Women's Champions League Matchday 3: Barcelona vs OH Leuven facts
Wednesday, November 5, 2025
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Two unbeaten sides meet in Spain on Matchday 3 as three-time champions Barcelona host debutants OH Leuven in the UEFA Women's Champions League.
Last match
Barcelona and OH Leuven have never faced each other before, and this is also the first time that either have faced a team from the opposing country.
This is Barcelona's 14th Women's Champions League campaign – all in succession. Three-time winners, they have reached the final in six of the past seven editions as well as five in succession – a record they share with OL Lyonnes. Their successes came in the span of four seasons, beating Chelsea in 2021 (4-0), Wolfsburg in 2023 (3-2) and OL in 2024 (2-0).
Runners-up to Arsenal last season in Lisbon (0-1) in what was their 100th European game, Barca finished top of Group D on 15 points before navigating their way past Wolfsburg in the last eight (4-1 a, 6-1 h) and Chelsea in the semi-finals (4-1 h, 4-1 a).
OH Leuven are making their debut in European competition this season after winning their first Belgian Women's Super League title in 2024/25.
Beginning in the second qualifying round in August, the Belgian side beat SFK 2000 Sarajevo (2-1 aet) and Rosengård (3-2) to reach the third qualifying round, where they overcame Vorskla Poltava 2-0 on aggregate (2-0 a, 0-0 h).
Key stats
Barcelona's 4-0 win at Roma on Matchday 2 made it 11 wins from their last 12 Women's Champions League matches (L1).
The La Liga side have won 28 of their last 30 Women's Champions League matches at home (D1 L1), defeating Bayern München 7-1 at home on Matchday 1.
Barcelona have scored four or more goals in nine of their last 12 European games.
Alexia Putellas has scored 12 goals in her previous group stage/league phase appearances and has found the net in each of the last four.
OH Leuven's 2-1 win against Twente on Matchday 2 made them the first Belgian team to win a Women's Champions League group stage/league phase match.
The 2-2 draw at Paris FC on Matchday 1 means OH Leuven have scored two or more goals in five of their six Women's Champions League games in 2025/26.
The Belgian debutants are unbeaten in this season's competition (W4 D2).