in London on Matchday 4.
Juve's record against English visitors is D1 L2, with two goals scored and seven conceded.
This is the Italian side's eighth successive season in European competition since their debut in 2018/19. A run to the quarter-finals in 2021/22, when they lost to eventual champions OL Lyonnes, is their best showing to date.
Juve participated in the group stage in three of the last four seasons and recorded two wins and four losses in Group C last season, finishing behind winners Arsenal and Bayern München but ahead of Vålerenga.
This is only United's second European campaign, the previous a round 2 exit against Paris Saint-Germain in 2023/24 (1-1 h, 1-3 a).
They began this season's Women's Champions League campaign with victories over PSV Eindhoven (4-0) and Hammarby (1-0) in the second qualifying round, before beating Brann in the third (0-1 a, 3-0 h). With two hat-tricks and seven goals in total, Elisabeth Terland was the top scorer overall during qualifying.
Key stats
Juventus have beaten Benfica (2-1 h), Atlético de Madrid (2-1 a) and St. Pölten (5-0 a) in the league phase and have won four of their last six Women's Champions League matches (D1 L1).
The Italian side have lost only two of their last 15 European games (W9 D4).
Juventus have scored in 18 of their last 20 home Women's Champions League fixtures.
Le Bianconere scored in the first half in their previous five matches in the league phase.
Cristiana Girelli could become the first player to make 40 European appearances for Juventus.
Girelli also requires one goal to become only the second Italian player to reach 30 in UEFA women's club competitions, after Patrizia Panico on 31.
English clubs are unbeaten in their last 13 encounters with Italian opposition, recording 11 victories and two draws since Brescia defeated Liverpool 1-0 in both legs of their round of 32 tie in the 2015/16 Women's Champions League.
Manchester United won their first three league phase games but have lost the last two, most recently 0-3 at home against OL Lyonnes on Matchday 5.